Three matches down and 31 to go for Sounders FC (1-1-1, 4 points), who host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday at 7 p.m. Seattle aims to return to the winning side after drawing first-place FC Dallas last Saturday evening. Houston also comes off a scoreless draw in Saturday’s match against Colorado, and enters this week’s fixture with a 1-1-2 record. In addition, Sounders FC 2 defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2, 4-0, at Starfire Sports on Sunday. The club improved to 2-0 and has outscored opponents 8-2 in its inaugural campaign.
Check out the latest news surrounding the club:
- Sounders FC announced a new Spanish-language TV partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group to air Sounders FC programming Univision-Seattle (KUNS-TV) and This TV (American Sports Network).
- Previews for Saturday’s match against the Houston Dynamo can be found at GOAL.com and Sounder at Heart, as well as perspectives from both Seattle and Houston on SoundersFC.com.
- Prior to Tuesday’s international friendly between Switzerland and the United States, Blick, the largest daily newspaper in Switzerland, held a Q&A with Sounders FC and Swiss goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
- Darwin Jones’ hat trick in his first USL start garnered Player of the Week honors, in addition to attention from MLSsoccer.com and The Seattle Times.
- Matt Pentz of The Seattle Times examined the ways in which the MLS schedule is impacted by the FIFA International window. He also featured the different career paths taken between former UW teammates Darwin Jones and Cristian Roldan.
- Don Ruiz of The News Tribune explored how some Sounders FC players have used opportunities to help themselves.
- KOMO News profiles rookie midfielder Cristian Roldan on his rise to prominence.
- Sounder at Heart lists eight young Sounders to get hyped about. In addition, the site released Episode 174 of its podcast, Nos Audietis. Prost Amerika’s radio podcast, Radio Cascadia, can be found here.
- SoundersFC.com spoke to Tyrone Mears about a pair of familiar faces he’ll see on Saturday when the Dynamo come to town.
- For coverage on Sounders FC, Sounders 2 and everything else in between, be sure to follow SoundersFC.com, including interviews with Head Coach Sigi Schmid and General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey, plus the latest edition of RAVE TV.
