On Wednesday evening, the Seattle Sounders added yet another feather to their cap by becoming the first MLS team to win the CONCACAF Cup Champions League Final, defeating Pumas of Mexico City 3\u002D0 to easily win 5\u002D2 on aggregate.
Many of us know of the glitz and pizzazz that has accompanied the launch of the Vegas Golden Knights, Stanley Cup playoff participants in each of their first four years before falling just a few points short this spring.
In Major League Baseball, the 1993 expansion Florida Marlins made history by winning the World Series in their fifth season in 1997, while the 1998 expansion Arizona Diamondbacks did one better, becoming champions in their fourth year of operations. This week may have been their most rewarding of all time. On Wednesday evening, they added yet another feather to their cap by becoming the first MLS team to win the CONCACAF Cup Champions League Final, defeating Pumas of Mexico City 3-0 to easily win 5-2 on aggregate. They did so in front of a crowd of 68,741, a new record for CONCACAF attendance.