Seattle Soccer Examiner

History says current Sounders will eventually fade in popularity

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:50:42 -0700

For Sounders fans on their third go-round with these sort of things, last year's massive display of love, affection and sellout crowds had to look at least a little bit familiar. Memorial Stadium added seats in 1975 to keep up with the demand for Sou...

Dirt Pitch December - More soccer field photography

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:19:01 -0700

I love catching shadows and angles in photography, and soccer pitches provide both natural and man-made ones just waiting to be captured. You might have seen my on-line photography exhibits last year called "Soccer Still Life" and "Ba...

Steve Zakuani talks about rookie season, shoulder surgery, union stance

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:35:43 -0700

Steve Zakuani played 1993 regular season minutes as a rookie for Sounders FC in 2009. The number one pick in the 2009 MLS Superdraft came out early from Akron and scored four goals and had 4 assists in his left side attacking winger role. I had...

Quiet offseason for Sounders player rumors so far

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:51:12 -0700

It's been a very quiet offseason for Sounders FC player / transfer rumors so far. Last year we got rumblings far in advance of the Freddie Ljungberg and Fredy Montero signings. This go-round not much is being rumored, let alone reported. Many of us ...

Kitsap Pumas' Tony Kerr an Englishman who loves America, too

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:56:21 -0700

The Kitsap Pumas are a United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League club with ambitions to climb the ladder up to the second division of US soccer. They call Bremerton Washinton home. The club debuted last season with a beach soccer loving Brit a...

United Soccer Leagues announces 2010 alignments for PDL and W-League

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:56:22 -0700

Fans, players and staff involved with any one of our six Washington state clubs in the USL are taking notice of the United Soccer Leagues new-look 2010 division alignments.Washington Crossfire (Redmond), Kitsap Pumas, Tacoma Tide, Yakima Reds and Spo...

Favorite Seattle area soccer stories of 2009

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:02:52 -0700

I've had a great time examining the Seattle area soccer scene in 2009. From all over Puget Sound the sport has grown and I've tried my best to keep up with it and to give you a taste of the action. Here's a look back at a few of my favorite articles....

Sounders FC offseason weekly news and notes

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:11:39 -0700

Brad Evans of Sounders FC has been invited to the latest US National Team camp. (Jenni Conner)Team USA Calls Evans to Training CampBrad Evans has been invited to the U.S. National Team annual winter training camp, to be held in Carson, California, be...

Seattle Sounders FC 2009 Christmas card

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:57:30 -0700

I scanned the 2009 Sounders FC Christmas card sent out by the club to season ticket members. Happy Holidays!

Wondering what the 2008 card looked like? Here you go...

2009 in Review: Seattle Sounders FC

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:54:25 -0700

I've reviewed the seasons of local sides Tacoma Tide FC, Seattle Wolves FC and Kitsap Pumas SC over recent weeks. Now I turn my attention to the debut year of Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders FC. Photos by Jenni Conner, GOALSeattle.com. Visit ...

Positive press continues for Sounders / Seahawks' Tod Leiweke

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:02:37 -0700

It isn't often that a front office 'desk guy' gets press in the world of sports, and even less often multiple sources provide in-depth coverage and human interest stories on one. However, such is the case and now is the time for Seatttle Seahawks / S...

Barcelona claim title as FIFA Club World Cup Champions

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:47:37 -0700

Barcelona players react after winning the final Club World Cup soccer match against Estudiantes in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Barcelona defeated Estudiantes 2-1. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)It was heartbreak for South Ame...

Tacoma Stars fall twice in California

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:17:50 -0700

The Tacoma Stars are coming home with nothing but sore legs and head aches after they fought hard twice but fell both times on Saturday in Sacramento.While the 7-3 loss to professional club California Cougars was not unexpected, the real jolt was bei...

Inside Sounders FC's Las Vegas invitational tryouts with a UCLA hopeful (updated)

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:44:54 -0700

Sean Alvarado is a last-minute trialist for Sounders FC in Las Vegas. (UCLA school photo.) Seattle Sounders FC have been understandably quiet about the invitational tryouts they are holding in Las Vegas this week. The club wants to look at players w...

Seattle's Fado Irish Pub voted Best Soccer Bar in USA

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:26:27 -0700

Flickr.com photo from brirob. The bar at Fado. (Flickr photo from kerosenerose)Congratulations to Seattle's First Avenue soccer hangout Fado. They've won the vote as "Best Soccer Bar" in America as announced on USSoccer.com. For the fi...

Darwin Jones goes on scoring spree for Washington Premier FC Academy

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:43:41 -0700

The US Soccer Development Academy was born in 2007 to provide the best youth players in the U.S. with an every day environment designed to produce the next generation of National Team players. The Northwest Division of the Academy includes local clu...

2009 MLS Cup Seattle: video from a contest-winner

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:22:32 -0700

Good stuff in the video below, just posted to YouTube. A behind the scenes look at constest-winner Michael Toole's trip to the Emerald City for MLS Cup 2009."The Critic" makes a brief appearance singing "Seattle" on Michael ...

Michelle Akers' horse rescue farm under water, WPS jumps in to help

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:21:34 -0700

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, former U.S. women's soccer star Michelle Akers kisses one of her horses, Stormy, at her farm in Powder Springs, Ga. Akers is considering selling a lot of her soccer memorabilia to pay the needed repairs t...

Tacoma Tide FC offer $70 season ticket plan for 2010

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:48:34 -0700

Tacoma Tide FC have just announced 2010 season tickets on sale for their Premier Development League season. Order online here. The Tide will one again play in cozy Curtis High School stadium in University Place. The venue is close to nearby re...

Kasey Keller blogs of possible MLS lockout February 1st (updated)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:34:38 -0700

We first posted the blog excerpt from Kasey Keller below. Today the Seattle Times reports other input from Sounders FC players in regards to player union / MLS negotiations. Sounders player union rep. James Riley says in the story "It's absolut...