May
03

Video: Another Look At Montero’s Long Range Goal


Goal of the year candidate? Yeah I think so. I meant to get to this earlier in the day but man, this goal is certainly nice. Sounders fans will agree, it was equally as nice to see Montero scoring again here.

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Apr

24

World Football Challenge Returns For Another Year


Don’t act surprised. You knew this was probably coming. The summer of soccer kicks off once again as Major League Soccer will be hosting foreign-based clubs in the World Football Challenge. So far only two games are listed. The Seattle Sounders FC and EPL’s Chelsea at CenturyLink Field on Wednesday, July 18. Chelsea is also participating…[continue reading]

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Mar

27

More Friendlies Announced


Remember when I said there would be more friendlies announced in the coming days for this summer? Well, today was one of those days. Aston Villa of the EPL announced their summer tour including stops in Portland, Chicago and Philadelphia. Pretty cool. Another EPL side, Chelsea, also will be coming over to the States when…[continue reading]

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Feb

24

The List: 2012 Breakout Players


Each season in Major League Soccer there are a number of players that seemingly come out of nowhere to enjoy a big season. A couple years ago it was Chris Wondolowski to last season with Dominic Oduro finally finding his way in the Windy City with the Fire. Obviously it is always hard to tell…[continue reading]

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Feb

17

Impact Take Johnson, Trade Him For Fucito and Neagle


The allocation was quick and swift for striker Eddie Johnson. The former FC Dallas and Kansas City man was quickly selected by the Montreal Impact via the allocation order today. The Impact quickly tweeted out that they would be trading him though. [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/impactmontreal/statuses/170635982683639808"] Montreal took a big gamble by using their allocation spot but…[continue reading]

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Feb

17

Ballack Close To Signing With MLS?


German international midfielder Michael Ballack could be close to joining a Major League Soccer team. Sources close to Goal.com say the midfielder is in “deep negotiations” with the league. Sources from both sides have confirmed that MLS Executive VP Todd Durbin initiated talks that would bring the former Germany captain and current Bayer Leverkusen midfielder to…[continue reading]

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Feb

03

Grading The Offseason: Western Conference


Yesterday I took a look at the 10 clubs from the Eastern Conference in how they’ve done so far this winter. Naturally right after the post was put up one of those clubs went out and signed a DP. Today, we’ll look at the nine clubs from the Western Conference to see how they’ve been…[continue reading]

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Feb
02

Zakuani On His Road To Recovery


A fantastic story by Grant Wahl on Seattle Sounders midfielder Steve Zakuani. Just read it. That is all.

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Nov
08

Photo: Sneak Peak At 2012 Seattle Sounders Kits


A little sneak peak if you will at the 2012 Seattle Sounders kits, likely road kits. This was taken earlier by a photographer (@rodmarphoto) and then tweeted out to the world! Gotta love Twitter. (h/t to Seattle beat writer @joshuamayers) Light blue(ish) kits. So far, I’m not sure what to make of it. What say…[continue reading]

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Nov

03

2011 Expansion Draft List: Seattle Sounders FC


I don’t think many folks expected to see this list so soon. With the Seattle Sounders exiting the playoffs last night after there 3-2 (on aggregate) loss to Real Salt Lake, the list had to be made. Boy, Montreal has to make the most of this too as the Sounders stand to lose one quality…[continue reading]

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