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I’m writing this a few hours after the joyful conclusion of the Seattle Sounders championship soccer game at Century Link Field – a game in which the Sounders triumphed over Toronto FC.

No matter that Toronto controlled the first half – the Sounders won, 3-1. I watched the game on TV, while more than 69,000 fans watched the sell-out game in person, the largest crowd in Century Link history.

During the frenzy of ticket sales in the days leading up to the game, I looked online to check prices. As I recall, the cheapest tickets listed were $350. I believe the highest price was $5,000, p...