After finding themselves in a 0-3 hole walking into the second leg of the Home & Home aggregate MLS Conference Semifinals, Sounders FC found themselves up against an improbable mission; but one they were up to the task on. Ultimately, Seattle’s two second half goals and 26 shots weren’t enough as the 2011 MLS...
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Sounders FC traveled to Sandy, Utah to take on Real Salt Lake in the first leg of a two-match aggregate series and now find themselves in a hole following RSL’s 3-0 dismantling of Sigi Schmid’s club. Here’s the report from the club… Two goals from Alvaro Saborio led a strong offensive effort as Real...
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After scoring his first MLS Hat Trick in Seattle’s 6-2 win over the Columbus Crew, Federal Way native Lamar Neagle was named MLS Player of the Week. Two of Neagle’s goals are also up for MLS Goal of the Week. Release Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Lamar Neagle was voted Major League Soccer Player of...
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Official Release from MLS: Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group today announced a three-year media rights agreement, which commences at the start of the 2012 MLS season. The partnership calls for 45 MLS games and four U.S. Men’s National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports...
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Sounder midfielder, Osvaldo Alonso, a fan-favorite, has been named to the MLS All-Star game as an inactive player. He was added to the roster after voting by his fellow players along with Dwayne De Rosario (D.C. United), Eric Hassli (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Juninho (L.A. Galaxy), Joel Lindpere (New York Red Bulls) and Nick Rimando (Real Salt...
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MLS named Sounders Designated Player, Fredy Montero, the MLS Humanitarian of the Month for March… for what he did in December. Full Release: Major League Soccer and the Seattle Sounders FC today announced forward Fredy Montero was selected as the MLS W.O.R.K.S. “Humanitarian of the Month” for March. The award recognizes Montero’s efforts to...
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Major League Soccer announced today the new format for the 2011 Playoffs. Ten clubs will qualify for the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs: * The top three finishers in each conference, based on regular season points (six automatic berths) * The next best four clubs based on regular season points, irrespective of conference (four wild...
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During the 2009 MLS Season, Seattle set a record for miles traveled for an MLS team and much was said then about the Sounders’ travel schedule. Being in the far upper-left of the US for the past two seasons, the Rave Green’s closest opponent in MLS was 689 miles* away at Rio Tinto Stadium...
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The addition of 2 more MLS teams has prompted a shift in conference allignment. The Houston Dynamo move to the Eastern Conference as Vancouver & Portland join the Sounders as well as Chivas USA, Colorado, FC Dallas, LA, Real Salt Lake, and San Jose in the West. Additionally, the league updated and formalized its...
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Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft is today. Sounders FC has the 9th pick, and they chose to own the rights to former Philadelphia Union goalkeeper, Chris Seitz. The 23-year old was selected by the Union in the 2009 Expansion Draft from Real Salt Lake. He made 23 starts for Philly in their inaugural year....
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