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Dubbed Forever Green, this was the Sounders’ home shirt in 2020 and 2021. The retro template for MLS’s 25th season gave it the worn three stripes on the shoulder and the wide blue collar, but it is the waves that bring it into this archive: pale green bands rolling across the front like Puget Sound water. On the hem, the outline of Washington state; at the back of the neck, the Cascadian flag.

It was the first to carry the gold star from the 2019 title. In the 2020 Western Conference final, Seattle trailed Minnesota 2-0 with five minutes left and won 3-2, Gustav Svensson scoring in stoppage time. In the final, MLS Cup slipped away to Columbus Crew.

Here at Hoopster, it is proof that hoops can also be waves, and that the Pacific tide runs green and white too.