The Seattle Sounders Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Matt Freese is a medical away from Seattle Sounders
The deal with New York City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders close the window on a squad of their own making
14 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders turn down Columbus Crew for Andrew Thomas
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hassani Dotson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Hassani Dotson and Seattle Sounders agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nouhou wants to go home
“I have tried. I have really tried, and every day I wake up in the wrong place.” Nobody at Seattle Sounders can coach that out of a man, and nobody there is pretending to.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Seattle Sounders agree a free transfer for Nelson Quiñones
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: George Yedlin joins the Seattle Sounders first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. George Yedlin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mark Adams steps up from the Seattle Sounders academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Adams 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Paul Pulisic joins the Seattle Sounders first team
- Squad A row about effort at Seattle Sounders
- Transfer targets Seattle Sounders ask about Nelson Quiñones