The Seattle Sounders will celebrate their 50th anniversary by facing one of the surprise teams in the Western Conference this year. Minnesota United was generally expected to be struggling just to make the playoffs, but have been hovering near the top of the conference all year. They’re currently third in the West, just four points behind first-place Real Salt Lake with a game in hand.
Here’s what you need to know:
Kit matchup
Injury news
Seattle
OUT: Reed Baker-Whiting - Suspension
QUESTIONABLE: Jonathan Bell - Hamstring; Pedro de la Vega - Hamstring; Nathan - Quad
Minnesota
OUT: Hugo Bacharach - Leg; Tani Oluwaseyi - international duty; Teemu Pukki - Knee; Dayne St. Clair - international duty; DJ Taylor - Leg (Out)
Opposition research
Sounder Strategy: Minnesota mean business
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Three questions with Black Hart of Saint Paul
The Loons are riding high despite a lot of early season off-the-field chaos.
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Other news
Sounders alumni remind current players of legacy they’re upholding
“This club has high expectations and this is a reminder of that.” - Jackson Ragen
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Stefan Frei moving on from flubbed save
“Finding positive things has been hard this year.” - Stefan Frei
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Brian Schmetzer: ‘Senior players need to get us out of this’
Sounders head coach had some tough questions to answer following another frustrating loss.
Jeremiah Oshan
Obed Vargas follows heart, switches from USA to Mexico
Vargas, 18, had been playing with the various U.S. youth national teams for about four years.
Jeremiah Oshan
Sounders launch Circle of Legends to honor past
This will apparently be the Sounders’ version of the Ring of Honor.
Jeremiah Oshan
Attendance is down and Cristian Roldan understands why
“I think it means we have to do better” - Roldan says
Jeremiah Oshan
