Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Sounders’

Seattle Speaks: The Case for the Sounders

By Max J. Rosenthal • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Last week, we reported that MLS had balked at the idea of offering the name Sounders as one of the choices in the online poll to pick the name of Seattle’s new MLS team. Fan pressure, though, seems to have contributed to a decision to allow a write-in choice, and a movement has started for Sounders as the choice. Max Rosenthal explains why.



American Soccer Below MLS, How Important Is The USL?

By Tom Dunmore • Nov 23rd, 2007 • Category: American soccer

How important is the United Soccer Leagues, the two-division tier below MLS? Without promotion/relegation to MLS, one is tempted to say “not very”. But tell that to the fans of those teams, and you might get a smack in the chops for your trouble. Moreover, the level of soccer in the USL, as this […]



MLS To Seattle in 2009: The Right Choice?

By Tom Dunmore • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: American soccer

Just as Seattle seems set to lose an NBA team, so it gains an MLS one. I’m not sure that’s an equal trade in the American sports arena yet, but it’s excellent news that the league will finally have a presence in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been rumoured for a while, but the Seattle […]