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Seattle’s top-flight soccer teams suffered blows in the middle of the week, as the Seattle Reign lost a key playoff matchup to Angel City 3-1 on Wednesday night while Sounders leading scorer Paul Rothrock was ruled out for the next eight to 10 weeks with a hamstring
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The Seattle Sounders moved to 7-9-7 to remain 13th in the MLS Western Conference after drawing with the LA Galaxy 1-1 on the road on Saturday night. Paul Arriola scored almost immediately after coming on in the 81st minute to tie it up, replacing star striker Dejan
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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down a 0-0 draw between the 7-9-6 Seattle Sounders (13th in Western Conference) and Red Bull New York (7-10-6) on Saturday night. The Sounders won the expected-goals battle 2.1-1.0 and took 20 shots, but
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1385"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Sebastian Gomez celebrates after scoring a goal against Queretaro during a Leagues Cup group stage game on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Sandra Agbotse / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1373"] Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei catches the ball during Game 2 of an MLS Cup Playoffs first-round series against Minnesota United on Nov. 3, 2025 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Mike Fiechtner/ Sounders FC Communications) [https:
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1578"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak dribbles the ball during a July 25, 2026 game against the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park in Philadelphia, Penn. (Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Sounders continued their historic
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If you didn’t think it could get worse than a 5-1 loss to Portland, Wednesday was a stark reminder it truly can. Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali recaps the Seattle Sounders’ 3-1 loss at 14th-place Austin FC, in which the home team scored twice after
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The Seattle Sounders, fresh off six weeks away from MLS play for the FIFA World Cup, came into a Thursday night home bout with their archnemesis, the Portland Timbers, looking to start the summer run strong. Not only did they not accomplish that feat, but the Sounders (7-4-3,
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Jesús Ferreira dribbles the ball against the LA Galaxy on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Sandra Agbotse / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The excitement of the FIFA
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1617"] Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris battles LAFC defender Aaron Long for the ball during a match on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. (Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] It was
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The Seattle Sounders went into their Saturday matchup at Sporting Kansas City in great form. Seattle was 6-1-1, in the thick of the Supporters Shield race, going to play the bottom-ranked team in the Western Conference, fresh off six straight losses at 1-7-1. After Paul
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Paul Rothrock pushing the ball up the field against Tigres during a Concacaf Champions Cup match on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico. (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC