You'll notice more than 13,000 tickets for Thursday's game have been sold now. Also, the training roster looks the same, save for second-round draft pick Michael Seamon, who is back studying at Villanova.

Only 500 single-game tickets for each regular-season game remain (except sold-out Philly and L.A.), along with limited season-tickets. Also the Sounders FC defense has a scoreless streak of 293 minutes.

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Sounders FC Hosts Timbers on Thursday in Community Shield Match

The Seattle Sounders FC will host the Portland Timbers in its only home preseason match on Thursday, March 11, on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field. Kickoff is 6 p.m. PT.

Proceeds from the match will benefit the team's four community partners: Boys and Girls Club of Washington State, Soccer Saves, Seattle SCORES and Washington Youth Soccer. Following the match the teams will sign autographs from the field.

More than 13,000 tickets have been sold to Thursday's game. Qwest Field gates open at 5 p.m.

Tickets are available at soundersfc.com, by calling 800-745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets and the Qwest Field Box office. General Admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (6-17). Children under the age of six are free.

Sounders FC fans can also tune into KONG 6/16 TV to view the "2009 Season in Review" starting at 5:30 p.m. featuring highlights from the inaugural season. Following at 6 p.m., join the new voice-of-the-Sounders FC Arlo White for the "Sounders FC 2010 Preview Show." Intermittent game action from the Sounders FC vs. Portland Timbers will also be shown. The game will be available via live weblog on soundersfc.com.

Seattle will play its final preseason match versus the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, March 19.

The MLS regular season begins March 25 with Sounders FC hosting Philadelphia Union in the MLS First Kick 2010. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.