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Sound Table at Top Pot Tomorrow
May 4, 2010, 6:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Wednesday morning at 10:15 I will be at Top Pot in Queen Anne with Tony Ventrella and Arlo White for this week's edition of the Sound Table. We are welcoming a crowd there and hope to have a nice "studio audience." To entice you, we will be giving away two pairs of tickets to the May 26th friendly against Boca Juniors. See you there. » read full article
Electron Boy hits the big time!
May 4, 2010, 3:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
We have all seen the story of Electron Boy. Now the story of Erik Martin has hit Los Angeles, where the LA Times picked up the fabulous story written by Katerine Long of the Seattle Times.Today, his story was told on New Day Northwest with Margaret Larson, too.Thanks again, Electron Boy! » read full article
Congratulations to Blaise Nkufo
May 4, 2010, 3:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Blaise Nkufo is scheduled to join the Sounders FC in mid-July after the FIFA World Cup. He will do so a champion after he and FC Twente won the first championship title in the history of the club. Their 2-0 victory over NAC Breda capped a phenomenal season that saw the Eredivisie side finish with 86 points on the season, one better than the second place club, Ajax.Last week, UEFA.com wrote of Nkufo's Blaze of Glory. Meanwhile, this week, they had a story about the championship win for Twente. For some photos of the celebration, click here.Congratulations Blaise and FC Twente. » read full article
MLS Addresses Champions League
May 4, 2010, 3:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
After heavy struggles in the CONCACAF Champions League since 2000, MLS is looking at ways to improve their showing in the high-stakes tournament. » read full article
Sounders Start Fast, Grab Draw
May 2, 2010, 9:14 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Steve Zakuani scored his third goal of the year, but it was the only goal on 16 shots for the Sounders in a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew. » read full article
Nothing But Nets fundraiser underway
May 2, 2010, 2:02 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Last year the Sounders FC saved upwards of $23,000 for Nothing But Nets through a month-long fundraising efforts. This year, they are raising the stakes. The Sounders FC will be offering limited edition Drew Carey bobbleheads to fans who donate $30 to the Nothing But Nets campaign. I've got one on my desk and I think they're pretty cool. I know I'm a big gear nerd - especially when it comes to Sounders FC gear - but even my wife thinks they're a nice touch.Donations can be made online through the Sounders FC Pro Shop or at ht ePro Shop locations at Qwest Field and Pacific Place. Proceeds benefit Nothing But Nets, a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria - a leading killer of children in Africa. » read full article
Tribute to Blaise Nkufo
May 1, 2010, 7:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
On the weekend of his last match with FC Twente, the club is running a great feature video about the striker at http://www.fctwente.nl/eredivisielive/. Get a good look, Sounders fans ... he'll be in rave green in July. » read full article
Drew Carey Invites Sounders FC Fans to Help Prevent Malaria in Africa
May 1, 2010, 7:02 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
For a $30 donation to Nothing But Nets fans will receive a Drew Carey bobblehead » read full article
Sounders FC Trade King
May 1, 2010, 1:31 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Caught in a logjam at central midfield with the Sounders, Stephen King was traded today to DC United for a 2011 second round SuperDraft pick. » read full article
Sounders FC Completes signing of Miguel MontaĆĀ±o
April 30, 2010, 11:01 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms were not disclosed. MontaĆĀ±o will now be added to the official roster and is eligible to play. » read full article
Midfielder Stephen King Traded to D.C. United
April 30, 2010, 7:01 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Stephen King has been traded to D.C. United in exchange for a second round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. » read full article
Who Are The Columbus Crew?
April 30, 2010, 6:31 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Who Are The Columbus Crew?The Columbus Crew are one of the original Major League Soccer clubs that have been in the league since its inaugural year in 1996. They play their home games at 20,455-seat Crew Stadium. Winners of the 2008 MLS Cup, the Crew also won the Supporters’ Shield in 2004, 2008 and 2009 as well as the US Open Cup in 2002. They have several connections to the Sounders FC, beginning with head coach Sigi Schmid, who manned the helm at Columbus from 2006-2008, winning the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup for the Crew before signing with Seattle before their inaugural season in 2009. Assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson, along with forward Pat Noonan and midfielder Brad Evans also played on the championship team in 2008.Coach: Robert Warzycha took over coaching duties in Columbus after Schmid left for Seattle and kept the train rolling. In his first full season as coach, he led the Crew to a league-best 13-7-10 record. He also went 7-6-3 with the Crew in 2005 when he was named interim coach while the team looked to replace Greg Andrulis. In his playing days, Warzycha played for teams in Poland and Hungary, as well as with Everton in the English Premier League, before coming to MLS in 1996. He scored 19 goals in 160 games over seven seasons before retiring in 2002.Who to watch: The Crew are led by Argentinian superstar Guillermo Barros Schelotto. He has three goals and one assist this season and 27 goals and 34 assists in his 76 games with the Crew. The 36-year-old became legendary playing for La Plata and Boca Juniors in his native Argentina before coming to MLS in 2007. Midfielder Robbie Rogers and forward Steven Lenhart also play prominent roles in the Columbus attack. Defensively, they are led by Frankie Hejduk, who has 85 caps for the US National Team.Records: Columbus is 2-0-1 on the season while the Sounders FC are 2-2-2 to start the 2010 season. In 2009, the Sounders went 1-0-1 against the Crew last season drawing 1-1 at Qwest Field and ending the Crew’s 22-game home unbeaten streak with a 1-0 win in Columbus. » read full article
Montero wins Goal of the Week
April 30, 2010, 2:01 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Fredy Montero's 41-yard strike against FC Dallas on a free kick earned him MLS Goal of the Week honors."It was far and my intention was to hit it strong and hard and on frame. Fortunately, thanks to God, the shot went in and over the wall and it was a great goal for us," Montero said.Watch the goal, along with the other nominees here. » read full article
A Few Notes From The Week
April 30, 2010, 2:01 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Sounders FC comes off of an 0-1-1 weekend trip to Dallas and Toronto to face the defending Supporters Shield winners - the Columbus Crew. While the results weren't what they were looking for, the play in the 2-0 loss to Toronto FC has the team encouraged.In addition to Nate Jaqua, who is recovering from his lower abdominal surgery and has been working out on the side of the field this week, the Sounders will also be without forwards Pat Noonan (hamstring) and Mike Fucito (knee). Fucito suffered a knee injury against the Kansas City Wizards on April 17, in the same game that Fucito scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time. Noonan suffered the hamstring strain in the 2-2 draw with FC Dallas April 22.Five Sounders got their first starts of the 2010 season in the two-game foray - David Estrada against FC Dallas and Sanna Nyassi, Patrick Ianni, Nathan Sturgis and Tyson Wahl against Toronto FC. Estrada's start was also his first in MLS. Additionally, Terry Boss made his MLS debut in the second half against FC Dallas when he came on to replace the injured Kasey Keller.Fredy Montero's 41-yard strike on a free kick against FC Dallas earned AT&T MLS Goal of the Week honors. Watch the video of the goal here.The Sounders FC play five of their next seven games on ther home pitch at Qwest Field. We'll see you there. » read full article
Kicking off the Corporate Cup
April 30, 2010, 12:08 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Business and soccer hooliganism joined forces Wednesday to kick off the first annual Sounders FC Corporate Cup, a soccer tournament for local businesses that will raise money for America Scores Seattle. Crews of “corporate hooligans” — men and women dressed in business attire above the waist and soccer gear below the waist — conducted a lunchtime pub crawl in downtown Seattle on Wednesday to raise awareness for the event, which will begin with qualifier matches on July 24 and 25 before the championship match at Qwest Field on August 8. Organizers are hoping to get 32 corporations to register teams in the tournament, with Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft and UPS already entered.All proceeds from the Sounders FC Corporate Cup will benefit America Scores Seattle, a non-profit after-school program aimed at low-income elementary schools that encourages kids to play soccer and build literacy and writing skills, all with the goal of “getting children more engaged and successful in school,” said Carole Kelley, executive director for the 11-year-old organization.“American Scores gives kids a chance to be a part of a team and learn life lessons,” Kelley said. “Soccer is the world’s game and the uniting piece of it all. Our hope is to empower them to be successful and have an impact in their communities.”To enter a team or learn more about the Corporate Cup, visit the event’s website here. Photo by Corky Trewin, SoundersFC.com » read full article
Another Great Story About Steve Zakuani
April 29, 2010, 6:31 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
You may have read the story I linked to earlier this week about Steve Zakuani. Today in the Seattle Times, Joshua Mayers lent his pen to the story and another great story came from it. He's been working on this one for a while and it turned out great. Check it out here. » read full article
Local product in training
April 29, 2010, 3:00 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Sounders FC were a bit short-handed in training today because of injuries that have trimmed their roster slightly. So, for today, they turned to Tacoma native and University of Washington product Raphael Cox. The Stadium High School product was in training, though not on trial, after being waived by Real Salt Lake in March."It's been a long road. I've been to Portland and Austin. Now I'm here and the coaching staff is letting me train a bit, which is nice. I'm hoping just to get some good training and if they need an extra player, I'm available. But if not, it's great training."A fourth round pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Cox played six games for Real Salt Lake last season, scoring his only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Crew. He made his MLS debut in Seattle when the Sounders hosted Real Salt Lake and the season finished with RSL hoisting the MLS Cup at Qwest Field."I got my first appearance in Seattle and we ended the season with the championship here. Even though I didn't play, it was great to have it here with friends and family," Cox said, adding that he has his championship ring in a special place at home. "I've shown it to my friends and family, but no, I don't wear it." » read full article
Storied Clubs Come To Qwest
April 29, 2010, 2:00 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Sounders FC announced Wednesday that long-historied franchises Boca Juniors and Celtic FC will visit Qwest Field in summer friendlies. » read full article
Sounders FC Announce Two International Friendlies
April 28, 2010, 4:32 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Celtic will play at Qwest on July 18th while Boca Juniors will visit May 26th. » read full article
One Minute Away
April 28, 2010, 1:06 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Sounders are mere moments away from an outstanding start to the 2010 season, showing how much difference one minute can make. » read full article
GREAT read on Steve Zakuani
April 28, 2010, 12:06 am sourced from feedproxy.google.com
Sounders FC midfielder Steve Zakuani is featured in a fantastic profile on PitchInvasion.net. Writer Andrew Guest writes of Zakuani's path to the MLS, his dreams of building soccer in the Democratic Republic of Congo and of how Zakuani's project, Kingdom Hope, came to be. Check out the story here. » read full article
Corporate Cup Gaining Steam
April 27, 2010, 8:33 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
This Wednesday FC Barcelona will face Inter Milan in the CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal in Barcelona. But the 11:30 am (Pacific) kickoff will reverberate all the way back to Seattle. More specifically, to Fado, Fox Sports Grill and the George And Dragon, where soccer players from Amazon.com, Expedia, Microsoft, Puget Sound Energy and UPS will challenge the local soccer pubs to join them in the Soudners FC Corporate Cup in July. The Corporate Cup will pit teams from different organizations around the Seattle area in a soccer tournament, wiht proceeds benefitting the Sounders FC charitable partners.The event Wednesday, slated to go from 11:30-1, will feature players (dubbed Corporate Hooligans) from the pre-registered corporations dressed in business attire above the waist and soccer gear below.For more information on the Corporate Cup, go to www.sounderscorporatecup.com. » read full article
Keller at 100%
April 25, 2010, 11:31 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
I spoke with Kasey Keller after the game about the head injury that knocked him out of the second half against Dallas. He has no ill-effects from the collision with Jeff Cunningham and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to Toronto FC."I’m ok. I took a nice little headshot conceding that penalty," he said. "It deteriorated as the half went along and I wasn’t seeing very well and I didn’t want to be a detriment to the team. I was struggling there, so Terry came in and did a great job and it was unfortunate that we were not able to get a win out of that game. Later that evening things started to get better. I got a couple of good nights of sleep and everything was good." » read full article
De Rosario Lifts Toronto Past Sounders FC
April 25, 2010, 11:31 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
The Sounders FC were left with one point out of a two-game road trip after Dwayne De Rosario powered Toronto FC to a 2-0 win at BMO Field. » read full article
Live From Toronto
April 25, 2010, 7:01 pm sourced from feedproxy.google.com
We are at BMO Field awaiting kickoff. It's been windy all day and it keeps threatening to rai, but so far, I've only seen some sprinkles.We'll be live blogging the game here.The view from the pressbox. » read full article
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