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  "description": "Sounders will host the Rapids in their MLS season openers at 6:15 PM on AppleTV.",
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  "textContent": "The Seattle Sounders have dominated the Colorado Rapids during the MLS era, especially at home. Dating back to 2009, the Sounders are 16-2-3 at Lumen Field against the Rapids.\n\nRecent meetings haven’t been quite as dominant, though. The Rapids have tied the Sounders in each of their past two trips to Seattle, most recently erasing a 3-goal deficit to pull out a 3-3 tie.\n\nThat was one of the Sounders’ few slip-ups at home last year, where they went 10-1-6 in MLS play and 15-1-7 against North American opponents. The Sounders now have a 68.88% home-winning percentage during their MLS existence, the third-best mark in MLS history.\n\n# Notes\n\n  * The Sounders are 10-5-2 during the MLS era in home openers. The last time they won a home opener was 2023, a 4-0 victory over the Rapids.\n  * Gates will now open 60 minutes ahead of the announced kickoff time (6:15 PM), 30 minutes later than in previous seasons.\n  * Matt Wells will be making his MLS coaching debut with the Rapids. He had previously been an assistant with Tottenham Hotspur.\n  * The Sounders went 3-2-0 during preseason.\n\n\n\n## Enjoying this content?\n\nSign up to get it delivered to your inbox everyday.\n\nSubscribe\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nNo spam. Unsubscribe anytime.\n\n## Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension\n\n### Seattle\n\nOUT: Pedro de la Vega - Knee; Stuart Hawkins - Quad; Kim Kee-hee - Calf; Ryan Sailor - Knee (Out)\n\n### Rapids\n\nOUT: Ali Fadal - Abdomen\n\nSupport Sounder at Heart\n\n## Last year\n\n**Sounders** : 15-9-10, 5th West\n**Rapids** : 11-15-8, 11th West\n\n## Kit matchup\n\n## Officials\n\nREF: Malik Badawi; AR1: Ian McKay; AR2: Kali Smith; 4TH: Corbyn May; VAR: Ramy Touchan; AVAR: Jonathan Johnson\n\n \n\n## How to Watch\n\n**Match date/kickoff time** : Sunday, February 22, 6:25 PM PT\n\n**Venue** : Lumen Field\n\n**Global Streaming English** : AppleTV (Steve Cangialosi & Danny Higginbotham)\n\n**Global Streaming Spanish** : AppleTV (Bruno Vain & Andrew Aguila)\n\n**English TV** : FS1 (Josh Eastern & Lloyd Sam)\n\n**Local Radio** : 93.3 KJR-FM _iHeartMedia_ (Danny Jackson, Brad Evans & Keely Dunning)\n\n**Local Spanish Radio** : El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)\n\n**National radio** : SiriusXM FC 157 (radio simulcast)\n\n**Is this game available to stream for free?** Yes\n\n**Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed?** Yes\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Sounders vs. Rapids: Gamethread",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T00:55:25.923Z"
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