Editing Paul Allen (section)

====Seattle Sounders FC====
{{Main|Seattle Sounders FC}}
Allen's Vulcan Sports & Entertainment is part of the ownership team of Seattle Sounders FC, a [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) franchise that began play in 2009 at [[CenturyLink Field]], a stadium which was also controlled by Allen.<ref name="soccer">{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480678&cc=5901 |title=Seattle to Get Expansion MLS Franchise for 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |date=November 9, 2007 |work=ESPN |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525154957/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=480678&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ownership team also includes film producer [[Joe Roth]], businessman [[Adrian Hanauer]], and comedian [[Drew Carey]]. The Sounders sold out every home game during its first season, setting a new MLS record for average match attendance.<ref>{{cite news |first=José Miguel|last= Romero |title=Sounders success story, by the numbers |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=November 4, 2009 |access-date=November 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108012102/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2010203684_soundersnumbers05.html|archive-date=November 8, 2009}}</ref>