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The MLS All-Star Game may not be the most popular among fans for its unusual place in international football culture, but it's an easy way for teams to get publicity for their highest-performing players. Last season, now Atletico Madrid midfielder Obed Vargas was the only Seattle
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders forward Jesus 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] SEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Sounders
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SEATTLE, Wash. — Osaze De Rosario netted an 89th-minute game-winner as the game swung back and forth after an early Sounders mistake led to a second-minute San Jose goal. Albert Rusnák scored off a penalty kick late in the first half to equalize before Jesús Ferreira went coast-
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2047"] Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris fights for the ball during a game against San Diego FC on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Jane Gershovich / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] SEATTLE,
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The Seattle Sounders (6-1-2, 4th in MLS Western Conference) and Seattle Reign (3-2-2, 7th in NWSL) have gotten off to strong starts, but both are coming off draws in which they could have come away with more on the offensive end. The Sounders will welcome solid
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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="2047"] Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris dribbles the ball against FC Dallas on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Jane Gershovich / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] SEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Sounders, down
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan yells to the home crowd after his first goal against St. Louis City on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Maddy Grassy / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders midfielder Albert Rusnak strikers the ball during a Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal match at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. (Mike Fiechtner / Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Sounders had a mind for
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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
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris fights off Tigres defender Jesús Angulo for the ball during the first leg of the Concacaf quarterfinals at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico. (Mike Fiechtner / Seattle Sounders Communications) [https:
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Seattle Sounders winger Paul Rothrock fist pumps during a game against the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Sounders FC Communications) [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Seattle Sounders are rolling. Even as a lightning