Expansion Teams

July 15th, 2009

How Does Seattle Attendance Stack Up?

By: Steve | Comments 26 Comments

Seattle has blown away the soccer doubters this year, with packed stadiums and a dedicated fan base even in the face of economic recession. But just how good is Seattle’s attendance? We took a look around the soccer and professional sports world and asked the question: if Seattle was in _______ league, how [...]



December 8th, 2008

Another Freddie (Freddy)?

By: Ben | Comments 6 Comments

Finally, December is here… meaning the Columbian Footballer Freddy Montero’s conract with Deportivo Cali is coming to an end. So, what will happen next with this former Golden Boot winner? The only thing that’s certain is that an American club owns 65% of Montero’s contract rights… and it’s rumored that the American Club [...]

August 12th, 2008

Player Announcement Coming Thursday

By: Steve | Comments 6 Comments

The next Sounders FC player signing will be announced on Thursday, August 14th at 2:00PM at Qwest field.

June 30th, 2008

Sounders FC in the 2009 Champions League?

By: Steve | Comments 8 Comments

As far-fetched as it sounds, MLS and cup officials may have to ask themselves that exact question. The CONCAFAF Champions league gives 2 spots to teams from the US and Canada. One spot goes to the winner of the MLS Supporter’s Shield, the other to the winner of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. If a USL team were to win the Open Cup, they too would be given a spot in the competition.

June 26th, 2008

Henry staying on the MLS radar

By: Akeem Samuels | Comments 8 Comments

French striker Henry spent this past weekend with his good friend and compatriot, NBA star Tony Parker, cruising the Big Apple and playing in the Steve Nash charity soccer game. Naturally, his presence in NYC was hard to ignore for both MLS fans and the press.



June 16th, 2008

Seattle Sounders FC meets Matchmaker.com

By: Akeem Samuels | Comments 2 Comments

The Seattle Sounders FC has come out with an exclusive site that resembles matchmaking or social networking sites such as Match.com, Harmony.com or Facebook. Such a site was originally a demand made by Drew Carey to secure his participation in the establishment of the team.
The new site will match season ticket buyers [...]

June 12th, 2008

Better Know Your Sounder, pt. 1: Sébastien Le Toux

By: Steve | Comments 9 Comments

On May 8, 2008 (though some reports were leaked as early as March), Le Toux became the first and, so far, only player in Seattle Sounders FC’s history. He is one of between six to ten players from the current Seattle Sounders who are expected to be signed to contracts with MLS’s Seattle Sounders FC.

June 10th, 2008

REPORT: MLS Fattest

By: Akeem Samuels | Comments 12 Comments

Two scientists, Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine recently wrote that “obese people are disproportionately responsible for high food prices and greenhouse gas emissions because they consume 18% more food energy due to their greater body mass — and require increased quantities of fuel to transport themselves [...]

May 16th, 2008

Sports Illustrated Takes Their Cues from Seattle Offside

By: Steve | Comments 8 Comments

Breaking News: After the success of the MLS Hair Report, Sports Illustrated has decided to latch on to and leech off of my and Akeem’s brilliant and creative ideas.
To quote the article:
A distinctive mullet that soon would light up MLS matches identified Juan Carlos Toja to FC Dallas players during their 2007 preseason trip to [...]

May 8th, 2008

Who Be Poppin’ the Bubbly?

By: Steve | Comments 26 Comments

by Akeem Samuels and Stephen Rosenshein
Adrian Hanauer would like us to believe that he and fellow Seattle Sounder FC owners, Roth and Allen, are assembling a world-class squad with talent from around the globe. He has been scouting in Africa and South America, looking for players that will propel the squad into the so-called “major” [...]






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