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Get Your Kicks<\/h1>\n
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\"A

Fremont Troll<\/strong> courtesy Seattle Sounders FC<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Seattle loves soccer! The city\u2019s professional men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams\u2014MLS\u2019s Sounders FC<\/a> and NWSL\u2019s Reign FC<\/a>\u2014enjoy devoted followings. And now the city is gearing up to welcome teams and fans from across the globe for this world-class soccer event.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get Your Kicks Seattle loves soccer! The city\u2019s professional men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams\u2014MLS\u2019s Sounders FC and NWSL\u2019s Reign …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":470796,"parent":223763,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-470788","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSeattle Gears Up for Major Soccer Events - Visit Seattle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the official VisitSeattle.org site. 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