Sounders Reserves Win with a Couple New Faces

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 …

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EJ Scores Two as Sounders Beat Chivas, 2-1

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 …

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Project 365: Days 270-293

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 …

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Sounders Beat Cascadia Rivals from the North

On Saturday the Vancouver Whitecaps and Seattle Sounders battled in another physical Cascadia derby match. It was a hard fought game and remained scoreless until Fredy Montero scored just three minutes after coming in off the bench midway through the second half. Eddie Johnson sealed the victory with a goal …

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Zakuani Scores Two and Martinez Makes Sounders Debut

Just one day after the Sounders beat their Cascadia rivals from the north (photo gallery here), the LA Galaxy reserve squad took on the Sounders reserves at Starfire Sports in Tukwila. The decent crowd of supporters on hand got their first look at the recently signed Honduran, Mario Martinez. Fresh …

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Project 365: Days 260-269 (that’s today!)

I’m not sure which is more momentous – that I have less than 100 days left of my Project 365, or that I have actually caught up to posting my most recent photo. Follow @mikerussellfoto Day 260: Weathered On our recent trip to Central Washington, we stopped at this old …

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Project 365: Days 246-259

Still trying to catch up. Here are another couple of weeks’ worth of my Project 365 photos. Follow @mikerussellfoto Day 246: Soft Dahlia I was playing around with my old 50mm f/1.4 Super-Takumar lens. Opening the aperture up all the way to f/1.4 gives it a very shallow depth of …

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Sounders Destroy Star-Studded LA Galaxy, 4-0

Before last weekend, the thought of a 4-0 scoreline against LA Galaxy would be a painful one for Seattle Sounders fans. On May 8, 2010 the Galaxy came to Seattle and beat the Sounders so badly that the front office gave season ticket holders a refund. Sunday night the Sounders …

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Sounders Open Champions League Campaign with Win

The Seattle Sounders opened their 2012-2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a victory over Caledonia AIA from Trinidad and Tobago. It was a fun evening for Sounders fans, especially the first half of the match. The home side went into halftime with a 3 goal to nil lead. Caledonia managed …

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Project 365: Days 236-245

Continuing to play catch-up on my Project 365. Here are the next 10 days. Follow @mikerussellfoto Day 236: Lightning Strike Day 237: Alki Sunset Day 238: Sunset Celebrations Day 239: Geometry Day 240: Chelsea Minis Day 241: Seattle Night Day 242: Sunset Silouette Day 243: Summer Rain Day 244: Chelsea …

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