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The game that went on despite a pandemic

caption: Confetti rains down on Seattle Sounders fans on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, during the start of the MLS Cup Champions Parade and Rally near Westlake Park in Seattle.
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Confetti rains down on Seattle Sounders fans on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, during the start of the MLS Cup Champions Parade and Rally near Westlake Park in Seattle.
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On March 7th, the Seattle Sounders played a home game. 33,000 people squeezed into CenturyLink Field – where days before, a concessions worker had tested positive for COVID-19. Why did the game go forward, and who made the final call?

Record host Bill Radke spoke to Ken Armstrong - a ProPublica reporter who collaborated with the Seattle Times on their investigation.

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