Seattle Sounders

Finding the right spot for Pedro de la Vega in the lineup and rotation has been a struggle for Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer this season. He might have found it Saturday.

Jordan Morris has been longing for this moment. Not just to get back into the starting lineup but to join Jesús Ferreira in the attacking unit.

SEATTLE – A sunny afternoon turned nightmarish in the final seconds of the Sounders’ match against Columbus on Sunday.

A week that started against the best team in the world could only end one way against a mid-table MLS side.

SEATTLE – Scoring goals has been a problem for the Sounders the past three years.

SEATTLE – An absurd $9.5 million payday is possible for the Sounders on Monday.

SEATTLE – On May 4, 2022, a stranger hugged me in a bathroom line.

SEATTLE – The Sounders and Atlético Madrid are worlds apart geographically and in stature in the global soccer scene. An obvious throughline displayed on the fresh Lumen Field grass Thursday is the tenacious nature of the players.

Seated on the steps in the late-afternoon sun along the west side of Lumen Field, Torri Murray watches the Sounders fans’ march to the match walk past while he finishes his traditional pre-match bratwurst. His order includes grilled onions and yellow banana peppers.

SEATTLE – In a night full of emotions, Nouhou rode the wrong one.

SEATTLE – Welcome to the dress rehearsal for a year from now when a chunk of the soccer world will descend on Seattle.

Vancouver showed it might be the system and not the players when it comes to their MLS Western Conference-leading success this season.

SEATTLE – It’s not cheap to plant grass.

SEATTLE – Sounders players wore white T-shirts during pregame warmups and player walkouts Sunday with the phrase “Club World Ca$h Grab” emblazoned on the front with Mr. Monopoly centered, wearing a hat with “MLS” on it and “FIFA $” on the money pouch. The back read “Fair Share Now.”

SEATTLE – A seven-minute scoring barrage left the Sounders bruised Sunday.

For the record, Jesús Ferreira is aware of the mounting criticism regarding his ability — or inability, depending on the opinion — to play the traditional forward position.

SEATTLE – A gorgeous sunny afternoon felt like a dark cloud for Albert Rusnák for 80 minutes on Saturday.

Frustration is building among MLS players expected to participate in the FIFA men’s Club World Cup in June due to the league not responding to requests to negotiate how participation money is divided.

Paul Rothrock’s second touch nearly won the game.