Disclaimer: the author is in a bit of a state of euphoria: Sounders just made a helluva triumphant second half come-back and are going to the CCL semi-finals. (Furthermore, author is also a Barcelona fan, who earlier made a *cough cough* similar -albeit far superior- come-back victory, also in a Champions League elimination game. Author is very happy).
Euphoria aside, author would like to stake the claim that Djimi Traore's volley was The Best Goal in Sounders FC History.
There have been other 'very good" goals in SSFC history: Montero had several goals of the week, even goal of the year (runner up? winner?). I also fondly (and sadly) recall O'Brien White's Mauro-fed mystical header a few years back.
But Traore's was the simply best scored in Sounders FC short history. In good-old American fashion, here's a top ten list why: