Albert Rusnák has been called into the Slovakia national team for the first time in more than four years. Slovakia, which currently leads its UEFA Nations League group with 10 points, faces Faroe Islands (Nov. 13) and Kazakhstan (Nov. 16).
That should allow Rusnák to get back to Seattle in time for the Western Conference Wild Card match against Real Salt Lake on Nov. 19, but he will likely only have one day of training.
Rusnák has been the Sounders’ best offensive player this year, and leads the team with eight goals and 16 assists across all competitions. His 16 assists all came in MLS play and tied the Sounders’ single-season record, which he already shared with Nicolás Lodeiro. This is also the third consecutive season in which he’s had at least 20 goal-contributions in the MLS regular season, the only Sounders player to have done that more than twice.
