The Seattle Sounders Herald
Market16 Apr 2035
Only the photograph left for Niko Tsakiris
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Niko Tsakiris will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Seattle Sounders the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom16 Apr 2035
Dominik Chong Qui signs for Portland Timbers while still at Seattle Sounders
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Dominik Chong Qui has agreed terms with Portland Timbers for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad16 Apr 2035
A row about effort at Seattle Sounders
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mohamed Amoura was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad16 Apr 2035
Words exchanged at Seattle Sounders
Dominik Chong Qui 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.
The dugout16 Apr 2035
No hiding place for Mohamed Amoura
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mohamed Amoura, and the manager let it.
Boardroom16 Apr 2035
Dylan Acosta will join Seattle Sounders for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Dylan Acosta has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Seattle Sounders have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Transfer targets16 Apr 2035
Seattle Sounders rebuffed over Paul Moore
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Houston Dynamo have kept their man, and Seattle Sounders go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match14 Apr 2035
Los Angeles Football Club take the points off Seattle Sounders
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings16 Apr 2035
Both jobs done by Luca De La Torre — 6.76
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 10 actions, 6.76, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
In brief
- Squad DeAndre Sargent signs a new deal
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Seattle Sounders
- The dugout The manager’s verdict