Don Ruiz has been covering the Seattle Sounders FC since their inception. Here he provides updates on news, views and developments of the South Sound soccer scene. Don also coordinates the UW Huskies Insider blog.
Don Ruiz | February 28, 2009
Here's the latest game report from the Sounders:
Seattle Sounders FC got a second-half goal from guest player Diego Ferrerya to earn a 1-1 tie with CED Rosario at the Argentinos Juniors training grounds on Saturday afternoon.
Ferrerya, a midfielder who plays for local club Tigres, scored less than 8 minutes after coming on as a halftime [...]
Don Ruiz | February 27, 2009
Single-game tickets for Seattle Sounders FC's inaugural MLS season will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday.
About 4,500 tickets remain for each game, because the Sounders already have cracked the 20,000 mark on season-ticket sales. (A few extra sections will be used for opening day, creating a capacity of around 27,000 for that game, 24,500 [...]
Don Ruiz | February 27, 2009
Fredy Montero scored twice in a four-minute span to lead Sounders FC to a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Estudiantes de La Plata on Friday afternoon in the opening game of their Argentina trip.
Here's the report from SoundersFC.com.
Don Ruiz | February 26, 2009
Sounders FC will play its first training game of its current trip to Argentina at 5 a.m. (PT) Friday morning at Estudiantes de La Plata.
Tonight, Sigi Schmid and several staff members are scheduled to attend the Copa Libertadores group stage game between Estudiantes de La Plata and Bolivia
Don Ruiz | February 25, 2009
The Sounders have arrived in Buenos Aires and have set a tentative schedule of five 70-minute training games.
The first of those comes Friday morning (11 a.m. there, 5 a.m. here) at Estudiantes La Plata.
Here's the rest of the schedule as provided by the Sounders:
On Saturday (10 a.m. PT) the opposition is CED, a squad [...]
Don Ruiz | February 25, 2009
Michael Fucito, the Sounders' fourth-round pick in the SuperDraft, is belatedly joining the team in Argentina.
I found this intersting update on him from the Harvard Crimson.
Don Ruiz | February 24, 2009
Merritt Paulson, owner of the Portland Timbers and would-be owner of an MLS expansion team for the Rose City, wrote a guest opinion in the Oregonian, making his case for funding to turn PGE Park into an MLS-ready stadium.
Here's his pitch.
Don Ruiz | February 24, 2009
The Sounders are off to Buenos Aires for 10 days of training tentatively scheduled to include four games against opponents yet to be announced.
The team returns on March 6 -- and it may really be The Team. Twenty-five players will be in Argentina, and the team needs to be roster-compliant by March 2: 20 [...]
Don Ruiz | February 22, 2009
The Sounders concluded another phase of training this afternoon with a 4-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps in a game at Qwest Field that was closed to the public.
(A full game report is available at the SoundersFC.com Web site. But here's the unit that started: Kasey Keller, Nathan Sturgis, Tyrone Marshall, Taylor Graham, James Riley, Sebastien [...]
Don Ruiz | February 20, 2009
Seattle Sounders FC made a successful Pacific Northwest public debut Friday night, defeating the University of Portland 4-1 at Merlo Field.
Here's how they did it:
Sounders FC Lineups
1st Half:
GK Kasey Keller, LB Zach Scott, CLB Tyson Wahl, CRB Patrick Ianni, RB Evan Brown, LM Ryan Caugherty, CDM Densill Theobald, CM Stephen King, RM Sanna Nyassi, F [...]
