WVHooligan 20 November @ 11:49 AM EST
We can't imagine Fredy Montero will be left exposed, who will join him in the protected list?
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Only a couple more clubs left to preview here for the expansion draft. Now we turn our attention
to a previous expansion club, one that has set the standard for all expansion clubs to come, the
Seattle Sounders FC.
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There were some around the Sounders message boards and blogs that thought I underrated the USL
players. At the end of the year though, none were starters. But one fell from being a starter
(though likely just due to the health of other players) and another worked his way up from token
nod to the past to becoming a key player on the club during the last third of the season.
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Du Nord 19 October @ 03:49 PM EST
STARTERSAs we approach the final round of the regular season in MLS 7 teams are fighting for the remaining
3 playoff spots. Columbus, Houston, Los Angeles, Chivas USA & Seattle are all in, while only New
York, San Jose & Kansas City are out. The list of scenarios for the seven teams still battling is
endless.
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Sample size that is. In soccer statistics this shows up in several ways. 1 there are so few
significant events that the correlation and accuracy of the statistics will never be where they are
for baseball, or really any of the American sports. It will ever only be close with correlations in
the [.
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MARSHALL 27´ HERCEFALVI 51´ WOLFF 53´ LEVESQUE 69´ JAQUA 76´ ¡Play-Offs! Fue casi predecible.
Mas de un fanático de Los Sounders FC debió alzar los brazos y gritar el gol que nació de los
pies de Freddie LJUNGBERG. Freddie se desbordó por la banda derecha tan rápido que al entrar al
área de Kanas City y girar hacia su izquierda para acercarse [.
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Thank you Jim Mora. He was right. No team wants to talk about the Playoffs. They just want to win
more games. Now, for the Sounders that includes a Playoff game, preferably at least three. This
match was another where the Sounders played well enough to double their goal scoring total, and
also played maybe the [.
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I'm still as certain as ever that while Sigi has been employing the Arrow formation with a
defensive midfielder and a box-to-box man the offensive woes of the team are such that finding a
way to get five offensive players on the pitch rather than the 4.5 to 6.5 ratio that exists now is
vital. [...]
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In all the drama around the USL mess (NuRock v the TOA - sounds WWE) much of the speculation is
about how and sometimes why MLS is involved. Let's address the why first. Major League Soccer and
Soccer United Marketing control 99% of all revenue generating soccer in the country. From the [...]
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Major League Soccer is now some distance beyond meaningless matches in 2009 - apart from one, which
I'm sure you'll identify - and the playoff spots are starting to become occupied. One or two teams
have slipped badly in recent weeks and they need to pick up their form quickly to avoid their
season becoming a disaster.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Another frenetic weekend of MLS action and it was a couple of road teams injecting a new look in
the ever-clearing MLS playoff picture. Chivas USA and Seattle both improved their postseason
credentials and chances with dramatic wins away from the comforts of home.
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By TRAVIS CLARK
Another frenetic weekend of MLS action and it was a couple of road teams injecting a new look in
the ever-clearing MLS playoff picture. Chivas USA and Seattle both improved their postseason
credentials and chances with dramatic wins away from the comforts of home.
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¡A un paso de los Play-Offs! LEVESQUE 36′ La tarea no era fácil. En medio de otra gira de tres
partidos y ante el mejor equipo de la MLS, Los Sounders FC llegaron a la cancha del Columbus Crew
con la misión de obtener tres puntos vitales. Con la herida fresca de la derrota contra New [...]
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GBS misses a PK Gaven hits the post Marshall saves a certain goal Sure Alonso nearly scored as well
(Or Montero could have slid that in after). But the fact is that the Crew had more opportunities
and did not capitalize. Their moments of strength were stronger, and this was a match where luck,
Tyrone Marshall [.
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The Footie 04 September @ 11:10 PM EST
It's been an eventful year for the Seattle Sounders who are the newest team added to the MLS
this season. They came on strong early on and made a name for themselves. Being sponsored by XBOX
help increase their popularity as well. But now they can add U.S. Open Cup winners to their rap
sheet.
Seattle Sounders captain (18) Kasey Keller raises the trophy after the Lamar Hunt U.
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MLS Rumors 04 September @ 05:29 PM EST
From CONCACAF.com
9/3/2009 - NEW YORK –The Seattle Sounders have become the first team to qualify for the 2010-2011
CONCACAF Champions League, cementing their place by beating D.C. United to win the U.S. Open
Cup.
The Sounders' 2-1 victory in Washington Wednesday night made it the first team to clinch a place in
the 24-team field and claim the first of four berths from the United States.
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DC United proudly display the word "tradition" on their back collars. There isn't another MLS club
that could do so. They have earned it. There was an idea that they carry 12 trophies means that
they deserve the 13th and that expansion franchises will never deserve respect propagated on the
net, somewhat [.
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The Offside 03 September @ 03:00 PM EST
"Hey! Fredy! C'mon, Dude, I need you to get up and act like I didn't just stomp you on the chest.
C'mon, man. Please? I know I used to play for your Portland and you guys hate Portland, but Prus is
talking with the 4th official and they look pissed. [...]
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¡La Noche de Copa... Campeones! SIMMS 89´                   Â
       MONTERO 67´ WICKS-Tarjeta Roja 69´              Â
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Expansion MLS franchise Seattle Sounders FC got their first championship on Wednesday night with a
2-1 victory over defending champions D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup final at RFK Stadium. Fredy
Montero and substitute Roger Levesque scored second half goals for the guests while Clyde Simms got
a late goal for D.
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Freddy Montero and Roger Levesque scored to lead Seattle to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in the
Open Cup final Wednesday night, giving the expansion Sounders their first trophy.
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Second half goals by Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque decided the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
championship, as the Seattle Sounders held on to beat DC United 2-1 in the final match at RFK
Stadium Wednesday night. It is the first trophy for the expansion franchise and sends them to next
year's CONCACAF Champions League.
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Second half goals by Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque decided the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
championship, as the Seattle Sounders held on to beat DC United 2-1 in the final match at RFK
Stadium Wednesday night. It is the first trophy for the expansion franchise and sends them to next
year's CONCACAF Champions League.
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The Seattle Sounders defeated DC United 2-1 last night in one of the better US Open Cup
Finals in recent history.
The pace of the game was fast, the attacking was decent with plenty of chances and there was
excellent goalkeeping as well. The 2009 US Open Cup Final seem to have it all.
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The Seattle Sounders defeated DC United 2-1 last night in one of the better US Open Cup
Finals in recent history.
The pace of the game was fast, the attacking was decent with plenty of chances and there was
excellent goalkeeping as well. The 2009 US Open Cup Final seem to have it all.
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D.C. United had to know that if they lost, that cocky 'We win trophies' tagline would come back
around.
What a U.S. Open Cup final! Seattle Sounders FC 2, D.C. United 1.
Great game.
So many chances for both sides and a fun, attacking version of soccer was on display at RFK Stadium
on Wednesday.
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The expansion Seattle Sounders have added a trophy to an already remarkable first MLS season,
winning the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night with a 2-1 victory over D.C. United at RFK
Stadium. With the win the Sounders -- who got their goals from Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque --
become only the second expansion franchise to win the U.
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The Seattle Sounders might want to consider opening the website 'WeWinTrophiesToo.com' after
defying the odds and traveling cross-country to bring him the first trophy in the Sounders' first
season.
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The Seattle Sounders might want to consider opening the website 'WeWinTrophiesToo.com' after
defying the odds and traveling cross-country to bring him the first trophy in the Sounders' first
season.
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MLS Rumors 02 September @ 09:05 PM EST
View from the crowd...
There was a lot of trash talking in the month or so in the run up to this game by fans, and owners
of both teams but in the end the game was decided on the pitch.
If there was a defining moment in this game it was the first Seattle goal and Josh Wick's losing
his cool once again after it.
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The longest running soccer competition in the United States is the Open Cup which allows teams
from Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues to challenge for the Lamar Hunt Trophy. The
2009 Final took place at RFK Stadium with DC United challenging the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday
September 2, 2009.
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Good teams win at home and draw on the road. Currently Seattle is literally drawing 100% of matches
on the road, earning 1 point per match. They are earning 1.83 points per match at home. THIS
DOESN"T MEAN THEY ARE A GOOD TEAM. Good teams finish. Good teams win when they outplay their
opponent. The [.
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MLS Rumors 02 July @ 03:36 PM EST
MLS Clubs Even the Score Wednesday Night, Next Round Kicks Off July 7
CHICAGO (July 2, 2009) — The third round of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup wrapped up
Wednesday night with matches in Austin, Texas, and Portland, Ore. While Tuesday night had seen four
of six MLS teams tossed from the tournament with losses to lower division teams, Wednesday saw
balance restored in the form of victories for the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo.
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It was nice to see some U.S. Open Cup on live television last night. It was even better to see
Seattle's B-team beat up on high-flying Portland in front of its own fans.
Some thoughts:
- How about Timbers' villain Roger Levesque scoring less than a minute in? Wish I coulda seen the
celebration.
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Roger Levesque scored a diving header just 49 seconds into the match as Seattle Sounders FC
defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1 in their U.S. Open Cup third-round match Wednesday at a sold-out
PGE Park.
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An outstanding display of attacking soccer from the opening whistle, capped by Levesque's
stunner, staked the visitors to a 2-0 lead after 26 minutes.
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MLS Rumors 11 June @ 05:40 PM EST
The Poster Above Was For One of the Derbies of the 2007 USL-1 Season
Two cities, only separated by 3 hours, whose fans have a 30 year history through various soccer
leagues are set to collide once again in the US Open Cup.
The following comes courtesy of our friend and MLSR partners Prost Amerika Soccer:
If Portland Timbers manage to overcome Sonoma County Sol on June 16th, their reward will be a
home game with MLS Seattle Sounders on June 30th.
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