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The MLS Cup trophy is dis-
played Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019,
in Seattle. The Seattle Sound-
ers will face Toronto FC on
Sunday in the MLS Cup soccer
match at CenturyLink Field in
Seattle, the third time the two
teams have met for the MLS
championship.
Associated Press
MLS Cup

Final

preview

capsule

By The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A look at
Sunday's MLS Cup final be-
tween Toronto FC and the
Seattle Sounders:
WHERE: CenturyLink Field.
WHEN: 3 p.m. EST.
ATTENDANCE: Game is a
sellout, with more than
69,000 expected.
REFEREE: Allen Chapman.
He was also in charge of
the 2017 final in Toronto.
ALL-TIME MEETINGS: The
Sounders have a 9-3-2
edge in the regular-season
series (including 5-2-1 in Raiders rally to beat
Seattle). The teams have
split their two champion- Chargers 26-24
ship games. Seattle won in
2016 in a penalty shootout
after a 0-0 tie and Toronto Oakland Raiders free safety Erik Harris (25) cel-
won the 2017 final 2-0. Both ebrates with Karl Joseph after scoring on an in-
were in Toronto. terception return against the Los Angeles Char-
THIS SEASON: Seattle (16- gers during the first half of an NFL football game
10-8) finished second in
the Western Conference. in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019.
Toronto (13-10-11) was Associated Press
fourth in the Eastern Con- Page 20
ference. The Sounders won
3-2 when the teams met in
April in Seattle.
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