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Sounders Begin/Have Begun Champions League Play Tonight

One of the fun things about soccer is all the competitions outside of the regular league season. For us Mariners fans, it’s World Series or bust (aka, bust). But even if the MLS season goes south, we Sounders fans can still look for potential glory elsewhere. One of these opportunities begins tonight.

Our rave green fellers are in Panama, where they will play San Francisco FC in a 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary stage game. Continue reading Sounders Begin/Have Begun Champions League Play Tonight

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Manchester United 7, Sounders 0: Not As Bad As It Looks

People all over the world will look at tonight’s Manchester United/Sounders FC score and…well, laugh their asses off, probably. As far as final scores go, this is the most humiliating margin for a Seattle sports team since Denver’s 56-point win over the Sonics in 2008.

But that 7-0 score is very, very deceiving. Continue reading Manchester United 7, Sounders 0: Not As Bad As It Looks

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Suddenly Stellar Sounders: Can They Hang With Man U?

It’s a nice time for the Sounders to reach the pinnacle of their offensive prowess, because they play legendary English team Manchester United on Wednesday.

“Man U,” as last year’s English Premier League champs are known from Aberdeen to Zanzibar, are doing their version of spring training by traveling around the U.S., playing exhibition games against U.S. teams. They beat New England 4-1 last Wednesday. Continue reading Suddenly Stellar Sounders: Can They Hang With Man U?