Sounders Entertain Masses, Brand Steer 4-2
Sigi's face looks good burned into the skin down on the ranch
MLS Gamethread: Week 12
It's all the rivalry without any of the dumb labels and marketing
Sounders v FC Dallas - Gamethread
Night time soccer returns to CenturyLink Field at 7:30 PM as the Seattle Sounders host FC Dallas. Watch on KING/Root/KOMO2 or at MLSSoccer.com. Get live reaction with us.
Sounders Women face Whitecaps at 7:30
Preseason exhibition or no, this is Cascadia rivalry in its glory. The Vancouver Whitecaps have built a special team for tonight's match, just to stay on top of this rivalry. The Sounders Women have their Huskies back, it's gonna be a Dawg fight.
Scouting Report: Running With The Bulls
Third up in the murderer's row of teams Seattle faces this month will be the table-topping FC Dallas. But so far in May it's been Seattle doing the murdering. Can they keep it up against a hot team missing its most important defender?
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3Interview with Landon Donovan
The best player in U.S. soccer history discusses getting left off the U.S. Men's National Team for World Cup qualifiers, Jurgen Klinsmann, Robbie Rogers coming out, and more.
An update on SB Nation site performance
The SB Nation team provides an update on the performance issues around the network.
Inside the Numbers: How are the Sounders Passing?
Forgive the baseball analogy, but in many ways passes complete, passing %, and other such stats are very similar to a baseball player's batting average: a useful gauge, but an inherently flawed...
Sounders v FC Dallas - Three Questions
Saturday night's home game is the big matchup of the week as the surging Western Conference foes face off for the first time in 2013.
Major Link Soccer: Beckham retires, MLS reacts
Plus Donovan reacts to USMNT snub, expansion talk in Minnesota, ESPN's new soccer highlights show, and more.
Recap: Reign Still Looking For Rock Bottom
Seattle lost another starter to injury and gave up 4 goals to one of the league's least productive offenses. At least the weather was nice.
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1Sounders vs. FC Dallas video preview
The boys over at MLSsoccer.com preview the "Stream of the Week."
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Reign vs Spirit: Stream and Gamethread
The Reign come back home still in search of their first win of the season, and in search of a consistent goal scorer.
Eddie Johnson named to USMNT roster
Johnson could miss as many as four Sounders matches -- including Open Cup -- while he's on national team duty.
What Ails the NWSL and the Reign FC?
I (Soundermom) was asked the other day if I thought the new league would survive. My first answer, gut reaction really, was to say no. Then I stopped, and thought. I don’t want to see this league fail...
Expansion Without Expansion Drafts
David Beckham retires and thoughts of a Miami team immediately come to mind. That would make three cities in a very short time that could be "ready now" for MLS. The additional roster churn would scar many quality teams.
US Open Cup First Round and Pick'em Recap
The First Round of the US Open Cup is (mostly) in the books. Here is a recap and commentary of our pick'em picks, how certain teams fared, and certain pick'em teams fared.
Major Link Soccer: Galaxy win, Canadians tie
Plus Tijuana's shocker in Brazil, more MLS suspensions, and a player retires to become a doctor.
Tip of the iceberg
Mario Martinez's improvement can be seen in simple things like recognizing an overlapping run. What we see on gameday is really only the tip of the iceberg.
Sounders will begin Open Cup play vs. Tampa team
The Sounders will either visit the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies or host the USL-Pro's VSI Tampa Bay.
Major Link Soccer: Charity Dribbler Killed
Some days are just terrible. Tuesday was a terrible day.
U23s Overwhelm Doxa Italia in Open Cup Opener
David Geno introduces himself to the team with a double brace (hat trick with a cherry on top?) as the Sounders take care of business in round one.
Nos Audietis, Ep 94: Lamar Neagle and George John
Accuse of over-booking but we got a pair of Seattle-area natives to come on the show this week to help us explain how the Sounders have turned it around and what they'll be facing on Saturday.
Power Rankings of all varieties like Seattle
Not losing in five games means that vote based power rankings are showing the Sounders love. The fundamentals behind those results mean that analytics are showing Seattle love too.
Major Link Soccer: Ozzie a salary "best deal"
Plus debate about a CUSA player shoving a ball boy, and news on a 14-year-old phenom, a stalled TFC deal, and more.
Sounders U23 start Open Cup quest
Youth team takes on talented amateur side in Sumner on Tuesday night.
