Sounders Keep Clean Sheet and Beat Dynamo

It wasn’t the prettiest of matches — fouls, floppi- I mean “gamesmanship” (from both sides), a deflected goal and an arguably soft penalty call. But Seattle Sounders managed to keep the previously undefeated Houston Dynamo scoreless while scoring 2 goals partway through the first half. The 2-0 win gives the …

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Sounders Start MLS Season with Win, Estrada Hat Trick

Saturday night the rain held off in Seattle as Sounders FC treated over 38,000 fans to a spectacle of goals, winning the match 3-1. David Estrada led the way, claiming his first hat trick as a professional. This has been quite the start to 2012 for Estrada, a player who …

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Project 365: Days 109-116

Life has continued to be busy, so once again here are my Project 365 photos from the past week. Day 109: Time for Walkies! Day 110: Blue Limbs Day 111: Black and White Limbs Day 112: Sun Bathing Day 113: Moments Before Bailing Out Day 114: Ready for Roasting Day …

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Sounders Beat Santos 2-1 in Champions League Quarterfinal

The Sounders beat Mexican club Santos Laguna at CenturyLink Field on Wednesday night. They take the 2-1 lead on aggregate into Torreón, Mexico on March 14 when the outcome of the quarterfinals will be decided in the second leg of the tie. The winner will advance to the Semifinals and …

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Project 365: Days 102-108

Continuing the trend of posting my daily photos once a week, here are the last 7 days of my Project 365. Day 102: In Flight Day 103: Passing Drill Day 104: Dough! Day 105: Ripples Day 106: Boots Day 107: Angles Day 108: Orange Lines Follow @mikerussellfoto

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Sounders Win Community Shield

On a cold Wednesday night, Fredy Montero put away two goals in the second half to lead the Sounders to a 2-0 victory in their final preseason friendly. Their next match is the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal. If you don’t know what that is, please take …

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Snow Falling on Sounders

After a long trip to Florida and Cancun, the Sounders were welcomed back to Seattle at Sunday’s training session with a bit of snow and light hail. They trained in Florida for a week and a half. Then they finished the trip with a jaunt to Cancun for a training …

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Quick Stop Home for Sounders

Today the Sounders trained in Seattle for the first time in a while after having spent the last few weeks down in Arizona. But it’s just a brief stop home, as they are off to Florida tomorrow. I was able to make it out to Starfire this morning to take …

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Project 365: Days 76-82

Once again, life last week got in the way of posting my Project 365 on a daily basis. But I still managed to shoot everyday. And one day I even made it out of the house with my camera! I hope I can return to posting more regularly, but we’ll …

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