Who will we be supporting?

The biggest day in the short history of  Seattle MLS is almost here - the revealing of the team identity. Already known to be a fact is that the team colors will be green and blue, but Monday will give us our name and badge/logo/crest/thingy. 

As far as the voting goes, the clear most popular choices were Seattle FC and the write-in choice, Seattle Sounders. The official website has alluded to this as well. They've also said quite clearly that 'the most popular name wins,' but still... we wouldn't be surprised if the names were combined to reach the compromise of Seattle Sounders FC, the name we have suspected and predicted all along. One of these three will be the name - you can bet money on it.

Unfortunately, there probably isn't going to be any merchandise available yet for us all to get our hands on. Regardless, Monday will be a hugely exciting day, so make sure to check in at noon for the press conference!

3 things to watch for

1. San Jose Earthquakes at Los Angeles Galaxy, 7:30 April 3 on ESPN2. It's the return of San Jose to MLS, playing their first game since 2005. It's also the return of the best rivalry in the league, so for all of you who don't know much about MLS this is an excellent game to watch for a non-partisan fan.

2. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait. NW Film Forum. Showing from April 4-6 at 7:15 and 9:15. Located at 1515 12th Ave. at Pike on Capitol Hill, Seattle. We're posting this only because it looks like a ridiculously cool movie. It's basically following the legendary Zinedine Zidane over the course of a full match (with a zillion HD cameras and epic, somewhat haunting music). Unconvinced? Watch the trailer... and become convinced.

3. Unveiling of Seattle MLS name, badge, colors, 12pm April 7. Yeah, this is the interesting one. The unveiling is taking place at the Space Needle (sweet!) but unless you're a media person, you'll have to watch online at MLSinSeattle.com. We still think the name will end up being Seattle Sounders FC, but that's certainly not for sure. Should be exciting!

And now for the fun part...

The speculation can end: Seattle will have an MLS franchise.

And now, according to this article, all of the team's details will be announced at the press conference this coming Tuesday. So until then, we have three questions to ask of Seattle MLS: What is your name? What is your crest? What are your team colors?

We expect to see a new crest, but using the traditional Seattle soccer colors of green and teal-ish. As for the name... let's just say that the hardcore Sounders fans should be happy. *LATE EDIT* Suggestions for the name are now being accepted online, so the name may still be up in the air.

(Bonus points if you caught the Monty Python reference!)

Also, since this news has already been leaked, we can confirm that Drew Carey will almost certainly be a part of the ownership group.