Goalfest in Portland Ends in a Draw

After eight goals, the latest Cascadia Cup battle between rivals Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers ends in a 4-4 draw. On Sunday afternoon, someone saw me in my Sounders jacket and asked me if we won yesterday. Without thinking I said “Yeah!” Then a heartbeat later, “Wait, no. We tied, …

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Sounders Fall to Columbus Crew

On another rain soaked night, the Seattle Sounders lost at home. This time to the Columbus Crew. Hopefully this isn’t becoming a trend, but it’s the second loss at home in a row. And it was a brutal way to lose – in the final seconds of the match. But …

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Dempsey Scores but Sounders Fall to Toronto 2-1

Clint Dempsey doubled his goals as a Sounder on Saturday. But it wasn’t enough as the Seattle Sounders fell to Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe, and Julio Cesar of the new-look Toronto FC. It didn’t take long for the England international and former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe to make his mark …

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Sounders Pull Off Last Minute Win

The Seattle Sounders have a history of pulling off late wins against Sporting Kansas City. So it really was no surprise when they did it again on Saturday in the 94th minute of the season’s opening match. Despite this being the fifth time the Sounders have done this to SKC …

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Sounders 2014 Preseason Day One

Today marked the first day of preseason for the Seattle Sounders’ 2014 MLS season. There were many new faces and of course several familiar ones as well. Here is a collection of photos from both the morning and afternoon sessions. (Click on any photo below to view the entire gallery)

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Best of Sounders 2013 (and a little USMNT)

Well it’s that time of year again. The time for everyone to do their “Best of 2013” blog posts. So here are my favorite photos from the Sounders’ 2013 MLS season (and a few from the Champions’ League). Of course, the Sounders weren’t the only matches that I got to …

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Sounders Lose to Northern Cascadia Rivals

The Sounders’ 14-match home winning streak came to an end when the Vancouver Whitecaps beat them 4-1 on October 9. It was not a pretty match for Seattle fans. So if you don’t want to relive it, I understand. (Personally, I wanted to forget it, which is why it took …

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Sounders and Red Bulls Draw in Torrential Rain

The Seattle Sounders had their six match winning streak at home broken, but they remain unbeaten at CenturyLink Field over the last 14 matches after a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night. The weather folks had been predicting a horrible storm for Sunday night. And …

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Sounders Come From Behind to Beat Chicago

The Seattle Sounders went down a goal to Chicago Fire midway through the first half, but Lamar Neagle evened it up before halftime. It remained tied until shortly after Zach Scott subbed on. In the 89th minute, he sent a low driven cross into the box which Gonzalo Segares knocked …

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Supporters Packed to the Rafters for Cascadia Cup Battle

The largest crowd to ever attend a soccer match in the Pacific Northwest did not go home disappointed…well, except for the 1000, or so, who made the trip up from Portland. In front of 67,385, the Seattle Sounders defeated their arch rival Portland Timbers by a score of 1-0. I …

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