The Seattle Sounders Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Jesus Ferreira takes the afternoon — 9.11
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Jesus Ferreira provided it, and the 9.11 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders say no — this time
The offer from Burnley for Jesus Ferreira was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Window shuts: 15 in, 0 out at Seattle Sounders
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 15 arrived, 0 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Seattle Sounders
Yeimar Gómez Andrade and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Justen Glad at that price
Seattle Sounders offered $370.0K; Real Salt Lake said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hassani Dotson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hassani Dotson and Seattle Sounders agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders beat the market to Olivier Mbaizo from Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Olivier Mbaizo has pre-agreed a move to Seattle Sounders, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Match8 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders see off Minnesota United FC
Three points for Seattle Sounders, 2‑1 the final word against Minnesota United FC in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders promote Daniel Ferreira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Ferreira has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Sam Brooks joins the Seattle Sounders first team
- Market Tim Ferreira steps up from the Seattle Sounders academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Jordan Morris