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 Top Real Salt Lake, Take Over First Place

It was a battle for first place in the MLS Western Conference. The Seattle Sounders came into the match just two points behind league-leading Real Salt Lake. Less than three minutes into the match, Obafemi Martins put the Sounders in front, and they never looked back. Lamar Neagle also added …

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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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Sounders Top Whitecaps, Take Lead in Cascadia Cup

On Saturday night, in front of a crowd over 53,000 strong, the Seattle Sounders defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2. With the win, the Sounders take the lead on the season for the coveted Cascadia Cup. There are still several matches to be played, so they’ll need to keep playing well …

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Santos Laguna Takes 1-0 Lead Against Sounders in CCL Semis

Tuesday night Santos Laguna, the Mexican team that knocked the Sounders out of last year’s CONCACAF Champions League competition, came to Seattle for the first leg of this year’s CCL semifinals. Former USL Sounder and current US Men’s National Team player, Herculez Gomez scored the only goal in the match. …

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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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Sounders Set for Arizona, and Lamar Neagle Returns Home

On Tuesday morning I made it out to my first Sounders training this year. The preseason began just over a week ago, and as I write this post the team is on its way to Casa Grande, Arizona for some warmer and drier conditions. There was a new, yet familiar, …

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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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