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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali breaks down the Seattle Sounders’ 1-1 draw at FC Cincinnati on Saturday night. The result marked the end of a franchise-worst eight-game MLS losing streak as Kalani Kossa-Rienzi bagged the equalizer in the 83rd minute off service from Albert Rusnak.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3652"] Sporting Kansas City striker Dejan Joveljić dribbles the ball during a game against the New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. (Jay Biggerstaff / Imagn Images) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle
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The Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign both lost 2-1 on Wednesday, with the Sounders falling to MLS foe Austin FC at Lumen Field and the Reign losing to NWSL side Racing Louisville on the road. The Sounders (7-9-3) dropped their franchise-record eighth MLS game in a
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] The Seattle Sounders huddle during an MLS game against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Brian Schmetzer seemed a tad
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Paul Rothrock dribbles the ball during a game against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] SEATTLE, Wash.
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Pedro de la Vega kicks the ball during the 2025 Leagues Cup final on Aug. 31, 2025 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] For eight
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders defender Gallatin Sandnes kicks the ball during a Leagues Cup match against Chivas de Guadalajara on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Courtesy of Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption]
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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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Emerald City Spectrum reporter Qasim Ali details a 2-1 Seattle Sounders loss at the Portland Timbers on Saturday night, dropping the Rave Green into a franchise-worst six-game losing streak and to a 7-7-3 record. Portland also leapfrogged Seattle in the standings, occupying the eighth and
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Hassani Dotson warms up ahead of a game against Austin FC on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Sounders' luck
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5616"] Seattle Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey shouts during a Wednesday, March 25, 2026 match against the Kansas City Current at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Wash. (Ted Warren / Reign FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Claudia Dickey isn&