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601:Seattle Sounders FC
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1226:D.C. United
690:Lumen Field
557:October 11,
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1481:Drew Carey
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1371:Clark Hunt
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192:Microsoft
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180:Mad Pizza
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269:Reign FC
223:Joe Roth
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