Everyone on this Sounders club has major aura, as they showed when they won an instant (albeit very messy) classic Heritage Cup match on Wednesday. The question is: can they take this all the way to the Shield?
It was an odd journey, especially in the first half, but three points and a clean sheet is three points and a clean sheet. Oh, and Paul Rothrock is still Paulie Primetime.
The Sounders had chance after chance after chance in Game 3 of the first round, but despite all the heroism stretching back months, they couldn't get it done.
It was a bad case of dropping points at home for the Seattle Sounders, as they fell into the middle of a trap game despite going up 2-0. In the end, it all came down to how the team fared when defending the set piece.
By Owen Murray, Cascadia FC
Cristian Roldan wasn’t born in Seattle, but he might as well have been. On Sunday, as the Seattle Sounders’ captain limped across the penalty area to take