Sounders 2012: A year in photos

With the 2013 MLS season nearly upon us, I decided to look back through my images from the 2012 Seattle Sounders. It was an exciting season – from the Community Shield through to the Western Conference Final, with many Champions League, US Open Cup, and even a few Reserve League …

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Brief Stop Home for Sounders

The Sounders had a quick stop home at Starfire this weekend before they head back down to Arizona to compete in the Desert Diamond Cup in Tuscon. I made it down to training on Saturday morning and got to see some of the players returning from international duty. Also on …

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Miracle Finish Eludes Sounders, LA Advance to MLS Cup Final

On Sunday night, the Sounders fell just short of pulling off a miracle. Though for a while there, it looked like they might actually do it. They had a two goal lead with more than 30 minutes left to play. Then, after a somewhat questionable penalty call, Robbie Keane dashed …

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Sounders, RSL Scoreless After 1st Semifinal Leg

This could easily have been called the Nick Rimando show. He was simply amazing. The Sounders had several good shots on frame, but none of them made it past the Real Salt Lake keeper. Though he was kept slightly less busy, Seattle Sounders keeper, Michael Gspurning, also put on quite …

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Sounders Set Timbers Ablaze in Front of 66K

October 7th was a night to remember for fans of soccer in the US. The second largest crowd in MLS history (66,452) cheered on the Seattle Sounders in a rout against Cascadia arch-rivals Portland Timbers to a final score of 3-0. The noise in CenturyLink Field after each of the …

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Sounders – Whitecaps Cascadia Derby Ends in a Draw

On Saturday, Sept. 29, the Seattle Sounders traveled north of the border to face the Vancouver Whitecaps in another Cascadia Cup derby. It was a bit of a feisty affair, as is to be expected with these rivalry games. But neither team was able to get on the score sheet, …

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EJ Scores Two as Sounders Beat Chivas, 2-1

On a beautiful sunny day in Seattle the Sounders managed to come from behind for the first time this season. Steve Zakuani started his second MLS match in a row, the first one at CenturyLink field since he broke his leg in April of last year. After going down a …

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Sounders Open Champions League Campaign with Win

The Seattle Sounders opened their 2012-2013 CONCACAF Champions League campaign with a victory over Caledonia AIA from Trinidad and Tobago. It was a fun evening for Sounders fans, especially the first half of the match. The home side went into halftime with a 3 goal to nil lead. Caledonia managed …

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Sounders Advance in US Open Cup

The Seattle Sounders hosted the Atlanta Silverbacks in Round 3 of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Wednesday night. The lower division NASL club put up a good fight against the MLS Sounders for much of the first half. But then the flood gates opened. Seattle put one in …

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Sounders Keep Clean Sheet and Beat Dynamo

It wasn’t the prettiest of matches — fouls, floppi- I mean “gamesmanship” (from both sides), a deflected goal and an arguably soft penalty call. But Seattle Sounders managed to keep the previously undefeated Houston Dynamo scoreless while scoring 2 goals partway through the first half. The 2-0 win gives the …

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