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Surging past St. Louis: Sounders continue upward climb with 2-0 victory at home
Our Seattle Sounders FC continues to climb in the standings of MLS Western Conference, winning their sixth straight match and picking a point in eight consecutive matches with a shutout victory at home over St. Louis City SC.
Morris is Seattle’s man of the moment: Sounders stage dramatic 3-2 comeback to defeat FC Dallas
Down by two goals with around 20 minutes left to play in regulation, the Seattle Sounders FC seemed destined to drop more points at home. That all changed as the Rave Green stunned FC Dallas with a three goal comeback to secure all three points and give themselves a high point in the 2024 season.
On-field issues snowball as Sounders see two red cards in 2-0 loss to Whitecaps
The Seattle Sounders FC continue an abysmal start to the 2024 season, as any sort of momentum from their big victory against Montreal two weeks ago seems like a distant memory, with frustrations bubbling over in a home loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
There will be sunshine after the rain: Sounders tally first victory of 2024 with 5-0 result over CF Montreal
In their sixth match of the season, the Seattle Sounders FC finally tallied their first victory of the year as they used a 5-0 smashing of CF Montreal to get those two points. A brace from forward Raul Ruidiaz and individual goals from Jordan Morris, Alex Roldan, and Dylan Teves pushed the club to a big lead and Stefan Frei was steady in goal to help Seattle secure the clean sheet.
Further frustration for Seattle: 10-man Sounders give up late equalizer to Rapids, remain winless
The Seattle Sounders FC were looking to get their winning and Sunday scoring mojo moving early into this years MLS campaign, and it appeared that was going to take place with Raul Ruidiaz's 11th minute penalty. Despite that, the second half saw things take a turn for the worse and Seattle ended up splitting points again.
New era, similar showings: Fishlock and Balcer score to lead Reign to preseason victory over Huskies
In a fun meeting of future and past, the Seattle Reign FC and University of Washington women's soccer team played a preseason friendly that saw the Reign come out victorious with a 2-1 scoreline. 4 former Huskies featured against Washington for the Reign, including Shae Holmes, who played against her sister Jace.
Sounders last preseason tests still show areas to improve upon, splitting two scrimmages against Sacramento Republic FC
The Seattle Sounders FC hosted USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC, splitting two scrimmages between their first and second choice sides. The first choice side fell in a frustrating 1-0 result, well the second choice side won emphatically by a score of 4-0.
Entering a new era: Seattle Sounders FC begin time at Longacres with first training
Our Seattle Sounders FC opened up their new facility, Sounders FC Center at Longacres! The first team held their first training session at their new digs, a facility that houses the first team, Tacoma Defiance, Sounders academy, + business and operations staff.
Seattle Reign FC to split preseason between California and Costa Rica
Ahead of the 2024 NWSL regular season, Seattle Reign FC have announced that they'll be heading to warmer parts of the planet for at least the majority of their preseason.
Reigning over San Diego: Latsko continues postseason heroics to beat Wave
The OL Reign marched into San Diego, defeating this years Shield winning Wave squad, to squash their semifinal curse dating back to 2015 and advance to their first NWSL Championship since the same year. Forward Veronica Latsko was the hero again, scoring the lone goal in the match for a second straight postseason match.
Sounders strike first, taking leg one of MLS Cup Playoffs round one matchup against FC Dallas
To kickoff their 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs campaign, the Seattle Sounders defeated FC Dallas in leg one of their round one matchup in strong fashion. With a penalty goal from Albert Rusnak, a header goal from Jordan Morris, and another clean sheet for this side, the Sounders are looking strong at the right time.
Stunned at Starfire: Defiance, down to ten men, fall to Austin FC II in Semifinal
The #2 seed Tacoma Defiance fell to the #4 seed Austin FC II, as the hosting Defiance were shutout and unable to hold Austin while being down to ten men. It's another disappointing playoff loss for Tacoma, squandering a great regular season.
Waters run dry: Sounders and Whitecaps split points in scoreless draw
The Seattle Sounders FC played to a scoreless draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps, failing to score one of the 17 shots that they recorded against their Cascadia rival while holding them to just four shots, none on target, and wasting an opportunity to help themselves acquire better seeding in the upcoming MLS Cup Playoffs.
Homegrown heroics: Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan score as Sounders punch postseason ticket
The Seattle Sounders FC have punched their playoff ticket with a thrilling victory over the LA Galaxy, as Cristian Roldan's goal at the death gives Seattle the necessary points to now worry only about their seeding rather than if they'll make it.
A Balcer header, red card, and VAR result in chaotic 1-1 draw between OL Reign and North Carolina Courage
The OL Reign struck first on a headed goal from Bethany Balcer, off the service from Megan Rapinoe, but a chaotic end of the first half saw the Reign concede and a red card assessed to Alana Cook, and the Reign had to hunker down in the second half to split the points with the visiting North Carolina Courage.
Reign failure to convert chances continues in UKG Challenge Cup semifinal loss to Racing Louisville
In the UKG Challenge Cup semifinal, one mistake in the first half proved fatal for the OL Reign, as they fell by a score of 1-0 to Racing Louisville FC. The Reign failed once again in a semifinal situation, and now shift focus towards chasing an NWSL playoff spot.
Huitema heroics help Reign secure three points in tight battle against Pride
The OL Reign, up a player due to a very early red card against the Orlando Pride, got a singular goal in the match from forward Jordyn Huitema, securing three crucial points regardless.
Sounders begin final stretch of season with disappointing loss to Atlanta
The Seattle Sounders continue to flop in their 2023 campaign, restarting MLS regular season play with a dud 2-0 loss to Atlanta United as they enter the final stretch of the season.
Defiance washed away by Rapids 2, snapping three match unbeaten streak
The Tacoma Defiance had their three-match unbeaten streak snapped in a tough loss to the Colorado Rapids 2, a club that sits atop the Western Conference in MLS Next Pro.
Braudilio brilliant as hat trick lifts Defiance over Sporting KC II
The Tacoma Defiance continue to roll, as forward Braudilio Rodrigues tallied a hat trick to down Sporting KC II at Starfire Stadium. Despite seeing a red card in this match, the Defiance secured three points and continue to have a strong 2023 campaign in MLS Next Pro.