If you can’t make it to Toronto this weekend for the MLS Cup, FOX can get you there — kind of. The cable giant will stream Saturday’s MLS final between Seattle and… Read More
Growing up in Hawaii and working in pineapple fields, Zach Scott probably didn’t think he’d spend the first 15 years of his professional career playing soccer. But with perseverance, determination, a little… Read More
The GeekWire Trivia Challenge is back this week as part of the GeekWire radio show and podcast. Up for grabs: a pair of tickets to the October 23 Sounders match… Read More
The next great sports technology innovation might just be invented in Seattle this weekend. The Seattle Sports Tech Meetup is hosting the first-annual Seattle Sports Tech Hackathon Sept. 10-11 at Galvanize.… Read More
Microsoft is becoming the de-facto jersey sponsor for professional soccer teams based in Seattle. Seattle Reign FC today announced that Microsoft will serve as its presenting partner for the 2016 season,… Read More
On one end of the CenturyLink Events Center at last week’s GeekWire Bash, former NBA star Detlef Schrempf sank jumpers like it was the 1996 NBA Finals. Nearby was Sounders FC defender Brad Evans… Read More
Sounders fans have a new tech tool available to watch on-demand highlights, interviews, and other team-related videos. As part of a new deal with DeskSite, the Sounders recently launched the “Sounders… Read More
“Crazy that a kid from Nacogdoches, Texas made the cover of FIFA 15 #StartedFromTheBottom.” That was a caption Clint Dempsey penned on an Instagram post after the Sounders striker shared the… Read More
The Sounders will sport a new look in more ways than one when the soccer club kicks off its 2016 campaign on Tuesday evening in Seattle. For one, star striker Obafemi… Read More
The Sounders are betting big on mobile. For the past four years, Seattle’s professional soccer club mailed physical “MatchPass” plastic cards to season ticket holders, replacing paper tickets the team… Read More
The Seattle Sounders FC is adding yet another technology tool to its arsenal of gadgets and software that help players perform at their highest level while preventing injury. The soccer club… Read More
Video games and soccer will meet like never before on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. Seattle Sounders FC players will don a custom jersey design for their home match against Los Angeles that’s… Read More
Seattle Sounders FC is prepping for a Halo 5-related announcement tomorrow. The soccer club today posted a short video and tweet teasing a “huge announcement” being made on Tuesday. The tweet… Read More
While many soccer clubs now use wearable trackers to gain additional insight into player performance, the Seattle Sounders FC was largely ahead of the curve, utilizing new gadgets and software to gain… Read More
Having worked at Microsoft for seven years on projects like Bing and fraud management, Ravi Ramineni understands how to extract relevant information from massive datasets. He also happens to be a huge soccer fan… Read More
The sun is shining. The Blue Angels are soaring. And Seattle is enjoying (or complaining about) the dog days of summer. And, yes, we have still not found Amazon.com’s mysterious… Read More
Whether it’s using wearable devices to track fitness performance or hiring an in-house developer to whip up custom mobile apps, the Seattle Sounders are placing a priority on technology. That… Read More
Soccer and sunshine on a beautiful Seattle summer day That’s right, Sounders fans, match day is almost here. The third annual GeekWire Sounders Day — hosted on the amazing rooftop… Read More
Things certainly heated up at GeekWire during the month of June. We reported live from the U.S. Open golf tournament, part of our expanded coverage of the collision of sports… Read More
The Seattle Sounders FC has consistently been one of the most dominant MLS soccer squads in its six years of existence. While the team has yet to win an MLS Cup, it has qualified for… Read More
Microsoft will sponsor the Seattle Sounders FC jerseys for at least two more seasons. The MLS team confirmed with GeekWire that Xbox will continue to print its logo on the Sounders… Read More
The Sounders are now using aerial robots to help them win soccer matches. Seattle’s professional club is testing the use of drones at practice to record new vantage points of… Read More
The popular Android-based Swype keyboard is getting a soccer makeover. Starting today, Swype users will be able to personalize their keyboards with Major League Soccer-branded team themes. Whether you’re a Sounders or Timbers… Read More
OK, Sounders fans. Match day is almost here. The second annual GeekWire Sounders Day — hosted on the amazing rooftop deck of EMC/Isilon — will kick off at 4 p.m.… Read More
As soon as DeAndre Yedlin initiated the slightly-difficult fake-shot trick just 30 seconds into our virtual match, it became obvious that I was facing off against an experienced FIFA 14 gamer. This was going to… Read More
First, Richard Sherman. Now, Clint Dempsey. There’s just something about Seattle’s sports stars appearing on the newest video game covers. EA Sports announced today that Sounders FC and U.S. men’s national… Read More
Soccer. Suds. Sounders. It doesn’t get much better than this! Yep, GeekWire Sounders Day is back! Soccer geeks from across the Pacific Northwest will once again congregate on the amazing… Read More
With most sports, a healthy body is essential to success. That’s certainly true in soccer, where players run around the pitch for nearly 10 miles per match and make a series of sprints… Read More
Concussions suffered by athletes is a serious issue and one company from Seattle is on a mission to help curb the dangerous problem. X2 Biosystems has been quietly pushing forward with… Read More
It’s certainly early in the discussion, but talks are underway between Microsoft and the Real Madrid soccer club over naming rights to the team’s famous Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Speaking with Spanish… Read More