[MLS] Seattle and Vancouver (USSF Div. II) gave their fans a preview of what will ensue next season when the Whitecaps join MLS. Neither team scored ina match notable for 16 offside calls that killed promising opportunities and a crowd of 3,895 that included hundreds of Seattle fans who made the trip across the border. […]
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Sounders land Swiss star for post-World Cup season
[MLS] Striker Blaise N’Kufo has signed with the Seattle Sounders and will join the second-year MLS club after the WorldCup, at which he is expected to represent Switzerland. The 34-year-old N’Kufo will finish the 2009-2010 season at Dutch FC Twente and then join the Sounders in July on a free transfer. Herecently made a trip […]
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Houdini does it again for Sounders
[MLS] Signed last June but waived in November without playing a league game, Lamar Neagle is back with the Seattle Sounders and making a caseto stick with the team, scoring the winning goal in their 1-0 win over Norway’s SK Brann to take fifth place in the La Manga Cup on Thursday afternoon. (Sounders-Brann HIGHLIGHTS.) […]
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McCormick named academy GM/coach
[SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC] MLS’s Seattle Sounders FC has named longtime professional player and local youth coach DickMcCormick as Manager/Head Coach of its youth academy, which will begin play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy this summer. McCormick, 41, is a Seattle native who played over500 pro games and, most recently, coached some of the area’s […]
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Seattle rebounds to beat Stabaek [VIDEO]
[MLS] Seattle got its first goals and first shutout of its preseason visit to Spain in a 2-0 victory over Norwegian club Stabaek Sunday in the La Manga Cup. Freddie Ljungberg assisted on goals by Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque12 minutes apart in the first half and despite nine player changes, including the entire back […]
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Norwegian champs topple Seattle in Spain
[MLS] In its La Manga Cup opener Thursday, Seattle started with most of its regulars but nevertheless ended up losing, 3-0, to Norwegian champion RosenborgBK. Two goals in the opening 18 minutes provided a comfortable lead and Seattle’s efforts to rally were hampered by liberal substitutions in the second half and a fierce storm thatlashed […]
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How will expansion Philly fare off-field?
By Ridge Mahoney While it’s true that expanding into Philadelphia in 2010 will mark the fourth straight season, and fifth occasion in the last six years, that MLShas added at least one new team, this move might be the most important. Philly will not be a melding of MLS and NFL, as is the case […]
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Trio re-ups with Seattle
[MLS] The Sounders have retained three components of their successful 2009 expansion season as they head to Spain for the next phase of preseasonpreparations. Colombian defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, who played on loan last season from Deportivo Cali, has been transferred to MLS, midfielder Brad Evans– claimed in the 2008 expansion draft after helping Columbus […]