There are many sports clubs which are actually underrated and other than the sports maniacs are not aware of them even. Seattle Sounders is one of those clubs of the United States of America which has maintained its journey at the top of the table in the year 2019. Many of the top players of world football have played for different clubs in the USA but unlike the top leagues of the world, Major League Soccer is not that much renowned.

It is actually the top league of the United States of America which the United States Soccer Federation has sanctioned. 26 teams of USA and Canada take part in this tournament and now they are all set to increase the number from 26 to 30. This will actually increase the interest of the viewers and the broadcasters will earn more money from it.
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Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan claims that everyone connected with the club are raring to go back into football action. As many parts of the country is opening up, sport will be returning soon. The upcoming matches for the team will see them take on the likes of San Jose Earthquakes, Chicago Fire, and Vancouver Whitecaps.Roldan says that many players have been struggling to keep themselves in the best possible shape, but now it is a lot easier. As a result of the hard work done during the lockdown, Seattle are a good shape according to the midfielder.

The upcoming games will not be played with fans in the stands, butRoldan is happy that spectators will be able to catch live coverage of the events. The tournament will not feature the likes of Nashville SC and FC Dallas, as a major chunk of the travelling delegation has been tested positive for the virus. Dallas laid in the group B along with Seattle Sounders. Now, Chicago Fire came in as the replacement. There is a possibility of the schedule changing even further, as testing increases further. Seattle Sounders will be without players like Will Bruin and Joao Paulo due to injuries.
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Seattle Sounders have been able to bring in Shandon Hopeau as the new first-team signing after making a significant amount of progress in the academy. This new arrival follows the signings of Josh Atencio and Ethan Dobbelaere in recent weeks. Seattle have also been able to makeHopeau as the 16^thhomegrown signing the club’s history. President Garth Lagerwey said that the club have had been taking a strong look at the player in the hope of seeing him play at the MLS level on a consistent basis.

Garth Lagerwey has seen that the player has had a strong USL 2019 campaign after he came up with statistics of four assists in five goals in just 25 starts. The Hawaii native was able to make his debut back in September after he managed to 32 minutes in a substitute appearance. After featuring in different levels for Seattle Sounders, he has convinced the board that they can invest a lot of money into his signature. The first home-grown player to be signed by Seattle would be DeAndre Yedlin. He went on to achieve reasonable success in the MLS before transferring to the Premier League. IfHopeau manages to go down the same road, Seattle will have a major trunk are in their squad.
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Seattle Sounders are planning to crack the defensive system used by their Major League Soccer (MLS) opponents San Jose when both sides meet in the Group B MLS is Back Tournament. Both sides are set to clash on July 10 live on ESPN as the league try to get footballing activities back on track following the suspension due to Covid-19.

The last time Quakes played Sounders; it was at the Avaya Stadium. Seattle Sounders needed a win to remain in the second spot in the regular season of the Western Conference which they eventually won. Quakes have a system where everyone joins in to defend or attack. Their relentless attacks forced goalkeeper Stefan Frei to make 10 saves. It seemed both sides will share the spoils before Jordan Morris took advantage of a back pass to beat the goalkeeper for the lone goal.
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After almost 2 months without any action, Seattle Sounders finally returned back to the training ground, as a result of different government authority is giving approval for individual training sessions that can be held with supervision. The first set of training sessions happened at the Starfire Sports centre in Tukwila. Manager Brian Schmetzer has claimed that it has been a very good session and the players are very happy to be out there. The United States has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic with more than 75,000 deaths across the country, but there has been a pressing need to reopen the economy in order to avoid going into another recession.

Midfielder Harry Shipp confirmed that a lot of precautions have been taken to ensure that the players are able to train with a lot of safety. Some of the different procedures undertaken by the club include staggered arrivals, temperature checks, sanitation stations, and more. The end of facilities are also restricted in terms of access.Shipp said that it is very important to get back with the right kind of precautions and midfielder Cristian Roldan came up with a similar set of statements. Monday was the first time Seattle Sounders were training for the first time since March 11. The club have played two games before the season had to be called off.
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