It's matchday!

Match: Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas

Date: July 15, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM PDT

Actual Kickoff: 7:39 PM PDT per MLSKickoffTimes

How to watch/listen:

• Stream: MLS Season Pass on AppleTV (free this week)
• Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English)
• Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español)

Match Previews:

• [SaH] Preview: Seattle Sounders vs FC Dallas
• [SaH] Sounders hope to embody Bruce Lee’s spirit during tribute game
• [Official] Sounders FC celebrates life and legacy of Bruce Lee, global icon with deep Seattle roots, at Saturday's match
• [Official] Three matchups to watch when the Sounders host FC Dallas on Saturday
• [MLS] Match page and Matchday 26 previews (all matches)

Match thread links

• Game day thread for all MLS matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world - to be posted when available
• Sounder at Heart match thread

Lineups

Use this as your match thread!

It is the largest such payment received by any US club.

Jeremiah's take on the puzzling lack of rotation is a good one. I think that we all sort of felt like this result was coming yesterday - the story is too familiar.

Short rest, traveling, minimal rotation in the lineup, start quick, then someone is a step too slow and we give up a goal against the run of play. Chase the game, tired legs, chemistry breaks down as everyone tries to do too much - hold possession but without any real goal threats. Then, as everyone tires out, the balance starts to swings and we give up a second - game over.

In retrospect, it seems like the better call would have been to rotate heavily for Wednesday and save some of the vets for Saturday, I guess. But in another sense, this is down to fixture congestion and a lack of MLS honoring the international breaks, and how teams are equipped to navigate that.

I was particularly puzzled by the decision to bring Raul off the bench while surrounding him with the kids. His movement was so vital in pulling the defense around in the Vancouver match and opening up space for others to operate in. It seemed a waste to run him out when the service providers were gassed and/or subbed out?

Lost the Heritage Cup too

It's matchday!

Match: Seattle Sounders FC @ San Jose Earthquakes

Date: July 12, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM PDT

Actual Kickoff: 7:39 PM PDT per MLSKickoffTimes

How to watch/listen:

• Stream: MLS Season Pass on AppleTV
• Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English)
• Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español)

Match Previews:

• [SaH] Stef2 gets another start; Schmetz teases minimal rotation
• [SaH] Preview: Seattle Sounders at San Jose Earthquakes
• [SaH] Sounder Strategy: Faults in the Earthquakes
• [Official] SJvSEA 101 Preview: All you need to know when the Sounders visit the San Jose Earthquakes
• [MLS] Match page and Matchday 25 previews (all matches)

Match thread links

• Game day thread for all MLS matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world
• Sounder at Heart match thread

Lineups

Use this as your match thread!

This is, by far, one of my most proud moments as a father (VS Gals around 2013)

After missing out on the division title by just one point last season, Ballard FC were eager to grab their first division championship this season and clinched with two league matches remaining.

No real surprises here

In the wild double handball sequence, Christina Unkel agrees that the first should have been a handling offense. Surprising none of us and just like @overly_sarcastic@lemmy.world predicted in the match thread.

But: three points are three points!

Obviously nothing beats The Save, but what a luxury to have a backup goalkeeper like Cleveland!

Chú is the second Sounder to be named MLS Player of the Matchday this season, joining Jordan Morris (Matchday 5).

Beautiful little 10 minute mini-doc on Peter Kingston, one of the top players on the team, and Lesia Thetsane, Ballard team captain and Lesotho senior international team player.

If you haven't been to a Ballard FC game yet you should definitely check it out. They are tons of fun and the team is quite good (one of the best in USL2).

With his start last night, Nouhou became the Sounders' all time leader in appearances by a defender, passing Chad Marshall! And he's only just turned 26!

(The Sounder at Heart article and Schmetzer in his postgame comments both pointed it out, but said he was the leader in starts. I'm pretty sure it's appearances, though, based on the fbref pages for Chad and Nouhou).

Other match recaps and links

• [Official] RECAP: Sounders carve out 3-2 victory in Vancouver Saturday night
• Postgame interview: Coach Schmetzer
• Postgame interview: Leo Chu and Jackson Ragen

To relive the glorious comeback and celebrate breaking the curse of BC Place!

Long expected, but big news. Get tickets for the post-WC Ol reign games to see off the legend!

It's matchday!

Match: Seattle Sounders FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Date: July 8, 2023

Time: 7:30 PM PDT

Actual Kickoff: 7:39 PM PDT per MLSKickoffTimes

How to watch/listen:

• Stream: MLS Season Pass on AppleTV
• Radio: 93.3 KJR FM (English)
• Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Español)

Match Previews:

• [SaH] Sounder Strategy: Another crack at the Caps
• [Official] Three matchups to watch when the Sounders battle it out against the Whitecaps
• [MLS] Match page and Matchday 24 previews (all matches)

Match thread links

• Game day thread for all MLS matches today over on !MLS@lemmy.world.
• Sounder at Heart match thread

Lineups

Use this as your match thread!

Rough match for the Reign. Fishlock down again early; too many international break absences leading to disjointed play and a total lack of connection between the lines. These last few matches have really been a slog, compared to the usual free flowing play. Looking forward to the World Cup and then to getting our players back...

Really feel for Rowe... What a bummer. Sounds like a pretty bad quad injury.

So the Sounders just picked up $150k in GAM for international roster spot #5 and are getting Alex back as Guatemala's been bounced from the Gold Cup.

Thoughts on how to set up for the next few months? I think Cody Baker's been playing really well - first saw him at Starfire in the USOC game and he was an immediate standout, and he seems to have earned some playing time. Try Alex up a line in the midfield with Cristian still at the Gold Cup? He's played there for Guatemala in the past. Or move Baker to the bench and see if the free-roaming Nico "winger" experiment works better with Alex providing consistent width up the flank?

Sounders seem pretty tight against the salary cap, but would you try to unload anyone / make any acquisitions in the summer transfer window? Or try to stand pat until Jordan & Cristian come back?

Sounders have VAN (7/9), SJ (7/12), and DAL (7/15) left until Leagues' Cup. Somehow, we're #2 in the West (though LAFC and STL both have a game in hand). Thoughts on the approach to the League's cup? Should we be fielding as close to a first-choice lineup as possible, or should we be playing the kids?

I can't link it here due to ongoing Twitter nonsense, but the video embedded in this article is 🔥🔥🔥. Leo's primal scream, Albert's yell and then shocked face as he gets mobbed, Nouhou jump-dabbing (?) into the frame, and then AB jumping in to pump up ECS. What a great moment.

Created this community after seeing this thread over at !MLS@lemmy.world.

I am entirely new to the fediverse and not experienced at modding anything, so would be very grateful for mod volunteers, suggestions on community guidelines, alternative media to use for the site, sidebar content, or whatever!

I tossed up a banner image using a photo that I took from the CCL championship celebration / trophy lift, but any alternative free to use, higher quality image would be great.

Here's hoping this is off to a good start!