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Sounders v Portland Match Preview
Kick off 6pm QWest Field Southern neighbours Portland Timbers head north today for their first appearance at Qwest Field since May 2008. The match is billed as a Charity Shield and all gate proceeds will go towards the good causes that Sounders FC backs. Unlike most Sounders home games, season tickets are not valid and fans... »
Kevin Souter to Start – Others with All to Play For
Yesterday Sigi Schmid said that there were still some places up for grabs in his 2010 MLS squad. In particular he pointed towards one area of the formation for consideration. “…there are still some decisions that we have got to make. So we want to look at some people and maybe look at a... »
Sigi: There are Still Some Places to Play for in MLS Squad
Sigi Schmid speaking after training this morning gave the biggest incentive of all to those fringe players trying to convince him they are worth a place on the 2010 MLS roster. His exact words were ‘there are still some decisions that we have got to make. So we want to look at some people... »
Keller: This Rivalry is a Bit Nastier
Sigi Schmid looked forward to another year at QWest Field although he admitted the last memory of it, the 0-0 tie with Houston, wasn’t the fondest. The better news is that Pat Ianni is back to full fitness, and Brad Evans and Roger Levesque continue to recover though may not be risked against Portland... »
KONG 6 to Air Soccer Show During Sounders v Portland Timbers Match
Contrary to a previous report on here and to information contained in KONG 6’s own schedule, the pre-season friendly between Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers will NOT be televised live on KONG 6. Instead they will be inexplicably airing a ‘Seattle Sounders FC 2010 Preseason Special’ while the most fervent Sounders fans... »
Roll on British Columbia!
Vancouver Friendly Review Podcast After returning from Vancouver, Radio Sounders looks back at the match and the trip, in the company of Sigi Schmid, Freddie Ljungberg and an exclusive interview with Kevin Souter. Subjects covered are Freddie’s plan to bulk up, tactics, what Sigi’s plan for Roger Levesque may be, the continual moaning at referees, and... »
Ljungberg: I’m Going to Bulk Up For Life in MLS
Former Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg has never found his body to be insufficiently in demand for the purposes of his career. Indeed, the former Calvin Klein model’s torso was once plastered all over the planet; from the glossy magazines for sale on New York’s Fifth Avenue to the 83 bus stop in Hendon, North... »
Whitecaps 0 : 0 Sounders (Full Time)
Live Match Blog Here Sounders drew 0-0 with the Vancouver Whitecaps in a pre-season match in front of 3895 noisy and enthusiastic spectators at Swangard Stadium. Sounders used 19 outfielders with only Tyrone Marshall playing the full game. The noisy away contingent saw some players for the first time with David Estrada, Mike Seamon and... »
Vancouver Whitecaps v Sounders FC Live Blog
Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Kick off 4pm BLOGGING LIVE: 0:94 Whistle is blown. Game ends scoreless. 0:90 Sounders with a series of late corners which in Ljungberg’s absence, Vagenas is taking. Four minutes of added time. Steven King had shot charged down. Ball goes out the other end for a Whitecaps corner, which Vagenas heads away. 0:89 Attendance tonight... »
Local Derby Edition – Radio Sounders Show
With a view to Saturday’s big local derby in Vancouver, Radio Sounders invited Michael McColl, spokesperson for the Vancouver Southsiders to talk about the upcoming game and how fans are preparing for their last season before MLS. The show is in for a surprise the minute McColl starts speaking. The Southsiders are the Whitecaps largest,... »
Swiss International Joins Sounders
Swiss striker Blaise Nkufo is to join Sounders FC after the end of his season with Dutch side Twente Enschede. The current contract is for 18 months plus an option for an extension. Twente are currently challenging to win only their second ever Dutch league title, although the previous win in 1926 was... »
Nkufo Press Conference Highlights
Here is what everyone had to say this morning: ADRIAN HANAUER ON BLAISE NKUFO SIGNING (Opening Statement) “We’re here today to announce the signing of Blaise Nkufo. To back up a little bit, about two years ago we talked a lot about the type of team we wanted to build and the type of players that we... »
“I’m not just coming to play, I’m coming to succeed”
Sounders FC’s new signing, Blaise Nkufo, has sent out a message to both his new fans and his likely opponents. Trying to combat some of the more sceptical assumptions of why European footballers come to MLS, he blasted out the following warning: “I am really motivated. It is a big challenge because as a player... »
Sounders to Enter US Open Cup in 3rd Round
Defending champions Sounders FC will start the defence of their US Open Cup title in the third round. The Seattle club and five other pre-qualified MLS sides will be joined by two further clubs who will battle through a qualification stage. The top six finishers from last year’s MLS regular season will automatically qualify,... »
Zero Arrests in Seattle as Football Enjoys a Trouble Free First Season
Shout it loud and shout it proud. The next time a fan of another sport decides to launch the ‘hooliganism’ argument to decry our sport, memorise this fact. Sounders FC fans and fans of visiting clubs came and went through the gates of Qwest Field without one single arrest. Not once did the Seattle... »
Sigi Schmid Quotes and Analysis
Speaking after training today, Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid had observations on a number of matters. Some of what he had to say is worth summarising and looking more deeply into, before we run the full quotes. He notes that forward Nate Jaqua is still struggling with injury. This is troublesome for Sounders... »
Sounders Home Opener ‘Sold out’
Sounders FC announced today the home opener on March 25 against expansion side Philadelphia Union is “sold out.” There are no tickets left either for the May 8 game against the MLS Cup runner-up Los Angeles Galaxy. A “sell out” at the 67,000 seater Qwest Field does not mean that 67,000 seats have been sold,... »
United Buyover Moves One Step Closer
One of the consortia angling to buy Manchester United, the “Red Knights” is due to release a statement on Tuesday, after meeting for the first time. United are owned by the hugely unpopular American Glazer family, but fans have been protesting in a a number of ways, apparently alarmed by the club’s high level... »
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