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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The hot start that wasn’t: Sounders split points with Timbers, Seattle won’t win Cascadia this season 

With time running out on the MLS Regular season, the Seattle Sounders sense of urgency must remain high, and it looked as though they were minding that in the first half with a two-goal lead. Defensive lapses in the second half saw that lead wiped away, and points split with archrival Portland.

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Sounders split points with Dallas despite statistical domination, falling to fourth in West

The Seattle Sounders returned to Lumen Field fresh off a satisfying victory against their rivals Vancouver Whitecaps, only to drop a dud of a draw at home to an FC Dallas side that’s gone winless in their past eight of nine matches. Seattle’s inability to finish remains a problem and with the playoffs soon nearing, it’s unsure if they’ll be able to fix it in time to get a top seed in the Western Conference.

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