Monday's Upside: Match Officials

Their Words We have a talented player in this league, a player who's a good player, who fans want to come and watch play, then we let thugs hit him and we don't protect him enough. I think that's something that's got to happen with the referees. I'm very disappointed with the last two games. Sounders coach Sigi Schmid, as quoted in The Seattle Times on the injury to midfielder Mauro Rosales.