Cristian Roldan and Raul Ruidiaz each scored, lifting the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 win over rival the Portland Timbers on Friday night and securing this year’s Cascadia Cup trophy.

There’s a new nastiness around Sounders FC.

A rapper’s Rolls-Royce parked in the VIP lot. Camera crews descending on a quarterback and a pop star. Music blaring. Kids cheering. This was an event fueled by star power.

The Galaxy face the Seattle Sounders after LA forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals against FC Dallas

Sam Johnson, Albert Rusnak and Corey Baird scored as Real Salt Lake beat the Seattle Sounders 3-0. RSL (12-9-4) has won three straight and is undefeated in six games.

The Seattle Sounders are adding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to the MLS club’s ownership group.

The penalty kick was awarded when Seattle’s Jordy Delem was called for a hand ball on Gil’s attempted cross in the penalty area. Gil has nine goals this season.

Jordan Morris scored in the 59th minute in the Seattle Sounders’ 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Stefan Frei had three saves for his seventh shutout.

The Sounders sit ahead of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers in the standings for the Cascadia Cup, a title formally etched in a trophy in 2004.

Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga proved a bit too much for the Seattle Sounders in a 3-1 victory in an international friendly Wednesday night at CenturyLink Field.

In the past three seasons, the Sounders haven’t beaten Atlanta United.

Nicolas Lodeiro scored his second goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, lifting the Seattle Sounders over the Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday night.

Maximiliano Moralez, Jesus Medina and Ebenezer Ofori scored second-half goals and New York City FC beat the Seattle Sounders 3-0. New York (7-1-8) stretched its club-record unbeaten streak to 12 league games.

Kelvin Leerdam scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 win over rival Vancouver Whitecaps in their second Cascadia Cup showdown of the season.

Bruin suffered the injury during practice Tuesday at the club’s Starfire Sports training facility.

Montreal Impact midfelder Saphir Taider struck for a pair of goals just minutes apart to send the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 defeat and into the half-season break winless in their last four contests.

Seattle’s Xavier Arreaga and Brad Smith scored own goals, helping FC Dallas end a six-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Sounders on Saturday night.