Victor Rodriguez and Jordan Morris each had first-half goals and Seattle scored the opening three goals before holding off the Chicago Fire 4-2, the Sounders’ third straight victory to open the season.

Kelvin Leerdam and Raul Ruidiaz scored in the first eight minutes in the Seattle Sounders’ 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.

Not only do they have the talent to have the best record in the MLS, the Sounders have the talent to have their best record ever.

The debut of the newest MLS franchise was overshadowed by Morris’ return after missing the entire 2018 season due to a torn ACL in his right knee suffered while playing in the CONCACAF Champions League

Twelve months after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee, nearly 18 months since he last played a full 90 minutes for either club or country, Jordan Morris has snapped out of his funk

Nouhou arrived in Sounders camp Tuesday after an offseason in Cameroon shedding 6 pounds and slimming his notably bulky physique to add speed to his game. He hopes to be more decisive on offense in a battle with Brad Smith for the team’s starting left back job.

Osvaldo Alonso wasn’t on the roster for the first time in franchise history as the Seattle Sounders opened preseason camp. Clint Dempsey wasn’t there either. The process of saying farewell to a number of key figures from the first decade of Seattle’s existence has been ongoing for several seasons. But those two notable absences on the first day of camp Tuesday seemed to emphasize the change.

The Seattle Sounders have a new jersey sponsor after signing a multiyear deal with online retailer Zulily. The partnership was announced Thursday, along with Zulily’s deal to be the jersey sponsor for the Seattle Reign of the NWSL. The Sounders had been sponsored by Microsoft and Xbox since the club’s inaugural season in 2009 but that partnership concluded at the end of the 2018 season.