Saturday is big. It’s probably the second biggest match of the year. At 1:30 PM PT the klieg lights of FOX shine on Lumen Field for an immense crowd celebrating the biggest trophy an American soccer club has ever won.
FOX booked the match ages ago. It’s against Portland, so of course it’s on broadcast TV. Big crowds show up for the Cascadia rivalry.
Then Seattle won the CCL. Due to weather, vacation days (three three-day weekends since winning The Trophy), and petty-ness the Seattle Sounders decided to raise the banner in the nationally televised match against Portland Timbers.