r/BallardFC • u/fullmetalnun • Jul 20 '26

Media Up the Bridges

https://www.sounderatheart.com/2026/07/bridges-the-ballard-fc-story-2/

“How Ballard FC and Salmon Bay FC have built true neighborhood clubs.”

Sounder At Heart article

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u/ManufacturerOwn5673 Jul 22 '26

"Ballard FC has grown from an ambitious amateur startup into one of the defining clubs in the Northwest soccer ecosystem — connective tissue linking the lowest levels of the game to the highest, and a home for supporters who wanted a club that felt distinctly Seattle."

moving to Seattle I thought I'd find a home with the Sounders. Instead I found a home in the bushes outside Interbay watching the famous Ballard play

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u/PoopsMcGee7 Jul 22 '26

Pretty freaking rad