The Timbers Army rightly gained a lot of publicity for their tifo during their first-ever MLS match, but the Emerald City Supporters may have outdone them, at least in terms of sheer magnitude. Just prior to kickoff, ECS unfurled a nine-part tifo that featured the likenesses of six current and former Sounders, as well as a sign that read "Decades of Dominance" that was offset by a hand crushing the Portland Timbers crest.
Seattle Sounders Vs. Portland Timbers: That’s How You Do Tifo
The tifo supposedly used more than an acre of fabric and started with the unfurling of a likeness of Fredy Montero. That was followed by tifo featuring former USL Sounders Preston Burpo and Marcus Hahnemann. The final images to be unfurled were those of former NASL sounders coach Jimmy Gabriel and former NASL player, USL head coach and current assistant coach Brian Schmetzer. In the five images, every iteration of professional soccer in Seattle was represented, including the WSL team for which Schmetzer played.
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