Sounder At Heart 2 hours ago
Sounders Business Meeting 2013
Seattle Sounders FC hosts its annual business meeting again. The usual trickle of stories already includes news about a new local broadcast agreement. Who knows what else may come. At least five current Sounders are in attendance as is Joe Roth, Adrian Hanauer and other members of the front office. Sigi Schmid is here today as well. If you couldn't RSVP and want to be part of the most fun pseudo-"shareholders conference" this side of Green Bay, tune in to our live-thread here to get all the wibbly-wobbly stats and updates on the status of our most-favoritest soccer club in the world. This...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 5 hours ago
Seattle declines option on GK Gspurning
(AP) — The Seattle Sounders have declined the 2014 contract option on goalkeeper Michael Gspurning, leaving the position as a major question going into next season. The Sounders used backup Marcus Hahnemann as their starter for a few games late in the year as Gspurning struggled with consistency.
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Seattle Times 34 mins ago
Sounders FC declines option on Gspurning
Fan favorites Michael Gspurning, Steve Zakuani and Mauro Rosales may have played their last games for Sounders FC.
Seattle Times 2 hours ago
Q13 Fox announces it will broadcast Sounders FC games next season
Here it is: @Q13Fox and @JOEtvSeattle is now the home of the @SoundersFC, starting March next year! 21 games on our air!! — Aaron Levine (@AaronQ13Fox) December 10, 2013 Here is a tweet from Aaron Levine of Q13 Fox. No other news is available at this time, but I suspect we might hear something
Seattle Sidelines | Daily Herald 11 hours ago
Sounders roster overhaul underway
Following a disappointing finish to the 2013 season, Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer hinted that some significant change could be...
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times Dec 8, 2013
Washington's record season comes to an end in NCAA quarterfinals vs. New Mexico
https://twitter.com/UW_MSoccer/status/409518577750798336 A "magical season" might be the best way to put it. The University of Washington men's soccer program had never seen a year like this one. Unfortunately, it came to an end short of a national championship as the second-seeded Huskies fell at home Saturday, 1-0, to No. 7 New Mexico in the NCAA quarterfinals. It was the farthest UW, this year's Pac-12 champion, had ever advanced in the tournament. The Lobos, which finished with a 16-8 advantage in shots, got the lone goal from Ben McKendry in the 37th minute. Washington coach Jamie Clark...
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times Dec 8, 2013
Sporting Kansas City wins the MLS Cup after penalty-kick shootout
It might not have been the prettiest MLS Cup final ever, thanks to the 20-degree weather at Sporting Park, but Saturday's final between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake won't soon be forgotten. The hosts, Sporting KC, prevailed in a penalty-kick shootout, one that lasted 10 rounds following a 1-1 tie, becoming the first Eastern Conference team to win since 2008. Real Salt Lake forward Alvaro Saborio opened the scoring in the 52nd minute, set up brilliantly by a no-look pass from Kyle Beckerman. Kansas City equalized in the 76th minute through bruising defender Aurelien Collin, who some...
Sounders Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune Dec 7, 2013
SKC-RSL meet for MLS Cup today
The MLS season concludes today as Real Salt Lake visits Sporting Kansas City for the MLS Cup. The game will be shown on ESPN at 1 p.m. PT. Details here from the league website.
Seattle Times Dec 6, 2013
Sounders assistant Brian Schmetzer interviews for FC Dallas opening
Sounders FC assistant coach Brian Schmetzer has interviewed for the head coaching job at FC Dallas, The Seattle Times has confirmed. The news was first reported by ESPNFC.com.
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times Dec 6, 2013
Confirmed: Sounders FC's Brian Schmetzer has interviewed for FC Dallas job
I can confirm that Sounders FC assistant coach Brian Schmetzer has interviewed for the head coaching job at FC Dallas, something first reported by Jeff Carlisle in this story for ESPNFC.com. The job was vacated by Schellas Hyndman, who stepped down after this season following five and a half years with the team. Carlisle, citing sources, noted that former MLS great Guillermo Barros Schelotto is the preferred choice among the candidates -- the ESPN report from Wednesday identified five -- but that there has been a disagreement over compensation. No firm deadline for a decision has been made...
Seattle Times Dec 6, 2013
Leo Gonzalez named Sounders FC's Defender of the Year
The last of Sounders FC’s team awards was revealed Friday, and it came in an announcement that Leo Gonzalez has been named Defender of the Year after a player vote. Here were the other awards: Osvaldo Alonso (MVP), Eddie Johnson (Golden Boot), Lamar Neagle (Humanitarian of the Year). Gonzalez,
Sounders Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune Dec 6, 2013
Sounders vote Leo Gonzalez defender of year
Here is the news from the club: Seattle Sounders FC announced today that Leo Gonzalez was named the team’s Defender of the Year. The award was voted on by his teammates. Costa Rican left back Leo Gonzalez was the most consistent defender for Sounders FC in 2013, matching his career high for starts (27) while logging 2,318 minutes (4th on team). Fourteen of Seattle’s 15 wins came with Gonzalez in the starting lineup. The team allowed one goal per game in his 27 starts and 2.14 goals per game in the seven games he did not play. Gonzalez made … Read more »
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times Dec 6, 2013
Clint Dempsey tells ESPN a potential offseason loan should be settled in next week
The World Cup draw has been getting much of the attention Friday, but U.S. men's national team captain Clint Dempsey also addressed a potential offseason loan in a TV interview with ESPN after the draw. Dempsey has been linked to a handful of English Premier League teams in the past few weeks following his first season with Sounders FC. Asked for an update on a possible loan from host Bob Ley, Dempsey said on the ESPN2 broadcast: "We're still waiting to see what's going to happen, but we should know what's going on in the next week." Dempsey has a stipulation in his contract with the Sounders...
Sounders Insider | Tacoma News-Tribune Dec 6, 2013
USA grouped with Germany, Portugal, Ghana
More information at the U.S. Soccer and FIFA World Cup websites.
Sounders FC Blog | Seattle Times Dec 6, 2013
USMNT drawn into exceptionally difficult group in 2014 World Cup
Well. I'm not sure it could have gone any worse for the U.S. men's national team in Friday's draw for next summer's World Cup in Brazil. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann's squad will take on Germany, Ghana and Portugal in Group G, and also face some of the worst travel in the tournament, according to Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl. Here is a look at the draw: Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras Group F:...
