The Seattle Sounders nabbed a 2-0 victory at CenturyLink Field against the Vancouver Whitecaps Saturday. Nicolas Lodeiro scored both goals—one one from the penalty spot and one from long-range—as Seattle took all three points at home. Here are three takeaways from the match. Raul Ruidiaz makes club debut The long-awaited debut of Raul Ruidiaz — […]
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SEATTLE — The Seattle Sounders took down the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 at home Saturday on the back of an early penalty and a world-class curled effort. Nicolas Lodeiro provided both goals as Seattle beat its Cascadia Cup rivals in front of an announced home crowd of 41,849. “I think the psychological gain was just winning,” […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”299″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] ATLANTA — In a contest broadcast across the country following a World Cup final that featured six goals, Atlanta United and the Seattle Sounders played to a 1-1 draw. The Sunday Major League Soccer matinee featured little scoring, but plenty of everything else. There […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”255″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Seattle Sounders fought their way back from going a goal down in the second half for a 2-1 win against D.C. United Saturday. Nicolas Lodeiro provided the equalizer, while Magnus Wolff Eikrem headed in the game winner with seven minutes to play. Here […]
SEATTLE – A lightning fast response and a left-footed volley from midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro spurred the Seattle Sounders to victory against D.C. United at CenturyLink Field Saturday night. While United drew first blood, Seattle managed to rally back and eventually power in a game-winner in the match’s final minutes. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer normally […]
When the Seattle Sounders announced that Clint Dempsey would return for the 2018 season, the front office said the midfielder accepted a significant pay cut from his 2017 rate of $3.89 million per year. How much his salary was reduced remained unknown until the MLS Players Association released its first 2018 salary guide Thursday. Dempsey […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”170″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew played to a 0-0 draw at CenturyLink Field Saturday. Despite playing a man up the majority of the match, Seattle was unable to generate more than one shot on goal. Here are three takeaways from the draw. 1) […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”90″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] For a third straight match, the Seattle Sounders were reduced to 10 men before losing — this time to the Montreal Impact in a 1-0 defeat at home Saturday. Kelvin Leerdam slapped Montreal’s Daniel Lovitz in the first half, and a video review from […]
Diego Capel, a 30-year-old midfielder from Spain, was spotted at the Seattle Sounders’ training session Thursday. While the club would not comment on the player’s presence or acknowledge him by name, it appears that Capel, who made 177 appearances for Sevilla from 2004-2011 is in Seattle on trial. Capel wore a number 10 shirt at […]