Goalfest in Portland Ends in a Draw

After eight goals, the latest Cascadia Cup battle between rivals Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers ends in a 4-4 draw. On Sunday afternoon, someone saw me in my Sounders jacket and asked me if we won yesterday. Without thinking I said “Yeah!” Then a heartbeat later, “Wait, no. We tied, …

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Best of Sounders 2013 (and a little USMNT)

Well it’s that time of year again. The time for everyone to do their “Best of 2013” blog posts. So here are my favorite photos from the Sounders’ 2013 MLS season (and a few from the Champions’ League). Of course, the Sounders weren’t the only matches that I got to …

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Sounders Lose to Northern Cascadia Rivals

The Sounders’ 14-match home winning streak came to an end when the Vancouver Whitecaps beat them 4-1 on October 9. It was not a pretty match for Seattle fans. So if you don’t want to relive it, I understand. (Personally, I wanted to forget it, which is why it took …

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Sounders and Red Bulls Draw in Torrential Rain

The Seattle Sounders had their six match winning streak at home broken, but they remain unbeaten at CenturyLink Field over the last 14 matches after a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night. The weather folks had been predicting a horrible storm for Sunday night. And …

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Sounders Get Clean Sheet, But So Do Revs

It was a blustery day in Seattle for the battle at bottom of the table. Both the Seattle Sounders and New England Revolution have the worst records in the Western and Eastern Conferences of MLS, respectively. And both teams really needed a win. But after 90 minutes, neither team managed …

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Santos Laguna Takes 1-0 Lead Against Sounders in CCL Semis

Tuesday night Santos Laguna, the Mexican team that knocked the Sounders out of last year’s CONCACAF Champions League competition, came to Seattle for the first leg of this year’s CCL semifinals. Former USL Sounder and current US Men’s National Team player, Herculez Gomez scored the only goal in the match. …

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Sounders and Timbers Draw, Oba Martins Debuts

It was another hard fought match on Saturday between the Seattle Sounders and their bitter rivals from the south, the Portland Timbers. Eddie Johnson gave the Sounders an early lead in the 13th minute off of a beautiful cross from Steve Zakuani. It remained 1-0 until the 91st minute. Portland …

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Sounders Create History and Advance to Champions League Semis

It was a night for the history books, as they say. No MLS team had ever eliminated a Mexican team from the knockout rounds of the CONCACAF Champions League. Well, not until Tuesday night in Seattle. The first half was tough for the Sounders. They already came into the match …

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Seattle Loses Opener to Montreal, 1-0

Montreal Impact visited Seattle for the first time on Saturday night and went home the victors after Davy Arnaud’s goal in the 35th minute. One was all they needed as the Italian-laden defense held the

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Sounders 2012: A year in photos

With the 2013 MLS season nearly upon us, I decided to look back through my images from the 2012 Seattle Sounders. It was an exciting season – from the Community Shield through to the Western Conference Final, with many Champions League, US Open Cup, and even a few Reserve League …

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