The Seattle Sounders have a challenging week ahead as the team travels to the East Coast to take on D.C. United on Saturday (4:30 p.m. PT; Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360AM) and the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday. “We know this stretch is huge,” said forward Jordan Morris. It has been a bumpy road for the Sounders so far this season with the team only having one win to show for after eight matches ..read more

The New England Revolution strengthened their backline on Tuesday after trading for 2019 MLS Cup winner Xavier Arreaga (pronounced HAH-vee-ehr are-ee-AH-guh) from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot and up to $75,000 in cash. The 29-year-old defender arrives with over 100 games of MLS experience, including 82 starts, and has previously won the 2022 Concacaf Champions Cup with the Sounders. Arreaga played in all eight games en route to the title, earning himself a spot on the Best XI of the tournament ..read more

Ryan Gauld and Brian White scored second-half goals as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps moved into first place in the Western Conference with a 2-0 victory against the short-handed Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. The Sounders (1-4-3, 6 points) finished the game with nine players after a pair of red cards, to Jackson Ragen in the 43rd minute and Alex Roldan in the 75th. Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka made two saves in posting the shutout for the Whitecaps (5-2-1, 16 points), who won in Seattle for the first time since 2016 -- snapping an 0-8-2 streak in which they were outscored 22-4 ..read more

Schmetzer hoped de la Vega could play when the Sounders host Vancouver on Saturday. “He's super down,” Schmetzer said. De la Vega, 23, had a right hamstring injury when he signed with Seattle in January ..read more

The New England Revolution added veteran defender Xavier Arreaga in a trade with the Seattle Sounders for a 2025 international roster slot and up to $75,000 in general allocation money. Related Content OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant Who is the best point guard in the NBA? Mike Tyson will hospitalize Jake Paul on Netflix Share Share this Video Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Link view video Mike Tyson will hospitalize Jake Paul on Netflix Arreaga, 29, won an MLS Cup title with the Sounders in 2019 as well as the 2022 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Advertisement Related Content OKC's Sam ..read more

Wait, why are we doing this for Seattle specifically? Well, back in February, a collection of MLS “experts” like me got together and almost unanimously picked Seattle to finish first in the West. Seattle got 12 first-place votes. Seattle didn't have to worry about playing genuine MLS Cup contenders every other week and didn't have Concacaf Champions Cup to worry about like Inter Miami, Columbus and FC Cincinnati would ..read more

Apr. 22—MOSES LAKE — Competing at the Washington Premier League's WA Cup over the weekend, the Basin Sounders B2014 team left the tournament as the Bronze 2 champions. The team, coached by Josh Bruce and Cameron Black, only surrendered one goal over the five games played at the WA Cup, which came in their first match; a 3-1 win over Highline Premier FC on Friday. On Saturday, the Sounders ..read more

Playing with disadvantage is hard enough. You're in a weakened state brought upon by poor decisions of your own or forced by opposing forces, disadvantage minimizes your chances – this is true for D&D and for soccer. The Seattle Sounders critically failed, at least twice. Others can define what Alex Roldan did ..read more

It's not just that the Seattle Sounders lost 2-0 at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps, it's the way they capitulated when the going got tough. At the moment of the Ragen red card I was ready to give the Sounders the benefit of the doubt for the remainder of the game. Perhaps it's because I'm getting older or the horrors of the world are getting to me, but for the most part, I don't really get upset when the Sounders lose ..read more

The Seattle Sounders hosted the Vancouver Whitecaps in their first Cascadia Cup match of the season. Things did not go well, as the Sounders fell 2-0 at home. Having already lost Pedro de la Vega to yet another hamstring injury ahead of the game, adding his name back to the list of injuries, the Sounders apparently weren't facing enough adversity for their own liking so Jackson Ragen had to be sent off minutes before the end of the first half. What was initially punished with a yellow became a straight ref following a nearly five-minute review for a push and step on Ryan Gauld ..read more