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This is the place where there's normally something about MLS records to this point. But this is Portland Timbers versus Seattle Sounders. Neither side care about this year's record. They care about their histories from 1974/75 to the present. Fans, and players, focus not on two teams below the red line. Their focus is on a Portland team that holds the MLS Cup and a Seattle Sounders team with the Cascadia Cup and a dozen+ more competitive trophies than the Timbers. This is pure rivalry - no place for records. Today is a day when history gets written.
Jair Marrufo is the center ref for the game. The Portland Timbers have their full selection. Roman Torres remains on the DL for the Sounders. Clint Dempsey is suspended. Alvas Powell and Osvaldo Alonso will be suspended with their next yellow card.
nos audietis in somniis | nos audietis in altumyou will hear us in your sleep | you will hear us from the deep
Keys to Game:
- Morris v Borchers
- Valeri v Alonso
- Cut from flanks rather than cross
- Be like water
How to Watch
Match date/time: Noon, July 17th, 2016
Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon, Lesser Cascadia
Online: MLS Live (except where blacked out
National TV: FOX (Strong, Lalas, Stewart-Binks, Friedel)
Local Radio: KIRO 97.3 FM (Johnson, Keller)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda)
INTERNATIONAL TV
Middle East: Abu Dhabi Sports | Europe: Eurosport | Latin America: FOX Latin America | Australia: BeIN Sports | Africa: FOX Africa | United Kingdom: Sky Sports
How I'm watching
Kit: This is our Sound hoodie
Scarf: Enemy's Gate Is Down
Where: Home
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