[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Obafemi Martins tweeted that he is a Sounder, but Seattle management wasn’t quite ready to confirm thesigning of the Nigerian international, whose contract buyout at Levante was confirmed by the Spanish club on Monday. The Sounders parted with German international Christian Tiffert as its third Designated Player to make way for the 28-year-old […]
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Tigres brings 'B' team to Seattle
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Concacaf Champions League still has a ways to go before it will be taken seriously. Exhibit A: Runaway Mexican leader Tigrestraveled to Seattle for the second leg of their quarterfinal series against the Sounders Tuesday with a team of reserves and youth team players. CONCACAFCHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Quarterfinals, Second Leg March 12 […]
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MLS teams boost Concacaf hopes by pitching shutouts
By Ridge Mahoney For most of us, goals are sexy and shutouts are not, yet both are equally important in a two-game series. In threeConcacaf Champions League games played this week, MLS teams — including two playing away from home — conceded a combined total of just one goal. That rarely happens when MLS teams […]
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Narrow defeat at Tigres gives Sounders hope
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Seattle Sounders certainly did better than they did on their last trip to Mexico for theConcacaf Champions League quarterfinals. Eliminated from last year’s competition with a 6-1 loss at Santos, the Sounders fell, 1-0, to Tigres before a packed house at the Estadio Universitario inMonterrey. The result gives the MLS club […]
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Yedlin handles surprise debut well
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] DeAndre Yedlin, a 19-year-old defender, became the first homegrown player to play for the SeattleSounders, starting in their 1-0 loss to the Montreal Impact in Saturday’s 2013 MLS opener. The University of Akron product started at right back in place of the injured Adam Johansson and earned praise from Sounders coach Sigi Schmid. […]
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Sounders look to peak in the fall
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The Seattle Sounders have already replaced one Designated Player — Fredy Montero was sent on loan toColombian club Millonarios and Shalrie Joseph was acquired from Chivas USA — but have only a few days to replace a second — German Christian Tiffert — if they want to bring in 28-year-old Nigerian Obafemi Martins […]
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MLS Preview: Montero loan, Tiffert rift force Seattle to shuffle
By Ridge Mahoney The Sounders got over an important hump in 2012, but still have yet to top two major bumps in the road. Knockingoff Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals marked their first playoff series win after three failures, but a subsequent loss to the Galaxy left them without an appearance in MLS […]
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Algarve Cup available for first time on (PPV) television
By Paul Kennedy For the first time, U.S. women’s soccer fans will be able to watch the Algarve Cup live from Portugal on television. All four U.S. matches of the Algarve Cup — the most important women’s invitational tournament in the world now in its 18th year — are being distributed in the USA by […]
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Chivas USA gives away Joseph, Seattle plays down Saviola talk
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] In MLS terms, this was a giveaway if there ever was one. Chivas USA traded Shalrie Joseph, whom itdesperately looked to unload, and threw in all kinds of other goodies to get Seattle to take the four-time Best XI selection. But the deal means that the Sounders have maxed out their allotment ofDesignated […]
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Preseason already has taken toll
[MLS INJURY REPORT] Perhaps the No. 1 goal of teams is to make it through preseason unscathed. But already a number of key players have been injured in thefirst three weeks of MLS preseason training, forcing clubs to scramble as opening day approaches. The MLS team worst hit by injuries in preseason? Colorado will be […]