January 24- Chris Henderson is named Technical Director March 27-31- Online voting for the “MLS in Seattle” team name (Seattle FC, Seattle Republic, Seattle Alliance and a Submit your own options are given) April 7- Sounders FC name, colors, and badge are announced atop the Space Needle May 7- Sebastien Le Toux is signed as...
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The Sounders FC Front Office is planning on brining top-quality international clubs to Seattle. Could FC Barcelona be the team? It seems quite possible according to Mundo Deportivo who notes “Barcelona would play in 2009 friendly games in Los Angeles, Seattle and Miami.” Qwest Field has hosted Manchester United play Celtic in 2003 which...
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Tom Dutra, who has been the goalkeeper coach for the USL Sounders under Brian Schmetzer for the past two years, has been named by Sigi Schmid to the same position for Sounders FC.
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in recent months i have written multiple emails to different editors at both the PI and the Times for what i perceived to be a poor representation of Sounders/Soccer news in their respective papers. this was specifically aimed at their online presense where the cost of hosting another section is minimal compared to space...
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Some highlights from Sigi Schmid‘s interview… He discussed how the contract negotiations started in the middle of the season Sounders FC is something exciting that he wants to be a part of Announced Brian Schmetzer as the first assistant. Looking for a Second Assistant and a Fitness Coach “Chris Eylander will be able...
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Brian Schmetzer, head coach of the USL Sounders for seven seasons has been picked by Sigi Schmid to be the #1 Assistant Coach for Sounders FC. As coach of the USL squad, he led the Sounders to USL-1 Championships in 2007 & 2005. The inclusion of Schmetzer will make a good number of Sounder...
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New head coach Sigi Schmid will be a guest on Fox Soccer Channel’s “Fox Football Fone-In” on Monday (Dec 22) from 5-7 p.m., taking live calls. Fox Soccer Channel is 401 on Comcast, 149 on Dish Network and 619 on DirecTV. It will be replyed at 8p.
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well if you haven’t’ heard by now, freddie ljungberg is to go do under surgery that could see him miss the home opener. i am a freddie fan and always have been, but even i said the big concern with him is his seemingly repetitive nagging injuries. so even though the FO could spin...
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Freddie Ljungberg had a partially torn hip labrum repaired earlier this week in Colorado. The surgeons also shaved a small amount of bone where the hip meets the femur. The injury was an aggravation of a pre-existing conditions. Adrian Hanauer said, “The objective of this surgery is to eliminate the nagging injuries and to...
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