I can’t believe this is only my second blog post this year! I am so behind! (Of course, I have been contributing to Sounder at Heart all season long.) Anyway, last night the Seattle Sounders took on FC Dallas at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The first half was not very …
What an amazing way to start the MLS season – Seattle Sounders beat the New England Revolution by a score of 3-0. The deadly striker duo of Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins started up right where they left off last year. Dempsey scored twice and Oba added a goal and …
Sounders huddle before the opening whistle as the singing and chanting Emerald City Supporters look on. (Photo by Mike Russell. All rights reserved.) The Sounders did it, they won major MLS silverware. In their sixth year in MLS, the Seattle Sounders were the best team in the league and claimed …
On Friday night, the Seattle Sounders battled one of their fiercest rivals, Real Salt Lake. It was quite the exciting match – stunning goals, a red card in the 68th minute, and a late stoppage-time winner by Andy Rose in the 94th minute. Sounders won it 3-2. Good times. (Click …
Before the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers played in the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, Seattle had to first defeat the San Jose Earthquakes. Which they did, in a penalty shootout. I’ve heard it said that watching the Sounders play in the US Open Cup at Starfire is like …
Last Saturday, the Seattle Sounders met one of their biggest rivals in MLS, Real Salt Lake. The Sounders gave RSL their first loss of the year with the 4-0 win. It wasn’t the most exciting first half with just one goal coming right before half from Gonzalo Pineda’s penalty kick. …
They did it again. The Seattle Sounders went down a goal early in the match (after FC Dallas converted on an arguably soft penalty call). But just like they have done so often this season, the Sounders came back to collect all three points. It was definitely not pretty to …
On another rain-soaked night, the Seattle Sounders came from behind to earn another three points. This time, it was against the Philadelphia Union. For the first match in a long time, Clint Dempsey didn’t get a goal or assist. But Obafemi Martins tallied his fourth goal of the season and …
On Saturday, the Seattle Sounders returned to CenturyLink Field after a very successful three match stretch on the road. That strong run of form continued as they beat the Colorado Rapids 4-1 in front of their home crowd. Lamar Neagle scored the easiest goal of his life. Clint Dempsey added …
After eight goals, the latest Cascadia Cup battle between rivals Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers ends in a 4-4 draw. On Sunday afternoon, someone saw me in my Sounders jacket and asked me if we won yesterday. Without thinking I said “Yeah!” Then a heartbeat later, “Wait, no. We tied, …