After a wild week that featured three matches across all competitions, Sounders FC wraps up a hectic August with a contest on foreign soil and a heated Cascadia clash. On Wednesday, the Rave Green make a return visit to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to face CD Olimpia in the Group Stage of the 2015-16 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. Seattle beat Olimpia 2-1 in a thrilling comeback win on August 19. On Sunday, over 60,000 supporters will flood CenturyLink Field for the third and final match between Seattle and Portland in the 2015 campaign.
Now take a look on the latest coverage surround the club:
- Matt Pentz of The Seattle Times profiled General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagwerwey on his nostalgic return to Salt Lake City over the weekend.
- The Washington Post featured Sounders FC Sports Science & Performance Manager David Tenney on the science behind keep players healthy.
- The Seattle-Post Intelligencer posted a preview for Sunday’s Cascadia clash between Portland and Seattle.
- Andrew Harvey of SportspressNW.com went in-depth on the immediate impact Román Torres has had on the Seattle backline.
- According to Ari Liljenwall of MLSsoccer.com, Sounders FC will playing with a heightened urgency as the club looks to make the postseason for the seventh consecutive season.
