SOUNDER AT HEART: “The Exchange”…Michael Fucito receives kit from Chelsea’s Michael Essien

By Dave Clark / Sounder At Heart
After the final whistle many players exchange kits. This tradition gives the two players a memento of their efforts for a given match, and helps to display to all that after the 90 we are after all just people.
Several Sounders had that opportunity Saturday with Chelsea. Here is one.
To [...]

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July 21, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sounders FC 360 News Coverage  Comments Closed

NEXT SEASON SPORTS: SFI TV: The real stars of last Saturday’s show…

by Greg Roth SFI/NSS
Under the bluest skies you have ever seen in Seattle, superstars from cross the Atlantic took to the X-Box pitch to do battle with some of our own stars and stars of the future.
ths was Chelsea’s first training match and exhibition for the Sounders the match had no meaning from a competitive standpoint. [...]

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July 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sounders FC 360 News Coverage  Comments Closed

NEXT SEASON SPORTS: SFI TV: Sounders FC v. Chelsea FC sights and sounds…

 
by Greg Roth / SFI
For the first time in 5 years, Chelsea FC returned to the Emerald City to kick off their pre-season with a friendly match with Sounders FC. 65,000 filled the X-Box pitch on a beautiful July afternoon.
Those in attendance witnessed a festive and electric atmosphere as well as some quality soccer played [...]

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July 19, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Sounders FC 360 News Coverage  Comments Closed

NEXT SEASON SPORTS: Seattle drops friendly 2-0 to Chelsea

Written by Aaron Weinberg
 
Seattle’s starters came out attacking early, looking confident against the English Premier League powerhouse Chelsea FC. But in the end it was Seattle’s first half defensive mistakes that lost the game 2-0 to the visiting team.“It happened a bit more in the first half than the second and it’s something we [...]

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July 18, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Sounders FC 360 News Coverage  Comments Closed

NEXT SEASON SPORTS: SFI TV: Sights and Sounds from Chelsea training at X-Box Pitch at Qwest

 

By Greg Roth – SFI/NSS
 
In what was a treat to footy fans throughout the region, The vaunted Chelsea FC took to the X-Box Pitch for a training session in front of approximately 4,000 fans about 70% of those fans donning Chelsea gear.The Blues received a loud ovation as they took to the pitch for [...]

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CHELSEA FC v. Sounders FC: SFI to feature work of Prost Amerika for “Chelsea Week”

SFI is proud to feature the work of Prost Amerika for “Chelsea Week”
Along with Next Season Sports, there are many great journalists that cover Sounders FC . I enjoy the work of many but when it comes to post match reporting, no one does it much better than Steve Clare from Prost Amerika Soccer. Those [...]

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July 15, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sounders FC 360 News Coverage  Comments Closed

CHELSEA FC Fan Fest at the X-Box Pitch at Qwest Field

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CHELSEA FC Fan Fest at the X-Box Pitch at Qwest Field

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