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Lodeiro vs Pozuelo: The creative pair central as Seattle meet Toronto

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Lodeiro vs Pozuelo: The creative pair central as Seattle meet Toronto It all comes down to this. The 2019 MLS season comes to a head on Sunday night in a repeat of the 2016 MLS Cup final. Three years ago, Seattle Sounders emerged victorious on penalities after the pair had played out a 0-0 draw at BMO Field, with Toronto FC came away from the clash empty handed. They ...

Will Seattle continue dominance over Toronto in Sunday's MLS Cup final?

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Will Seattle continue dominance over Toronto in Sunday's MLS Cup final? For a season that lacked a defining storyline there are no shortage of plots and narratives to unpick ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup final. Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders will meet in North American football’s showpiece season decider with both clubs looking to cross a rather significa...

Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer

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Seattle enjoying remarkable resurgence under Schmetzer Essentially everything that could have gone against the Seattle Sounders this season has gone against the Seattle Sounders this season. Not only did they lose their figurehead coach, with Sigi Schmid leaving the club in July, but they are without their captain Clint Dempsey until next season at the ...

Tournament Focus: Your Guide to the 2015 MLS Playoffs

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Tournament Focus: Your Guide to the 2015 MLS Playoffs The lineup has been finalised, the draws have been made and the 2015 MLS playoffs are set. After a gruelling regular season, the North American top-flight kicks into overdrive for the next few weeks as the trophies and honours that really matter are handed out. It’s time to start plotting your...

Team Focus: Just What Has Gone Wrong for Sigi Schmid's Sounders Side?

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Team Focus: Just What Has Gone Wrong for Sigi Schmid's Sounders Side? It’s somewhat difficult to comprehend the turmoil the Seattle Sounders now find themselves in, given the swagger with which they started the 2015 Major League Soccer season. As recently as May, they were the team to beat in the West. Now they are the team that everyone can beat.Indeed, Sigi Sc...

Match Focus: Sounders vs Galaxy to decide the Supporters' Shield

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Match Focus: Sounders vs Galaxy to decide the Supporters' Shield As far as heavyweight clashes go, this is Major League Soccer’s greatest offering. The LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders aren’t just two of the biggest clubs in North America, they’re the best two as well.The West coast sides will complete a quickfire double-header this weekend in the...

Player Focus: Why Spurs Fought to Sign DeAndre Yedlin

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Player Focus: Why Spurs Fought to Sign DeAndre Yedlin There was much talk during the World Cup over what the legacy of the tournament would be for the United States. The land that has long been considered football’s final frontier fully embraced Brazil 2014, but what would be lasting effect be? Certainly, in the short-term, that legacy has been D...

Team Focus: Attacking Onus on Dempsey in New Look Sounders Midfield

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Team Focus: Attacking Onus on Dempsey in New Look Sounders Midfield When the Seattle Sounders signed Clint Dempsey for a league-record fee they made a very clear statement of intent. The league’s biggest club now had the league’s biggest player and only the league’s biggest prize will validate the season. Anything short of winning the MLS Cup will ...

Match Focus: Seattle vs Portland the Main Event in MLS Thus Far

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Match Focus: Seattle vs Portland the Main Event in MLS Thus Far The play-off season looms in the distance and the pressure is starting to build across Major League Soccer. There have been some titanic battles this year but Sunday night’s Cascadia Cup clash between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers feels like the climax of the season so far.Almo...

Player Focus: What Dempsey's Signing Means for the Sounders

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Player Focus: What Dempsey's Signing Means for the Sounders Such was the delirium across the Pacific Northwest when rumours of Clint Dempsey’s potential return to the States surfaced that a crowd of Seattle Sounders supporters camped out at the city’s airport, hoping to get the scoop on their alleged new signing. There was even a trending hashtag...