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2M ago
Draw for revamped competition held in Miami
Kylian Mbappé and Neymar to meet in group stage
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will open this year’s Club World Cup against Egyptian club Al Ahly, as Kylian Mbappé and Neymar face off for Real Madrid and Al-Hilal.
Premier League champions Manchester City will face Juventus, Moroccan side Wydad AC and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the opening group stage of Fifa’s controversial tournament, while Chelsea will take on Brazil giants Flamengo, Mexico’s Club Leon and Esperance Tunis ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
2M ago
Galaxy and Red Bulls reach final with Saturday wins
Andres Reyes powers New York to 1-0 win over Orlando
Dejan Joveljić lifts Los Angeles in 1-0 win over Seattle
The Los Angeles Galaxy will host the New York Red Bulls in the MLS Cup final after the pair won their conference championship games on Saturday.
The Red Bulls will have a chance to win their first MLS Cup title after a 1-0 win at Orlando City ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4M ago
A rebuild is afoot in Toronto, Cincinnati’s woes continue, while a new contender emerges in the Pacific Northwest
Welcome back to the Guardian’s MLS Power Rankings, where I have a beef with your specific team and your specific team alone. Unless you’re the last-place San Jose Earthquakes, in which case you have enough to worry about without me getting all up in your face.
Now, as a reminder, these aren’t your standard, run-of-the-mill power rankings. We’re still ranking teams from worst to first. But along with the rankings, we’re diving deep into a handful of teams from around the league who ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
1y ago
Solo effort enough to beat Seattle Sounders 1-0
LAFC play Houston Dynamo for place in MLS Cup final
Denis Bouanga’s moment of magic was enough to give Los Angeles FC a 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference semi-finals, moving LAFC one step closer to defending their MLS Cup title.
Bouanga scored his fourth goal of the playoffs in the 30th minute, goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau made seven saves, and defending champion LAFC advanced to the Western Conference final on Sunday night ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
2y ago
Al Ahly’s late goal ends Seattle debut 1-0 in Club World Cup
Sounders were first US team to ever take part in competition
Mohamed Afsha scored on a deflected shot in the 88th minute and sent Al Ahly into the Club World Cup semi-finals by beating the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday.
Afsha scored after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd. He lifted Al Ahly into the semi-finals for the third straight year, and brought an abrupt end to the first appearance by a team from the United States in the competition ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4y ago
MLS Cup final: Columbus Crew 3-0 Seattle Sounders
Sounders denied back-to-back titles by the Crew
How a group of fans in a bar saved the Crew from extinction
Lucas Zelarayan scored midway through the first half and added the clincher in the 82nd minute and the Columbus Crew won their second MLS Cup title, beating the defending champion Seattle Sounders 3-0 on Saturday night.
Derrick Etienne Jr also scored in the first 45 minutes for Columbus. The Crew withstood Seattle’s second-half pressure and finally celebrated after Zelarayan’s second goal.
ZELARAYAN OPENS THE SCORING@ColumbusCrewSC ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4y ago
Perennial also-rans Philadelphia are the improbable favorites as the MLS playoffs kick off on Friday night. But usual suspects Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC are right there with them
Eighteen teams, 17 matches, 23 days. What promises to be the most unpredictable Major League Soccer playoffs in the 25-year history of America’s top division kicks off Friday night with a pair of play-in games ahead of this weekend’s first round proper. Here’s an idea of what to expect.
Related: Philadelphia Union quell New England to claim Supporters' Shield and top seed ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4y ago
The league does not have the lengthy history of other competitions but it has delivered plenty of memorable uniforms
What makes a good soccer kit? For some, bold and brash is best. For others, clean and simple works. Some fans remember their favourite kits not on the basis of their design, but on what their team achieved wearing them. And yet there are some kits that rise to the surface as era-defining or iconic.
Major League Soccer might not have the long and storied history of other competitions, but it has had more than its fair share of memorable kits in 25 years of existence. Some weird ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4y ago
Major League Soccer’s ambitious goal of growing into one of the world’s best leagues is ever compromised with so many of its teams still playing on artificial surfaces
In every other way, it was a marquee event. The sight of 69,274 fans, a stadium record attendance, packed into CenturyLink Field was enough to illustrate this, although the elaborate pre-game TIFOs, pyrotechnics and ‘March To The Match’ from downtown Seattle out to the venue only added to the spectacle. Indeed, last year’s MLS Cup final had all the components of a Big Match, besides one: the pitch.
Like every Seattle Sounders ho ..read more
The Guardian » Seattle Sounders FC
4y ago
Major League Soccer’s original super franchise has made an understated, under-the-radar efficiency their calling card – and it served them well en route to their improbable second title
On the statistics alone, Toronto FC had the edge in Sunday’s MLS Cup final, claiming 65% of possession, attempting 408 passes in the attacking third compared to the Seattle Sounders’ comparatively low tally of 184 and registering just as many total shots (16) as their Pacific Northwest hosts. The Sounders are a team with a track record of going against the numerical grain, though.
Related: Opportunistic Sounder ..read more