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Seattle Sounders’ Román Torres suspended 10 games for performance-enhancing drugs

The center back will miss all but two of the Sounders’ remaining regular-season games in 2019.

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Three takeaways from the Seattle Sounders’ road win against San Jose

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”319″ 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 notched their third road win of the year against the San Jose Earthquakes Wednesday. Raul Ruidiaz scored the lone goal in a 1-0 result as the club improved its run of form to five matches without a loss. Here are three […]

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Unlikely captain, unlikely team: Seattle Sounders’ Roman Torres and Panama at the World Cup

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”270″ 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 hulking frame of Seattle Sounders FC Panamanian centerback Roman Torres will look somewhat out of place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. At 218 pounds, Torres is the heaviest player in Russia for the tournament. Still, the unlikely defender who became […]

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Slow starts sinking Minnesota United

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”143″ 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 the second straight week, Minnesota United provided a Western Conference foe with its first win of the season. On April 14, the Portland Timbers secured a 3-2 victory over the Loons. Sunday, it was the Timbers’ Cascadia rivals who also scored three as […]

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Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer praises Piatti ahead of Montreal matchup

Brian Schmetzer and the Seattle Sounders expressed their respect for the Montreal Impact’s Ignacio Piatti ahead of a home clash against the Argentine at CenturyLink Field Saturday. Piatti was recently named the most underrated player in MLS, according to an ESPN poll given to over 100 MLS players, but Schmetzer and his side know well […]

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Three takeaways from Seattle’s blowout loss in Dallas

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”61″ 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 failed to mount a threat in a 3-0 loss Sunday to FC Dallas in Frisco, Texas. The three goals allowed by Seattle ties the most allowed by the club in a 19-match stretch back to July 2017, including playoffs. Here are […]

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MLS media day: Román Torres close to finalizing new contract with Seattle

LOS ANGELES – Román Torres plans to stick around Seattle for a while. The Panamanian defender, who scored the last-minute goal against Costa Rica that gave Panama its first World Cup berth, said he is “close to finishing a new contract with Seattle, and God willing, I’ll be able to stay here in MLS for […]