As the preseason rages on you can enjoy every goal from the first season of Seattle Sounders FC right here!
Just a couple years ago I remember wondering how long it would take before Toronto FC would score their first goal. They went 4 games before they got a goal which also proved to be their first ever win in a 3-1 victory over Chicago Fire. When Seattle Sounders FC started their inagural season 3 weeks ago they didn’t take long to get that first goal. Since then they haven’t stopped scoring and they also boast the best goals against in the league as they have not been scored on yet.
If both the Sounders and Chivas USA can get victories today they will face each other next week as the battle of the last teams to get 3 points from each game.
So how long can the Seattle Sounders FC keep up the perfect record?
The Houston Dynamo are going to into Mexico with after a 1-1 tie in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. The Dynamo play Atlante FC Tuesday at 8PM (Fox Soccer Channel). Houston is the only remaining MLS team in the competition. Don’t miss this one.
David Beckham has been doing good in Italy and every day there is a new story about how he is never coming back to play for the Galaxy. I don’t know if anything is certain in this situation – but sounds like he may finish the season with AC Milan and then come back to the Galaxy for the 2nd half of the MLS season.
Brand new to the league Seattle Sounders FC will open the season against MLS Cup runners up New York Red Bulls. They will only remain the new team for a single season. I had plans to get out to Seattle for that season opener, but my plans changed and I won’t be able to get there until the day after they play the Red Bulls. Sad day for me.
In totally unrelated to MLS news I’ve started a new job that will take up a lot more of my time. I will likely be looking for others to write on this website. I am going to have a revenue sharing program that will allow writers to make money by writing MLS articles here. Contact me if you are interested in writing on the site or stay tuned for more details.
Both former US National team players Kasey Keller and Clint Mathis are leaving their European clubs in order to head to the United States to play in Major League Soccer.
Kasey Keller began his career with the Portland Timbers 19 years ago. Since then he has spent some time with 7 different European clubs. Now Keller is the 2nd man on the brand new Seattle Sounders FC roster.
Clint Mathis has played with several MLS teams already in his career. His time in Major League Soccer included a poor season with Real Salt Lake in their first year of existence. Now Real Salt Lake is in first place in the West and they have re-acquired Mathis after he left MLS to play in Greece. Mathis played in 8 games and scored 1 goal for Greek club Ergotelis.
We will have one MLS team and one USL team in the US Open Cup Final this year. Two MLS powerhouses will play each other in one semi-final while two USL teams will do battle in the other semi-final.
The New England Revolution beat Crystal Palace Baltimore on PKs after a 1-1 draw to move into the semis with DC United who beat fellow MLSers Chicago Fire.
On the other side of the tournament we had the Charleston Battery beat FC Dallas 3-1 and the Seattle Sounders beat the Kansas City Wizards 6-5 on PKs after a scoreless draw.
This will be only the 3rd time since the beginning of Major League Soccer that a non MLS team has advanced to the final. In 1996 DC United beat the Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0 in the final. Three years later the Rochester Raging Rhinos made it to the final again and this time came out victorious with a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids. Since that game the final has seen nothing but MLS teams – until now.
A couple MLS teams dropped out of the US Open Cup last night to lower league opponents. Here are all the results:
Crystal Palace Baltimore 2 -0 New York Red Bulls
Richmond Kickers 0 – 3 New England Revolution
Cleveland City Stars 1 – 4 Chicago Fire
Rochester Rhinos 0 – 2 DC United
Miami FC Blues 1 – 2 FC Dallas
Charsleston Battery (4-3 on PKs) 1 – 1 Houston Dynamo
Carolina Railhawks 2 – 4 Kansas City Wizards
Seattle Sounders 2 – 0 Chivas USA
So we are left with 5 MLS teams, a single USL-2 team and a pair of USL-1 teams. This is what the quarterfinals look like for next week. Both the Revolution and DC United will not host these games at their normal home field. Dallas will be at Pizza Hut Park for their game.
Crystal Palace Baltimore at New England Revolution
Chicago Fire at DC United
Charleston Battery at FC Dallas
Kansas City Wizards at Seattle Sounders
The third round of the US Open Cup is upon us. There are 8 MLS teams remaining in the tournament – each of which will face a non-MLS team.
Three teams from the USL Second Division have made it to the round of 16. These teams all face MLS teams in this round. Here are those matchups:
Crystal Palace Baltimore vs. New York Red Bulls
Richmond Kickers vs. New England Revolution
Cleveland City Stars vs. Chicago Fire
The remaining lower level teams all came from the USL First Division:
Rochester Rhinos vs. DC United
Miami FC Blues vs. FC Dallas
Charsleston Battery vs. Houston Dynamo
Carolina Railhawks vs. Kansas City Wizards
Seattle Sounders vs. Chivas USA
The previous round saw the exit of 8 more USL First and Second Division teams along with the only team from outside USL to make it that far – Hollywood United. Hollywood United are a part of the United States Adult Soccer Association.
What MLS teams may fall to their lower league opponents?
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Thanks for the comment – GoSounders.com is now in the links here as well!
The newest team in the league already has a sponsorship deal. Seattle will be sponsored by Microsoft and XBox 360 Live for $20 million over the first 5 years of the team’s existence.
Just off the top of my head these are the other teams that have jersey sponsorship deals:
LA Galaxy – Herbalife
DC United – Volkswagon
Real Salt Lake – Xango
Columbus Crew – Glidden
New York – Red Bull
Chicago Fire – Best Buy
Houston Dynamo – Amigo Energy
Toronto FC – BMO
Chivas USA – Comex
Did I miss any? What would be good sponsors for the remaining teams that don’t have a company logo on the front of their shirts?
Edited: Thanks ArteEtLabore for pointing out the last two that I didn’t think of earlier this afternoon.
Where will Theirry Henry be next year? Rumors were New York, now they are LA and Seattle. Some say he will still be in Barcelona and maybe has already agreed to stay in Barcelona. How could the Galaxy fit him on their team? Why would he go to an expansion team? New York seems the most likely to me, but is that even a rumor anymore of have they claimed they are not even interested anymore? I can’t keep up with the Henry MLS rumors anymore…
Where do you think the French striker will be playing a year from now?
