Training Camp Trimmed
The Seattle Times is reporting that 5 former USL Sounders have been released from Sounders FC Training Camp before the club heads south to train in Oxnard, CA.
Those leaving the camp are…
- Hugo Alcarez-Cuellar
- John Fishbaugher
- Youssouff Kante
- Kevin Sakuda
- Kenji Treschuk
Also Jacob Lensky has turned down the offer to attend camp. Read more
Can’t Wait for Tickets to Go On Sale?
The secondary market for Sounders FC tickets is already taking off.
You can already find single game tickets available throughout the stadium for all of the home games at Qwest Field.
Interestingly enough, tickets for the Inaugural Opener against New York RedBulls are the cheapest, with some sellers listing tickets for $39. But I’m sure those won’t last long!
Barcelona to Play Two in Seattle?
Seattle Sounders FC season ticket holders have been told that “three exhibition games” would be included in their 2009 package. And rumors have been flying since then…
Let’s remember that some rumors from Barcelona a month ago noted that the La Liga team from Catalonia could be headed to the Pacific Northwest this summer.
On top of that, Adrian Hanauer has noted that a friendly with English Premiership club Chelsea FC was “very, very, very close to happening” which is an exciting development.
Now, we add the newest insight an FC Barcelona Blog… Read more
all games can be heard on the radio
jose with the times has noted that he got word that all sounders games will be aired on 97.3 with Callabro doing the play by play…
my first thought was “great”, but then my second thought was… wait, does calling a game for TV translate into a good radio broadcast?…
i honestly don’t know. obviously baseball they have different tv and radio announcers. For basketball, it is usually the same play by play caller, at least it was for the sonics. I am pretty sure american football uses different announcers but i don’t know that for a fact.
i have heard a lot of games called for soccer on the radio, and i am pretty certain that they radio centric, but i don’t know the answer for sure.
anyone have any insight or opinion on this?
Sounders FC Ticket Info
Single Tickets will most likely go on sale on March 2nd via Ticketmaster. Current season ticket-holders will have access to a pre-sale a week or two beforehand (but expect be a ticket limit).
7-Game Ticket Packages are available starting this morning. Prices start @ $126 and there are two packages to select from. Read more
Another Newcomer to Camp: Jacob Lensky
Lensky played at Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie last year but left the club.
He is a 5′10″, 15olb 20-year old Midfielder.
Just two days ago, The Province ran a story on Lensky, Finding urge to play again. When he left the Netherlands, he returned home to Vancouver. “Happiness, he said, was the only priority, and he’s found that again since returning to Vancouver. It’s come in the little things, like being able to call up his friends and go for coffee.”
Now Lensky is back in Cascadia, with two season of European Professional futbol under his belt, 2 hours south from his home in Vancouver battling for a spot on Sounders FC.
Jeff Parke Heading to Belguim?
Jeff Parke, who was selected by Sounders FC in the Expansion Draft, is headed to Belguim for a tryout with two clubs according to the Seattle Times.
Parke was a gamble for Seattle because he was not under contract with the New York Red Bulls during the draft. He also has 5 games left to serve on an MLS suspension for Substance Abuse.
Adrian Hanauer noted… Read more
the Sound Wave experience
i have a good friend who is in the sound wave and i asked him to comment on the experience. you will note the complete sentences and capital letters, so you know i couldn’t have wrote this… without further adu…
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Being a part of the first edition of the Sounders FC Marching Band, The Sound Wave, has been a thrill every step of the way. From auditions back in June to the Sound Wave’s epic performance at the Seahawks vs Patriots halftime show at Qwest Field with the Blue Thunder Drum Line, the band has come a long way and is ready to rock the house at Qwest when the inaugral season starts on March 19th!
Here are some Sound Wave highlights from the first 6 months: Read more
san jose get duped into pyramid scheme
in other news, a door to door salesman showed up on the training grounds of San Jose this week. before you call my bluff, have you ever been to the san jose training ground? they have a large door that says “solicitors welcome”, so know you know my story is all true. anyway, a “salesman” mentioned to a club representative that if they just print a specific logo on the front of their jersey, and then they get some people to buy some of those jerseys, and then everyone that buys those jerseys has three friends to buy more jerseys and so on and so on, well they would make a lot of money.
it sounded like a solid idea, and that is how san jose thought it would be a good idea to put AMWAY on the front of their jersey.
you may not like X-Box as a sponsor, but thank your lucky stars that you are not going to be the laughing stock of the errrr, people who… err… laugh at your shirt… sponsor…, or something like that anyway.
san jose… ha ha ha ah haha ha ah…. amway haaha ha hha hha *sigh*
2009 Schedule Released!
The Schedule for the 2009 Inaugural Season for Seattle Sounders FC in MLS has been released.
What do you think?
9 Games will be televised nationally. With the unbalanced number of MLS teams, Seattle will host San Jose twice and will be on the road to Chivas USA twice. Sounders FC will face all other teams once at home and once on the road.
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| Date | Opponent | Time | TV/Results | Type |
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| Thursday, March 19, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 6p | W: 3-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, March 28, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 7:30p | W: 2-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, April 04, 2009 | at Toronto FC | 1p | W: 2-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, April 11, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 7:30p | L: 1-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, April 18, 2009 | at Chivas USA | 7:30p | L: 2-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, April 25, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7:30p | W: 2-0 | MLS |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 7p | W: 4-1 | US Open Cup |
| Saturday, May 02, 2009 | at Chicago Fire | 5:30p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Sunday, May 10, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 12p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, May 16, 2009 | at FC Dallas | 5:30p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, May 23, 2009 | at Colorado Rapids | 6:30p | D: 2-2 | MLS |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 7p | W: 1-1 | US Open Cup |
| Saturday, May 30, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 7:30p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 | at Chivas USA | 7:30p | L: 1-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 7:30p | W: 2-1 | MLS |
| Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | D.C. United | 730p | D: 3-3 | MLS |
| Saturday, June 20, 2009 | at New York Red Bulls | 4:30p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Sunday, June 28, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1p | W: 3-0 | MLS |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | at Portland Timbers (USL) | 7p | W: 2-1 | US Open Cup |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 7p | W: 1-0 | US Open Cup |
| Saturday, July 11, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 1p | W: 2-1 | MLS |
| Saturday. July 18, 2008 | Chelsea FC | 12p | L: 2-0 | Int'l Friendly |
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 7p | W: 2-1 | US Open Cup |
| Saturday, July 25, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 12p | D: 0-0 | MLS |
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 | at San Jose Earthquakes | 12p | L: 0-4 | MLS |
| Wednesday, August 05, 2009 | FC Barcelona | 730p | L: 0-4 | Int'l Friendly |
| Saturday, August 08, 2009 | at Real Salt Lake | 6p | L: 0-2 | MLS |
| Saturday, August 15, 2009 | at Los Angeles Galaxy | 8p | W: 2-0 | MLS |
| Thursday, August 20, 2009 | New England Revolution | 7p | L: 0-1 | MLS |
| Sunday, August 23, 2009 | at Houston Dynamo | 5:30p | D: 1-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, August 29, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1p | D: 0-0 | MLS |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | DC United | 430p | W: 2-1 | US OPEN CUP |
| Saturday, September 12, 2009 | at D.C. United | 4:30p | W: 2-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 | Chivas USA | 12p | D: 0-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | at New England Revolution | 4:30p | L: 2-1 | MLS |
| Saturday, October 03, 2009 | at Columbus Crew | 4:30p | W: 1-0 | MLS |
| Saturday, October 17, 2009 | at Kansas City Wizards | 5:30p | W: 3-2 | MLS |
| Saturday, October 24, 2009 | FC Dallas | 7:30p | W: 2-1 | MLS |
| Thursday, October 29 | Houston Dynamo | 7p | Playoff | |
| Sunday, November 8 | @ Houston Dynamo | 12p | Playoff |
All times PT
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Next / Last Match
Next- San Jose [Tickets]
Saturday 7/31 | 7p
Last- Metapan (CCL): W, 1-0
Next Home Match Houston Dynamo | Aug 8th [Tickets]
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