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Nov.
14th

Sounders tryout Saturday at Starfire

The Sounders’ tryout that we wrote about a few weeks ago rolls around this weekend at Starfire.


Here’s the Soundes’ news release:


WHO: 350 potential Sounders FC players (24 prospects will travel to Seattle from outside and 16 U.S. states will be represented).


WHAT: Sounders FC staff will oversee the three-hour tryouts. The field will be narrowed in the first hour through a series of speed and fitness drills followed by skills tests and mini-games.



WHEN: Saturday, November 15 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m.


WHERE:

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Nov.
11th

Sounders to reveal full kits Dec. 4

We know about those bright green jerseys.


And now we’ll get a look at the rest of the Seattle Sounders FC home and away kits at a fund-raising event Dec. 4 at the WaMu Theater between Qwest and Safeco fields.


Here’s the word from the Sounders.


Any predictions or hopes?


As mentioned before, I’m a sucker for stripes, so I’d love the white jersey to be dressed up that way.


Also, I like color, so I’m hoping the white jerseys have colored shorts.


Or, for that matter, is there going to be a

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Nov.
7th

Turning B.C. Place into B.C. Pitch

In just a few months, Seattle Sounders FC will try to make Major League Soccer work in an NFL stadium.


And now comes a very interesting idea from Vancouver about trying to make MLS work in a CFL stadium.


And it’s a really interesting switch — far more dramatic than the Seahawks/Sounders conversion here.


Here’s a look.