Seattle World Cup barge gives soccer’s global language a waterfront home

The barge commemorates a campaign by the RAVE Foundation, the clubs’ charitable arm, to build 52 mini soccer pitches in communities around Washington state ‌where children had nowhere to play.

Every World Cup is memorable, but Seattle's two pro soccer clubs — the Sounders and the Reign — hope they have created an unforgettable waterfront venue for fans to watch games and for kids to play: a pierside barge with a mini soccer pitch, a huge video screen and amenities.