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Young Sounders fan receives heartwarming message from USMNT midfielder

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This was awesome.

Young Sounders fan receives heartwarming message from USMNT midfielder originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Soccer journalist Favian Renkel shared a message on Twitter/X: an 11-year-old Seattle Sounders fan by the name of Sebastian Toribio wrote a letter addressed to Cristian Roldan, his favorite player.

Twitter, do your thing. This is an 11 year old boy from Pasco, Washington, just trying to get his letter into the hands of the Seattle Sounders and Cristian Roldan. @SoundersFC @CristianRoldan #MLS #Sounders #Seattle pic.

twitter. com/Uc18IidflP โ€” Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) April 17, 2026 What came next produced one of the sweetest interactions of the 2026 MLS season so far. Cristian Roldan delivers personal message to one of his biggest fans The Seattle Sounders admin relayed the message to Roldan, who was then able to record a personalized video for Sebastian.

Message received ๐Ÿ“ฉ We'll see you at a match soon, Sebastian! https://t. co/zLRZQkOLfO pic.