[MLS SPOTLIGHT] A few days after getting a vote of confidence from Sounders’ management, Coach Sigi Schmid steered Seattle to its first win ofthe season, a 2-1 defeat of Chicago Saturday at Qwest Field — thanks much to goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Midfielders Mauro Rosales, Erik Friberg andSteve Zakuani more than made up for the absence […]
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Philly 'welcomes' Red Bulls
By Ridge Mahoney There’s still more than a month to go before the MLS Northwest rivalry officially kicks off when expansion Portland visits Seattle, but on the otherside of the country, two teams are ready for Year Two of getting in each other’s face. For many decades, the sports fans of Philadelphia have regarded themselves, […]
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Seattle Sounders rebuild their attack
[MLS ANALYSIS] Seattle’s struggles to score in 2011 have been attributed in part to the sudden departure of Blaise Nkufo, but in fact, someinconsistent midfield play has been just as culpable. So far, Swedish newcomer Erik Friberg and recently signed Argentine Mauro Rosales have been more influentialthan Uruguayan returnee Alvaro Fernandez, and the return to […]
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Sounders make some progress
[MLS] It took 260 minutes for Seattle to score its first goal of 2011, and with that Steve Zakuani tally in the 80th minute the Soundersmanaged a 1-1 tie with Houston Friday night at Qwest Field. The abrupt departure of Designated Player Blaise Nkufo just hours before the season opener March 15 certainly weakened theSeattle […]
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Seattle-Houston just as important as USA-Argentina
Week Two of the MLS season is somewhat overshadowed by the USA-Argentina friendly at the New Meadowlands Stadium, not to mention the smothering coverage of wide receiver Chad Ochocinco pretending to be interested in soccer. Scheduling conflicts have drained some of the allure of the Real Salt Lake-Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend, as bothteams will […]
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MLS's DP short-timers
[THE SIXER] MLS clubs have been hit and miss with their signings of Designated Players. Blaise Nkufo became the sixth DP to last less than a year in MLS whenSeattle announced on Tuesday it had agreed to part company with the Swiss international. For more on Nkufo, released following a preseason incident, and the other […]
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Galaxy sinks Sounders in MLS opener
[MLS] The players who didn’t play generated nearly as much buzz as those who did as MLS staged its 2011 league opener Tuesday night. Because of illness,Juan Pablo Angel didn’t make his Galaxy debut, and defender Omar Gonzalez also sat out the match. And only hours before MLS First Kick 2011, the Seattle Soundersannounced that […]
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Sounders headed to (Beach Soccer) World Cup
The Seattle Sounders are headed to the World Cup — the inaugural Beach Soccer Club World Cup March 20-27 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Seattle technical director Chris Henderson is a former beach soccer player — he played in the 1995 Beach World Cup — and will be a part of the delegation headed to tournament, […]
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Montero and Sounders aid flood victims
The Seattle Sounders’ Colombian striker Fredy Montero has spent much of the offseason helping relief efforts in his hometown of Campo de la Cruz, which was hit by devastatingflooding and mudslides late last year. While visiting family and friends he saw the things he remembered about his community — the church, the park, the school […]
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Top prospects to scatter across country
[SEATTLE SOUNDERS] Highly rated prospects Nick Palodichuk (Duke), Sean Okoli(Wake Forest) and DeAndre Yedlin (Akron) are among 10 members of the Seattle Sounders FC academy under-18 team who have made college commitments. Palodichuk, who played for the USA at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, has already enrolled at Duke. He was the 2010 Gatorade Washington […]