“5-4, we’re gonna win 5-4, we’re gonna win 5′4″
Yamsmos's favorite Ozzie Alonso takes on Barcelona (Robert Sorbo- Reuters photo)
why do you read this blog??? well the news is timely etc, but you also like the “fan’s point of view without any real journalistic skill”… um, well that is what i tell myself anyway. so if that is what you like, you are in for a treat. mix that with a decent amount of bier, and there you have a phenomenal gosounders post….please note that the “decent amount of bier” tonight really means an “over decent amount of bier” and you will excuse the seriously large amount of grammar, spelling and over all nonsensical problems with the post to follow, and we will get along just fine.
but boy oh boy was that was a ton of fun… yeah, i am serious, it was fun. well the first half at least
there really isn’t a need/point to over analyse our play etc. it was a friendly where both teams did wholesale changes at the half, and it meant nothing. so i don’t want to over complicate the analysis part (yes, i am copping out) so let’s just talk about the talking points shall we? Read more
Post Sounders-Barcelona Quotes
World Footballer of the Year, Lionel Messi, showed why he has that title (AP photo Elaine Thompson)
Quotes by Seattle’s Sigi Shmid, Nate Jaqua, Kasey Keller, Freddy Ljungberg and FC Barcelona’s Josep Guardiola, Thierry Henry, Jonathan Dos Santos, Adriano Henrique, and Gerard Pique.
Coach Sigi Schmid
General Comments: “It was a lesson. They’re a very good team. There’s a value on things and that’s why their players are worth a lot of money. Good example of what we want to get to. In the first half we had three half decent chances. I’m proud of our guys. They hung in there. This is team that doesn’t give up possession and can make you look silly. We battled. Times we could have battled harder, but we have a greater goal. They’re an excellent team and they played an excellent game of futbol.” Read more
Sounders Humbled in 4-0 Loss to Barcelona
Osvaldo Alonso in action against Barcelona (Daniel Houghton- Seattle Times photo)
From Sounders FC…
Lionel Messi scored two first-half goals to lead FC Barcelona to a 4-0 win over the Seattle Sounders FC in a friendly match played before a record crowd of 66,848 on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field on Wednesday night.
The attendance was also the largest for a professional soccer match played in Seattle. The previous mark was 66,830 for a 2006 friendly between Real Madrid and D.C. United.
Jeffren Suarez and Pedro Rodriguez scored in the second half for Barcelona, which completes its U.S. tour against Mexico’s CD Guadalajara on Saturday in San Francisco. Read more
Barcelona vs. Sounders Preview
FC Barcelona, the Winners of the 2009 EUFA Champions League head to Seattle for their second match in their 2009 US Summer Tour. Last weekend, the Catalan Giants defeated the LA Galaxy 2-1 in front of 94,000+ fans at the Rose Bowl.
Barça has also defeated Al-Ahly from Egypt and drawn with Tottenham Hotspur in the 2009 pre-season. Those matches were in the Wembley Cup.
If you want some excellent insight into this star-studded roster from Camp Nou, check out Prost Amerika’s article on their “Star Studded Squad“. Find out more information about Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Xavi Hernandez, Carlos Puyol, Iniesta, and Barça’s other big guns.
On the Sounders FC side, Midfielder Stephen King is the only player who is definitely out with a hamstring injury. This could also be the first appearance of Costa Rican National Team defender, Leo Gonzalez in Rave Green (he will be wearing #19). Read more
Psst… Barcelona is in town and the match is sold out
Wednesday’s match between your Sounders FC and winners of the Champion’s League, FC Barcelona, is sold out but you can still get tickets from Season Ticket Holders (starting at $51) or on StubHub (starting at $34). You’re not going to want to miss this one.
barca fan fest?
i don’t think so.
i have had a few questions on if we should expect, or even hope for a fan fest with barca like we did with chelsea. let me state that i have no definitive knowledge, but there are 3 reasons why…
1. the cheslea fan fest was put on and run by adidas. barca is sponsored by nike.
2. the pitch is going to need EVERY last ounce of help to be ready for game day. with the kenny chesney concert on saturday, that gave the grounds crew only 4 days to prepare the field. for those that saw brazil/china last year, you know what that can mean. even a light practice the day before would be a bad idea Read more
Barcelona Traveling Squad
FC Barcelona has announced their 26-man traveling squad for their 2009 Summer Tour. They will be playing the Sounders in Seattle on August 5th.
[Buy Tickets from Season Ticket Holders or StubHub] 
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Lionel Andrés Messi
Bojan Krkic Pérez
Thierry Henry
Scherrer Cabelino Maxwell Andrade Read more
eto’o will not be in seattle, zlatan will
there is no doubting zlatan ibrahimovic’s ability to score amazing goals, and now he will be doing it for barcelona. who knows if he will be playing in seattle on the 5th, but eto’o certainly will not be. zlatan was traded for eto’o, hleb (on loan for a year with an option to buy) and a buttload of cash.
barca likes him so much, they put a €250m buy out clause in his contract. clearly that has to be just for show, b/c even if he scored 50 goals a year (which he won’t) nobody is worth that kind of money.
he was introduced at camp nou to 60,000 fans. crazy.
is that all i got? yup. slow news day and this 90 degree heat causes slow brain thought and no real insight. you could have read this same info on 430 other sites earlier today. but you didn’t, or if you did, you felt it worthy enough to reread here b/c your brain is slow today too.
uh, go sounders and stuff
Updated: Zlatan will be out for 3 weeks following a hand surgery. He will be in Seattle, but will not play.
Fewer Than 500 Tickets for Barcelona Remain
FC Barcelona, the Winners of the UEFA Champions League are headed to Seattle to play the Sounders on August 5th and fewer than 500 tickets remain.
You can buy tickets at Ticketmaster or from Season Ticket Holders.
You’re not going to want to miss this one!
Ticketing Update
An amazing 57,000 tickets for the August 5th match between Sounders FC and FC Barcelona have been sold. [Buy Tickets]
Only 2,000 seats remain for the July 18th friendly against Chelsea. [Buy Tickets]
Tickets are still available to watch the US Men’s National Soccer Team at Qwest Field onThe Fourth of July in an opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. [Buy Tickets].
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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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