RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Sounders FC announced today more than 13,000 tickets have been sold to the preseason training match on March 11. The Sounders FC will play the Portland Timbers of the USL. First kick is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. Gates open at 5 p.m.Tickets are available at www.SoundersFC.com, by calling 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Qwest Field Box Office. General Admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (6-17). Children under the age of six are free. The Qwest Field Box Office will be open on match day at 10 a.m. The Sounders FC Box Office is located at the NW corner of Qwest Field
Sounders FC fans can also tune into KONG 6/16 TV to view the "2009 Season in Review" starting at 5:30 p.m. featuring highlights from the inaugural season. Following at 6 p.m., join the new voice-of-the-Sounders FC Arlo White for the Sounders FC 2010 Preview Show. Intermittent game action from the Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers will also be shown.
Fans are encouraged to avoid South Royal Brougham Way unless they park in the Qwest Event Center Garage. Fans parking in the garage will have access by one lane only via South Royal Brougham Way and First Avenue South.
Proceeds from the match will benefit the team's four community partners: Boys and Girls Club of Washington State, Seattle SCORES, Soccer Saves and Washington Youth Soccer. Following the match the Sounders FC coaches and players will sign autographs from the field.
Seattle hosts Philadelphia Union to open the MLS season March 25 before a national television audience on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
For more information visit www.soundersfc.com.
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