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The Sounders play brave and bloody

Posted Sat, Oct 31, 10:50 a.m.

Still, the home match with Houston ends up 0-0. The key in the deciding playoff game Nov. 8 will be if Houston gives way to its sneaking fear that Seattle may actually be the better team.

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Sounders tie Chivas, chancing well but passing poorly

Posted Mon, Sep 21, 8:37 p.m.

A weekend of first-cabin sports in Seattle, with Huskies, Mariners, and Sounders all playing top teams. But still the Sounders can't seem to score at home.

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The Sounders: Learning from Barcelona

Posted Mon, Aug 24, 8:49 p.m.

After such elegance, what forgiveness? But the team recovers its balance, playing its bravest game of the year against its natural rival, Houston

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Chelsea, Chicago: Sounders at mid-point

Posted Mon, Jul 27, 5:32 p.m.

The rookie-ness is gone, and they are a remarkably good team. Chicago teaches a few lessons from a veteran team, knowing how to factor in a lenient referee.

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Sounders win their biggest game to date

Posted Mon, Jun 29, 10:15 a.m.

Lesson to the Colorado Rapids: getting Freddie Ljungberg mad is not a great strategy

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For the Sounders, some of the drought is over

Posted Mon, Jun 15, 10 a.m.

The team, which once looked like a new race car, has gotten itself into a fix. They started to squirm out of it by beating San Jose on some nifty plays from Ljungberg.

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Red card in the sunset

Posted Mon, Jun 1, 9:10 a.m.

The Sounders play a screwball game, earning only a tie against Columbus, coach Schmid's championship team of last year. Once again a cunning team lures the Sounders into a fatal red card.

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The Sounders hit a lull

Posted Wed, May 27, 7:45 a.m.

Dispiriting teams such as Dallas and LA can drag the high-flying Sounders down to their level, where they lose shape. In short: still a young team.

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Back in stride, Sounders beat San Jose, 2-0

Posted Mon, Apr 27, 6 a.m.

Three keys to watch: two very physical central defenders, a willingness to challenge every header, and the joys of a true goalkeeper

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The Sounders: the virginity is gone

Posted Sun, Apr 12, 10:51 p.m.

The team, tentative at first and kept on leash, loses to Kansas City in a game with a weird twist

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Sounders prevail in second big test

Posted Mon, Mar 30, 6 a.m.

Salt Lake is a serious contender, and they test the Sounders' ability to take some coldly delivered fouls.

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The Sounders: full of talent and high ambition

Posted Wed, Mar 25, 6 a.m.

The team's MLS debut brings the excitement of a major league contender back to a starved city, and the Northwest soccer people are ready to roar.

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Our balls on ice

Posted Wed, Jul 30, 5 p.m.

Has the last Seattleite with local pride turned out the lights? A recent trip to Safeco Field makes me wonder.

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Other media

Season over for the Sounders, after 1-0 loss in Houston The scoreless duel continues all the way into overtime; the loss eliminates Seattle in the first playoff round.

Greg Johns: Sounders' playoff picture coming into focus One win, or even two ties, and Seattle's soccer team will advance to the postseason tourney.

Sounders beat Columbus, 1-0, in a must-win match The team ends a 22-game unbeaten streak at home for Columbus Crew.

Soccer: Sounders beat D.C. United in key game How it looks from the home team's side in D.C., where the difference was the play of Seattle's Fredy Montero.

Sounders stun D.C. and take the U.S. Open Cup It's the team's first tournament trophy, quite an achievement for a first year.

Blog posts

Mariners v. Sounders

Posted Fri, May 22, 6 a.m.

Is it time to trade Adrian Beltre to the Sounders?

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The scourge of soccer

Posted Mon, Mar 16, 6 a.m.

As Seattle embraces major league 'football,' some new theories about how the sport is ruining America.

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Finally, some good Seattle sports news

Posted Sun, Jul 6, 1:44 p.m. 2008

When I edited Seattle Weekly, I issued a ban on soccer coverage. Why edit a newspaper when you can't, very occasionally, act like a tin-pot dictator and shape it to your perverse desires? I left the paper two years ago but hoped the new editor would realize my no-soccer edict was a lifetime ban. Apparently not. There's a new dictator in town, and the moratorium has been lifted. The editor himself has written a column about soccer in Seattle. The good news: He's not buying the hype that it's the next big thing.

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