The Seattle Sounders Herald
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Jesus Ferreira runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market14 Sep 2026
Dylan Wright steps up from the Seattle Sounders academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dylan Wright has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market14 Sep 2026
Seattle Sounders promote Justin Turner from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Justin Turner 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.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Seattle Sounders
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Evan Bush was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” DeAndre Steffen was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Seattle Sounders dressing room was either.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Danny Musovski dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Jordan Morris has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Seattle Sounders will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Evan Bush
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Evan Bush, and the manager let it.
Match12 Sep 2026
Point won or two lost for Seattle Sounders?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Austin FC? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
In brief
- Market The Jesus Ferreira story refuses to die
- Looking ahead A reunion for Dejan Joveljić
- Market No place for Max Anchor in the plan