The Seattle Sounders held their end-of-the-year press conference to put a bow on the 2018 season, and look forward to 2019. It was a fairly casual affair, as Coach Brian Schmetzer, General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey, and Sporting Director Chris Henderson held court for the […]
Hello from the Ninety! I’m down here covering the Sounders Business Meeting. Not sure what kind of news we’ll get out this, but it’s typically interesting. I’ll come with any interesting tidbits that come out of the session. 7:05 P.M.: Meeting is under way. Interesting that Drew Carey […]
The Sounders have completed what could be the last official practice of the year, depending on the result tomorrow against Portland at CenturyLink Field. The gravity of the situation wasn’t lost on coach Brian Schmetzer (or the team), but it’s fair to say that they aren’t letting the […]
Made the (surprisingly quick) drive down I5 for leg one of the Western Conference Semi-Final between the Sounders and the Timbers. Should be a hell of a game; the Sounders are at close to full strength, with only Jordan Morris and Felix Chenkam definitely out for the away […]
It was a quick practice for the Sounders today, as they prepare to head down I5 this afternoon ahead of tomorrow’s game versus the Portland Timbers. With an early start tomorrow (2:30 p.m. PST), the team elected to stay overnight in Portland. That start time has been the […]
After the couple of well-deserved days off, the Sounders returned to practice today as they await their opponent in the Western Conference semi-finals. MLS’ (somewhat odd) decision to hold the LAFC/RSL match until tomorrow means that the Sounders won’t know who they’re playing until late on Thursday, though […]
Jordan Morris got a birthday present of sorts today, as for the first time since his ACL surgery, he was able to join in some possession drills with the Sounders. To be sure, this is not a prelude to him making the 18 on Sunday, but as Brian […]
I won’t do this all the time, but I had to plug my first article for The Athletic, which is on the issue of Solidarity Payments/Training Compensation. I’ve written about this before, but we got a pretty big update courtesy of the interview I did with Lance Reich, […]
The Sounders returned to the practice field at Starfire for the first time in about 10 days, as last week’s road trip to Orlando and Houston kept the team away from home for an extended period. The team appeared in good spirits; not surprising after collecting six points […]
I wasn’t going to write anything up today (recovering from yesterday’s chaos), but looking at the schedule, this is the last Sounders practice before they take off for Orlando. So, it’s probably a good time for an update. Those players who had been on the shelf with injuries […]
In what should be a surprise to no one, less than 18 hours after trouncing the Houston Dynamo 4-1, there wasn’t a first-teamer who saw the field last night to be found on the training pitch this afternoon. A regen day for the starters will be followed by a […]
A quick update today for everyone. The most pressing question right now is how the international absences will affect the team. The international break technically starts Monday, but players are likely starting to be released with the end of the games this weekend. Of course, this presents a […]
The change of the calendar to October has brought the usual rain and cold, as the Sounders resumed practice ahead of the oddly scheduled match with Houston this Monday. There were a couple of bits of good news ahead of the game. First, a Sounders spokesman confirmed that […]
The Seattle Sounders returned to training today for the first time since their loss on Sunday to the Los Angeles Galaxy. If there were any lingering effects from the two-loss week falling the nine-game winning streak, they weren’t visible. Perhaps the visit from Saturday’s honorary captain, Emmanuel, helped […]
The Sounders returned to the training field for the first time after Wednesday’s disappointing loss to Philadelphia. Most of the starters remained inside as it typical for a practice two days after a game. However, there were a couple of pieces of good news. First, Chad Marshall was […]
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 […]
The Seattle Sounders and Tacoma Rainiers announced on Tuesday their new rebranding campaign for the Sounders 2, which will culminate with a new name (and eventually redesigned colors and badge) for the USL side. Originally, the Sounders and Rainiers partnered up for a move to Tacoma in 2020, but circumstances […]
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 […]
