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 …
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 …
It was a long time coming, but the US Open Cup finally returned to Starfire Sports in Tukwila, WA. The Seattle Sounders took on amateur side, PSA Elite from Irvine, CA. It wasn’t much of a contest as the Sounders went on to win 5-0. But it was great to …
On Saturday night, Obafemi Martins scored what could easily end up the Goal of the Year to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute against the San Jose Earthquakes. It turned out his goal was also the game-winner. Few athletes are worthy of being called a …
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 lost at home. This time to the Columbus Crew. Hopefully this isn’t becoming a trend, but it’s the second loss at home in a row. And it was a brutal way to lose – in the final seconds of the match. But …
The Seattle Sounders have a history of pulling off late wins against Sporting Kansas City. So it really was no surprise when they did it again on Saturday in the 94th minute of the season’s opening match. Despite this being the fifth time the Sounders have done this to SKC …
Sounders’ preseason is officially over. This week they began preparations for the first match of the season against Sporting KC. On Tuesday I went down to Starfire to catch one last training. It was the first time I got the chance to see them since they returned from their latest …
On Saturday the Sounders visited CenturyLink Field for the first time since November of last year. It was a cold and rainy morning, but a hundred or so new season ticket holders seemed to enjoy catching their first glimpse of the new team. There were a couple of 60 minute …
Today marked the first day of preseason for the Seattle Sounders’ 2014 MLS season. There were many new faces and of course several familiar ones as well. Here is a collection of photos from both the morning and afternoon sessions. (Click on any photo below to view the entire gallery)