Seattle MLS passes 10,000 season tickets

One month after the announcement that Major League Soccer would expand to Seattle, the yet-unnamed club reached another milestone.

More than 15 months from opening its inaugural season, Seattle MLS has surpassed 10,000 season-ticket deposits.

The club sold more than 3,000 season-ticket memberships within the first 24 hours at $50 per seat. Since then, sales have cooled, but remain around 100 per day. The deposits give fans the opportunity to have a place in line to select seats when season tickets for the 2009 season become available for purchase. No price has been set on the season tickets.

"The response from the local community continues to energize and strengthen our commitment to create a team and fan experience unlike any other," majority owner Joe Roth said.

The team is three months from selecting a name and colors and several more beyond that from signing players and coaches.

Also, two of Roth's recent movies, "The Great Debaters" and "Across the Universe," were nominated for Golden Globes.