A three-game week means the Sounders were out preparing for the game against Philadelphia tomorrow. For probably the first time all year (I’m sure someone will correct me), the Sounders had every available healthy player out at training. Only Jordan Morris and Felix Chenkam were not involved, and […]
A light practice today, as the Sounders began to prepare for Wednesday’s game versus Philadelphia. The actual session went about as long as usual, but the participants were limited, as the entire starting lineup from Saturday’s big win in Vancouver trained inside. Of those who were outside, the […]
Today saw the return of the remaining Sounders who were on international duty, as both Christian Roldan and Gustav Svensson returned to the training pitch. Both slotted in seamlessly, though Svensson took things easier than Roldan, as he had a much longer trip from Europe. Svensson said that […]
The first international break since the World Cup concludes today, but the Sounders are hard at work as they prepare for this weekend’s game versus the Vancouver Whitecaps. Players on international duty are already returning, highlighted by Nicholas Lodeiro, who was full in training today. Lodeiro’s return wasn’t […]
Amidst the heat and terrible weather conditions, the Sounders continued their preparations for the big derby match versus the Portland Timbers on Sunday. The health of the team, in light of the continuing poor air conditions, continues to be a point of discussion. Christian Roldan said the team is […]
Lots of news today, but I did have time to head down to Starfire to catch Sounders’ practice. Last night was the close of the transfer window for the summer. And while the Sounders left some room for a last-minute move, in the end, the window closed without […]
It was back to the practice field, as the Sounders have a short turnaround in this three-game week. Today was mostly a regeneration session, as the starters from Wednesdays’ 1-0 victory over San Jose weren’t involved in full training. One bit of good news: Chad Marshall, who was […]
It was a blazing-hot day out at Starfire, as the team got in their final practice before traveling down to San Jose for their game tomorrow versus the Earthquakes. Much like yesterday, the focus was on making sure the team takes advantage of a struggle San Jose side, […]
A fairly light training session today, as the majority of the starters from Saturday’s victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps did some light jogging while watching the reserves practice. With a short turnaround before the next game versus San Jose Wednesday, coaches focused on regeneration. The word after practice […]
The late-night news that the Sounders were going to waive Magnus Wolff Eikrem certainly came as a bit of surprise to Sounders fans. Though frankly, it probably shouldn’t have. His appearances this season were limited, even when the team was decimated by injuries. He was left off the 18-man […]
Back from a 5/9 (shameless plug) point road trip, the Sounders got back out on the practice field to prepare for a Cascadia clash with Vancouver this weekend. While the team is happy to get back home on an undefeated streak, they know that a win this weekend […]
The news of today centered around yesterday’s big win by the Sounders Academy in the U16/17 championship game over Atlanta United’s Academy. Things were shaky in the first half, especially after dueling red cards left the game 10 v. 10. But after that, the Baby Sounders’ quality took control. […]
The first practice since the Sounders returned from the first two games of their road trip saw the return of at least one smiling face from the World Cup, though the questions after practice mainly revolved around the debut of the newest Designated Player. Roman Torres returned to […]
It was a light practice today, as everyone who started against Portland on Saturday trained inside. However, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any news of interest. The most important sighting was the return of three injured players to training. Stephan Frei, Kelvin Leerdam and Felix Chenkam all were […]
It was a spirited training session in the penultimate practice before the big game versus Portland this weekend. The team did some short-sided drills right near us, so I was able to get some good pictures. Nico in particular dropped in a heck of a goal from distance. […]
The Sounders continue their preparations for Portland on the weekend and heath concerns continue to be top of mind, in addition to the team’s standing in the Western Conference. On the latter point, Ozzie Alonso indicated he is feeling better and better since having returned to the team […]
The last Sounders practice before the game versus the Chicago Fire was a pretty standard affair. The team worked on shooting and prepared tactically for what will be a Chicago team that is likely to rotate their squad, after their mid-week U.S. Open Cup game versus Atlanta, where […]
There was a big group out for practice today, as some Academy and Sounders 2 players had the opportunity to train with the senior team. There was a lively full field 11 v 11 scrimmage, with what could be considered the first team versus reserves and backups. One […]
The “World Cup Break” is officially over, with the team back on the field after having a bit of extended time off. It seems like most of the players enjoyed watching some World Cup action on their down time, and otherwise getting away from things for a few […]
The weather may have been overcast, but the mood around the team was bright, as the Sounders continue to work their way towards full (relative) heath. Sure, Jordan Morris is still out for the year, and Handwalla Bwana suffered an unfortunate injury, but Victor Rodriguez working his way […]
