Wilson, Ciara, Macklemore celebrate joining Sounders
Posted August 19, 2019 7:00 am
SEATTLE (AP) - Russell Wilson, Ciara and Macklemore say they are honored to be a part of the Seattle Sounders ownership group.
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his wife, along with the Grammy Award-winning hip hop artist, said at a Sounders event Monday that a sense of community drew them into joining the group. They are among several new investors who have bought into the franchise, taking up a share of the club previously owned by Hollywood producer Joe Roth.
Wilson says he's looking forward to enhancing the Sounders culture that has already been established. Wilson arrived at Monday's event just a few hours after returning from the Seahawks' second preseason game in Minnesota.
From left to right, hip-hop artist Macklemore, Seattle Seahawks NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson, Wilson's wife, pop singer Ciara, and former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson visit Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, during an event in Seattle held to introduce themselves and others as new members of the MLS soccer Seattle Sounders team's ownership group. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Seahawks NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson heads a soccer ball, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, during an event in Seattle held to introduce Wilson, his wife, pop singer Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore, and others as new members of the Seattle Sounders MLS soccer team's ownership group. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Pop singer Ciara, center, the wife of Seattle Seahawks NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson, left, heads a soccer ball, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, during an event in Seattle held to introduce the couple, hip-hop artist Macklemore, and others as new members of the Seattle Sounders MLS soccer team's ownership group. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Sounders MLS soccer majority owner Adrian Hanauer, left, talks with NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson, right, following an event, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Seattle held to introduce Wilson and others as new members of the MLS soccer team's ownership group. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Seattle Sounders MLS soccer majority owner Adrian Hanauer, center, greets NFL football quarterback Russell Wilson, right, as former Microsoft executive Terry Myerson looks on at left, during an event, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019, in Seattle held to introduce Wilson, Myerson, and others as new members of the MLS soccer team's ownership group. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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