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My Sports Cities Story: Seattle X Los Angeles

For over seven years now, I have been a huge Major League Soccer (MLS) fan. My top two favorite teams has to be the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Seattle Sounders FC. There are many reasons for me liking these two Western Conference giants. For one, they are both cities that hold special places in my heart. Los Angeles, CA was my place of birth. And Seattle, WA is the home (and hopefully my future home) of my favorite sports teams. But, I was not raised in Los Angeles. For those of you that don't know, I was raised in a little place named Walla Walla, WA up until age fourteen. This is were my story and love of sports begins and returns. Growing up in Walla Walla meant that my teams to root for included the Seattle Seahawks, the Seattle SuperSonics (R.I.P.) and the Seattle Mariners. Although the Seattle Sounders (NASL, 1974) existed way before I was even born, it was not around during my time growing up in Washington state in the late 1980's, 1990's and early 2000's. Even