It was a perfect day in Seattle for the first match of the 2014 NWSL season. The sun was shining, the “new” stadium was filled with fans, and three points went to the home side. A lot has been said about the major overhaul that Laura Harvey made to her …
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, …
On Thursday night, the new Seattle Reign FC played their first friendly of the year at Husky Soccer Stadium against the UW women’s team. Most of the national team players were out due to call-ups. Only Japanese international Nahomi Kawasumi was in town. We’ll have to wait a little longer …
About 570 feet above the ground, the Seattle Reign unveiled their new kits for a small gathering of media on top of the Space Needle’s roof. I can’t remember the last time I was up in the Space Needle, probably 15 years ago during a visit from my parents. But …
On another rain soaked night, the Seattle Sounders lost at home. This time to the Columbus Crew. Hopefully this isn’t becoming a trend, but it’s the second loss at home in a row. And it was a brutal way to lose – in the final seconds of the match. But …
On Friday, I caught the last few minutes of the Sounders training session out at Starfire. There’s not too much to say about it, other than there were a few Sounders Academy alums out there with them. Looking forward to tomorrow’s match against the Columbus Crew. Of course, I’ll be …
On Monday morning I got the opportunity to catch Seattle Reign‘s training session at their new home, Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center. It’s an old stadium in a great location. I wrote a lot more about it on Sounder at Heart, so be sure to check out my post over …
Clint Dempsey doubled his goals as a Sounder on Saturday. But it wasn’t enough as the Seattle Sounders fell to Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe, and Julio Cesar of the new-look Toronto FC. It didn’t take long for the England international and former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe to make his mark …
The Seattle Sounders have a history of pulling off late wins against Sporting Kansas City. So it really was no surprise when they did it again on Saturday in the 94th minute of the season’s opening match. Despite this being the fifth time the Sounders have done this to SKC …
On Friday the captain of the US Men’s National Team was reunited with his club team. After a two month loan spell in England playing for Fulham FC, Clint Dempsey returns to the Seattle Sounders just in time for the opening match of the season. It remains to be seen …