This may seem like an odd departure during the Playoffs, but if the team does it why shouldn't we. Coach Schmid found a way to get his Reserves and Subs more playing time by getting together with the Seattle Wolves. He did this even while his senior side is smarting from the nil-nil [...] Click to continue reading...

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. [...] Click to continue reading...

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 [...] Click to continue reading...

Sounders have another off-week. A week in which they will be watching scoreboards and working on tactics. Probably the biggest decision will be who to start as the other Forward with Montero, who to put on the Right Wing and followed by how to use the Central Midfielders. These decisions have really [. Click to continue reading...

Many will like to look at this match and say the Sounders played better than Chivas and so deserved to win. I'm a results focused guy though, they tend to actually wind up in the standings and the trophies. Teams either earn results or they don't. In this case Zach Thorton earned the results. He [. Click to continue reading...

Sure, it feels like we've all been here before, maybe because of that great US Open Cup Win! But it is not Groundhog Day. This is a league match against an opponent that is ahead of the Sounders on the current table and are now pacing for 5th and 45 points. A win would also [...] Click to continue reading...

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 [. Click to continue reading...

"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. [...] Click to continue reading...

1) The Open Cup final is Wednesday in DC. Couple interesting things here. Sebastien Le Toux is currently tied for the most goals scored in this year's tournament. Unless somebody else scores a few, he's going to win at least a share of the Open Cup golden boot for the third consecutive year. Now if only he could finish in MLS. Click to continue reading...

Having stayed at Qwest in order to watch the USA v Brasil I noticed one of those things that clearly declares that the team one supports is proper and just. Sebastien Le Toux spent at least 30 minutes signing autographs and posing for pictures, often times even climbing into the stands so that more fans could [. Click to continue reading...

Nate Jaqua and Fredy Montero combined on all three goals as the Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in Seattle.

Jaqua had two goals and an assist and Montero logged a goal and two assists in sending Colorado to its third loss of the season. The defeat snapped the Rapids' eight-game unbeated streak.

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On a bright Sunday afternoon, while our National team rediscovered how powerful Brasil is, Seattle Sounders FC put forward their wills, their force and declared that this is a summer of soccer indeed. In front of the record setting crowd (thanks you last three people) Seattle showed that the new Dragon Army was in [. Click to continue reading...

Colorado have games in hand versus the Sounders, including more matches at home than any other team. This game has more value in the standings than any other this month. It reminds the league that home is where the Sounders feast, and forces the Rapids to pause in their attempt to pass Seattle. One [. Click to continue reading...

Fifteen of thirty matches played. 22 of 45 points won. A new standard for expansion in the league, and yet no where near the goals that the organization has put forward. What have we learned from the first half of the Sounders season? 1 Like in hockey a great keeper can carry a club. [...] Click to continue reading...

Three matches in eight days starts to wear on fans, on media, but mostly on players. The effect on this team was not fully apparent, as there was plenty of energy in a lineup that saw a few changes, but those changes were not what determined this outcome. Most often followers of a [...] Click to continue reading...

It seems odd to say, but on Match Day Fifteen I see a must win on the road. It isn't necessarily to stop the bleeding, 4 points in 2 at home is a great average. If Sounders do that over the season at home they would be 75% to the playoffs. This is a [...] Click to continue reading...

Last night we saw the Freddyain (Two Freddies) at both their best and their worst. Some of the mistakes in play between the two and by Montero himself were the very lowlights of the match. One could come away from last night thinking that there were problems between the two that will never [...] Click to continue reading...

After another US Open Cup Qualifier win on Tuesday Sounders look to end their league match draw streak at four and pick up three points with a win over Sigi's old club. Sounders fans can take solace in the fact that Columbus has an even rougher schedule as they played at home Wednesday and [...] Click to continue reading...

MLS teams have learned to stop Montero by marking him hard. By crowding him when he's on ball, and to never give him a shot inside the box. They know that his vision, while good, is sometimes limited when in traffic. At the same time Montero seems to be expecting the game to be [...] Click to continue reading...

Sometimes a league gets their All-Star selection process right, now matter how hard the fans try to screw it up, in this case MLS has it right. We in Seattle though, are probably getting it wrong. Currently eight Sounders are in line for the fan vote XI. Eight of eleven for a team that is in [...] Click to continue reading...

That's the message right there. The team expects the game to be called a certain way, and clearly to this point it is not. Throughout the match on questionable fouls a Sounder would go down a little easily and then look up for help from the referee. Most often this was from [...] Click to continue reading...

Well after Jose's latest report , using the injury reports and bit more searching I am 95% certain that this is the traveling 18. Keepers - Keller, Dragovan Defenders - Marshall, Hurtado, Ianni, Wahl, Graham, Scott Midfielders - Zakuani, Alonso, Evans, Ljungberg, Le Toux, King, Nyassi Forwards - Montero, Jaqua, Levesque What is certain is that there will be at [. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas Founded: 1996 as Dallas Burn Home Stadium: Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX Record Since 2000: 102-111-45 All Time Scorer in MLS: Jason Kreis (91) All Time Cups/Shields: 1 US Open Cup 2008 Record: 8-10-12, 36 pts, 5th in Western Conference 2008 Leading Scorer: Kenny Cooper (18) 2008 Keeper: Dario Sala (1. Click to continue reading...

If James Riley is a hothead I don't know. What I do know is that he was Red Carded, and earned two yellows and fines in the last two weeks for his violent conduct on the pitch. What I also know is that due to the tactics that Coach Schmid employs concerning Riley [...] Click to continue reading...

Los Angeles Galaxy Founded: 1995 Home Stadium: The Home Depot Center, Carson, CA Record Since 2000: 105-102-63 All Time Scorer in MLS: Cobi Jones (70) All Time Cups/Shields: 2 MLS Cups, 2 Supporters' Shield, 2 US Open Cups, 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup 2008 Record: 8-13-9, 33 pts, 7th in Western Conference 2008 Leading Scorer: Landon Donovan (20) 2008 Keeper: Steve Cronin (2. Click to continue reading...

With a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake, the Seattle Sounders have advanced in U.S. Open Cup qualifying and will face the Colorado Rapids next.

Sebastien Le Toux scored twice and added two assists and teammate Roger Levesque recorded three assists against RSL in Tuesday's game in Tukwila, Wash.

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Sebastien Le Toux responded to an email where I asked him about his experience on Match Day One. Dave Clark: I was wondering what you thought about the atmosphere at Qwest last night? Seba: "the atmosphere was amazing, i was not expecting that. To see everybody with a scarf and singing together it give to me my [. Click to continue reading...

To borrow from the impressive five section TIFO from the Emerald City Supporters, last night the latest chapter in the Seattle Sounders legend started. It started with a March on the Match, the pre-game celebration, an enormous crowd that Harkes considered on par with Europe, but most importantly a THREE - NIL victory over [. Click to continue reading...

(Oh, what? If I didn't post a photo of Freddie in his Calvins, how would you know it was me writing this?) Can you believe MLS season starts again in just over two weeks? The opening match will be Sounders FC vs. New York Red Bulls on March 19, televised on ESPN2 and [...] Click to continue reading...

After four matches in which Seattle Sounders FC went 3-1-0 (W-L-D) against two MLS, one PDL and one Chinese team, what is it that we know about the new Rave Green Club and its players? Fact - This offense is good. Even without the drubbing of the Ventura Fusion Seattle scored 7 in three matches. [.. Click to continue reading...

Seattle Sounders FC have signed their first ever player, a French forward named Sebastien Le Toux. Then they loaned him out right away to the USL Seattle Sounders, which was also Le Toux's old team. So Le Toux has been playing for the USL Seattle Sounders, but just signed with MLS Sounders FC and was immediately loaned back to USL Seattle Sounders.

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