As the Seattle Sounders FC have risen to a place of prominence among the city’s professional sports teams, the Major League Soccer team has done so with co-owners, investors and a dedicated fan base heavily rooted in the technology community.
A new minor league team in the city’s Ballard neighborhood is hoping to follow a similar path to success.
Ballard FC officially launched on Wednesday, announcing the formation of a neighborhood-based semi-pro soccer team that will begin play next summer in the USL League Two. The co-founders have roots in Ballard and in professional soccer, and some of the investors are tech professionals who have kick-started the operation with $195,000 in funding.
The team was created by Sam Zisette, a 2012 Ballard High School graduate who played soccer at the University of Puget Sound and…
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