Seattle Sounders FC Rumors & News

Timbers take early lead in 2013 Cascadia Cup

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — The second game of the 2013 Cascadia Cup was played Saturday, as 10-man Portland earned a 2-2 road tie against Vancouver at B.C. Place. The Whitecaps have still never won a rivalry game in the MLS era at 0-6-5. Remember, the reigning champion Timbers play four of six games on the road this season after getting four of six at home in 2012. They have done well through their first two away, earning come-from-behind ties. The Sounders get four of six at CenturyLink Field. Here is a look at the standings and results (past winners after the jump): Portland Timbers -- 0-0-2 (2 pts.) 0 GD Seattle Sou...

Recap: Seattle vs. FC Dallas

Tacoma News-Tribune — Seattle Sounders FC is starting to hit its stride after the club secured a 4-2 win over the Western Conference leaders, FC Dallas, at CenturyLink Field on Saturday.

Seattle Sounders knock off FC Dallas, 4-2, to extend unbeaten streak to six

Seattle Times — Seattle took an early two-goal lead, saw it slip away in the second half and then rallied for a 4-2 win behind star forwards Eddie Johnson and Obafemi Martins.

Poll: Do you think Blas Perez deserved a red card for his elbow of Leo Gonzalez?

Seattle Times — There were definitely a few talking points from CenturyLink Field on Saturday, as Sounders FC earned a 4-2 home win against FC Dallas. The most controversial play came in the 72nd minute, when Dallas forward Blas Perez caught Seattle defender Leo Gonzalez with an elbow as they battled for a header.

Reign FC looks to end five-game losing streak Sunday against Sky Blue FC

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxVGQ_8Lj4 *     *     * Reign FC is back in action Sunday with a 6 p.m. home game against Sky Blue FC of New York/New Jersey. Seattle's struggles have been no secret with a 0-5-1 record and five-straight losses. The personnel issues are piling up, too -- Hope Solo (wrist surgery), Megan Rapinoe (on loan in France), Amy Rodriguez (starting a family), Keelin Winters (ankle injury), Kate Deines (ankle injury), Elli Reed (ankle injury). The eye test says Winters is closer to a return than Deines and Reed, as the latter two were seen on crutches Thursday. Sky Blue F...

Sounders match third-longest winning streak and unbeaten streak in team history

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — Three wins in a row for Sounders FC is the longest active winning streak in MLS. Six games without a loss is the second-longest active unbeaten streak in the league (Portland is at 10, New York can also get to six Sunday afternoon). Here is a quick look at the best winning streaks and unbeaten streaks in team history within a single season: *     *     * Sounders FC's longest winning streaks Five games -- April 14-May 9, 2012 Five games -- Sept. 18-Oct. 15, 2010 Four games -- July 15-Aug. 8, 2010 Three games -- May 8-current Three games -- Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2011Three games -- June 18-June 26, ...

Lamar Neagle: 'We're unstoppable with these fans behind us.'

Seattle Times — Here are some team-provided quotes and stats from Sounders FC’s 4-2 home win Saturday against FC Dallas. *     *     * Sigi Schmid – Sounders FC Head Coach (On the game…) “Obviously a good game for the fans-exciting game. You never wan

Johnson's 2 goals lead Seattle to win

Tacoma News-Tribune — Sounders FC survived a wild looping roller-coaster ride of a night Saturday.

Highlights and quotes from another Sounders four-goal performance

Seattle Sidelines | Daily Herald — So we can probably put those "What's wrong with the Sounders" questions to bed, right? Well that was probably the case a week ago when...

Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, preview and prediction

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — Sounders FC (3-3-3) vs. FC Dallas (7-1-3) Saturday, May 18, 7:30 p.m., CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash. TV/radio: KING 5, 97.3 FM (Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller) Spanish TV/radio: THIS-TV (KOMO 4.2), La Gran D 99.3 FM Referee: Mark Geiger KEY DALLAS PLAYERS M David Ferreira -- The league's MVP in 2010 missed last week with a leg injury, but it sounds like he should be back in the lineup. He, of course, scored here in 2010, an 87th-minute equalizer to sent the Sounders to 4-8-4 on the season (Seattle went on to close the season on a 10-2-2 run). He's the engine in the attack, so much so the te...

Johnson scores twice as Sounders beat FC Dallas

Seattle Post-Intelligencer — Johnson scores twice as Sounders beat FC Dallas SEATTLE (AP) — Eddie Johnson scored twice, including the winner early in the 62nd minute, and the Seattle Sounders ended FC Dallas' nine-game unbeaten streak in MLS play with a 4-2 victory Saturday night. Johnson's second goal of the game and fourth this season came just one minute after Dallas completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit when Michel drilled a corner kick from the right side into the upper left roof of the Seattle net to tie it. Second-half substitute Obafemi Martins added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute as Seattle racked up ...

Sounders FC 4, FC Dallas 2, video highlights and a lot of postgame notes

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pli4MXLYmUs *     *     * Check out the highlights of Sounders FC's 4-2 home win Saturday against FC Dallas above, and I've collected some postgame notes below: --- FC Dallas lost for the first time since March 10, ending a nine-game unbeaten streak. --- Sounders FC has won three straight, four of five and is on a six-game unbeaten streak (3-0-3), which is tied for third best in team history. --- Sounders FC is on a 4-0-3 run in all competitions. --- Sounders FC improved to 5-1-4 head-to-head against Dallas (3-1-1 at home), with wins in four of the last five game...

Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas, pregame

Seattle Times — Welcome to CenturyLink Field, where we’ll have a good one tonight. Sounders FC, on a five-game unbeaten streak, hosts league-leading FC Dallas, on a nine-game unbeaten streak, in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Seattle is closer to full strength, with Steve Zakuani (groin) and Mauro Rosales (shoulder) th

West-East battle looks lopsided this season

Tacoma News-Tribune — The traditional imbalance of power in Major League Soccer seems to have shifted hard to the Western Conference this season.

Is Zach Scott rooting for an Open Cup matchup against his brother? Well, yes and no

Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times — Zach Scott called it "unavoidable." When the U.S. Open Cup third-round draw came out Wednesday, it was impossible for the Sounders FC defender not to notice a possible matchup with his younger brother Dan, who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the second-tier North American Soccer League. The Rowdies face VSI Tampa Bay in a second-round game Tuesday and the winner faces three-time champion Seattle on May 29. Zach sent Dan a text message after the draw. "His first response, which was the correct one, was, 'Hey, we've got a game against VSI on Tuesday, so we definitely have to win that one bef...

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