A Year in Photos – My Turn!

Seems like everyone’s doing a Year End Review or Top Whatever of 2012. So here’s a collection of some of my favorite photos of 2012. When looking back through a years’ worth of photos, a few things stood out to me… I had started my Project 365 in November of …

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Miracle Finish Eludes Sounders, LA Advance to MLS Cup Final

On Sunday night, the Sounders fell just short of pulling off a miracle. Though for a while there, it looked like they might actually do it. They had a two goal lead with more than 30 minutes left to play. Then, after a somewhat questionable penalty call, Robbie Keane dashed …

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Sounders, RSL Scoreless After 1st Semifinal Leg

This could easily have been called the Nick Rimando show. He was simply amazing. The Sounders had several good shots on frame, but none of them made it past the Real Salt Lake keeper. Though he was kept slightly less busy, Seattle Sounders keeper, Michael Gspurning, also put on quite …

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Sounders Set Timbers Ablaze in Front of 66K

October 7th was a night to remember for fans of soccer in the US. The second largest crowd in MLS history (66,452) cheered on the Seattle Sounders in a rout against Cascadia arch-rivals Portland Timbers to a final score of 3-0. The noise in CenturyLink Field after each of the …

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Sounders – Whitecaps Cascadia Derby Ends in a Draw

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, …

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Sounders Lose, But Zakuani Scores a Goal

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 …

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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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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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