On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Seattle Sounders traveled north of the border to face the Vancouver Whitecaps in another Cascadia Cup derby. It was a bit of a feisty affair, as is to be expected with these rivalry games. But neither team was able to get on the score sheet, …
On Sunday, Sept. 23, the University of Washington hosted Seattle University. The two teams went into halftime scoreless, but less than 10 seconds into the second half Abdul Aman gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Thirty minutes later, UW defender and captain Dylan Tucker-Gangnes scored off a quickly taken free …
There were few highlights for Sounders fans in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to league-leading San Jose Earthquakes. Topping them was Steve Zakuani scoring for the first time since returning from his injury. And David Estrada saw his first minutes in an MLS match since breaking his foot in training back in …
Man riding his bicycle in the outskirts of Bassano del Grappa, in June, 2005. The town of Bassano del Grappa is home to the Italian spirit that many Americans, if they’ve tried it, equate to drinking rubbing alcohol – grappa. And in some of its cruder forms, they probably aren’t …
This week’s Random Italy Photo is from a random visit to Volterra back in 2007. I don’t recall the circumstances that brought us to the small Tuscan town, but I know it was not a planned stop. We did zero research before heading there. I think we were just driving …
The day after the Sounders beat Chivas USA, the two teams met again in a Reserve League match at Starfire Sports. There were a few new faces on the Sounders squad. Former Chelsea and Barcelona star Eidur Gudjohnsen had been on trial with the team all week and started up …
On a beautiful sunny day in Seattle the Sounders managed to come from behind for the first time this season. Steve Zakuani started his second MLS match in a row, the first one at CenturyLink field since he broke his leg in April of last year. After going down a …
In September 2003, I visited Siena, Italy for the first time. This week’s Random Italy Photo is from inside Palazzo Pubblico which sits at the center of town in the Piazza del Campo, or more commonly referred to as just Il Campo. Outside these walls is where Siena’s famous horse …
Ok, I know it sort of defeats the purpose of the whole photo-a-day philosophy, but that ship sailed a long time ago. Even if I’m not posting them more regularly, at least I’m still shooting daily! This one is long overdue, 23 days late, to be exact. So here’s what …
Just a quick writeup for this week’s Random Italy Photo. I took this during an October trip in 2007 in the Marchese town of Urbino. It was a cold and rainy day, but that didn’t lessen the brilliant views from the steep streets of this hilltown. Follow @mikerussellfoto (Click on …