On Nov. 21, 2009, the LA Galaxy were practicing in Seattle in preparation for the  MLS Cup with Real Salt Lake the following evening. Sounders FC GK Kasey Keller and team owner Drew Carey were watching the workout when they were approached by Galaxy owner Phil Anschutz.

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Major League Soccer and the MLS players union avoided the first work stoppage in league history, reaching an agreement in principle Wednesday evening on a new collective bargaining agreement, sources with knowledge of the talks told ESPN.

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Sounders FC 2 Thursday signed Gambian midfielder Amadou Sanyang, a 23-year-old with MLS experience, and former Sounders Academy 19-year-old midfielder Duncan McCormick. They become the first two players officially signed by S2 ahead of the team's inaugural season in United Soccer Leagues play.

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The Sounders Tuesday signed defender Andrés Correa, a 21-year-old Colombian international, who will be added to the roster immediately following receipt of his P-1 visa and international transfer certificate. Correa spent the past four years with Fortaleza and Medellín, making 17 career appearances for the clubs in the Colombia First Division.

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Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, 29, had successful right groin surgery Friday in Santa Monica, CA., the Sounders said Saturday.  Alonso, who has yet to train because of the injury, is set to begin rehabilitation immediately. No timetable was given for his return. The designated player from Cuba was the club's most valuable player from 2010-13.

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The Sounders Thursday added as an assistant coach Ante Razov, who spent 14 years (1996-09) with the Chicago Fire and Chivas USA. As a player, Razov ranks fourth all-time in MLS scoring with 114 goals, scoring 76 with the Fire to become the club's all-time leading scorer with 76 goals. He also won an MLS Cup (1998) and U.S. Open Cups three times (1998, 2000, 2003).

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After trading the 27th overall pick and future considerations to Real Salt Lake, the Sounders moved up and selected University of Washington midfielder Cristian Roldan with the 16^th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Roldan is a two-time, All-Pac-12 first-team selection.

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The Sounders Tuesday acquired veteran goalkeeper Troy Perkins, who became available following the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft. The 33-year-old Perkins recorded five shutouts in 21 appearances last season for the Montreal Impact and ranks third among active MLS keepers with 213 appearances from his rookie season of 2004.

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The Sounders Friday signed forward Darwin Jones, who had a standout two-year career at the University of Washington, to a Homegrown Player contract. The 22-year-old Jones earned All-Pac-12 first-team honors in each of the past two seasons, and is the fifth Homegrown Player signing in franchise history.

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The Sounders Tuesday appointed Garth Lagerwey, who spent the past seven seasons with Real Salt Lake, as general manager and president of soccer. Lagerwey built the RSL team that won the 2009 MLS Cup and reached the 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League final. Lagerwey takes over for former GM Adrian Hanauer, who will shift his focus to the club's business operations.

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The Sounders Monday announced the signing of defender Tyrone Mears, an English veteran with 14 years of professional experience, who will be added to Seattle's roster pending receipt of his P-1 visa and international transfer certificate. Mears, 31, made more than 200 appearances in England, most recently with the Bolton Wanderers from 2011-14.

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Defender DeAndre Yedlin, the best local product produced by the club, finalized his transfer to Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League. Seattle and Tottenham agreed to the deal Aug. 13 and Yedlin will complete his move to North London during the January transfer window.

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Earl Thomas, Kyle Seager, Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins, Shaq Thompson, the University of Washington crew and the Seattle Seahawks triumph at  the Super Bowl are among the nominees for the MTR Western Sports Star of the Year Awards at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle.

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Defender Jalil Anibaba, who started 14 matches for the Sounders last season, went to Orlando City in the third round of Wednesday's MLS expansion draft, held to help stock the league's two newest franchises. Orlando City and New York FC will begin league competition next season.

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The Seattle Sounders have signed coach Sigi Schmid to a multi-year contract coming off the best season in franchise history. General manager Adrian Hanauer announced the new contract Thursday.

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Sounders defender DeAndre Yedlin has been voted the 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year. Yedlin, the club's first Homegrown Player, earned 10 U.S. Men's National Team caps during the past year, including three at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. U.S. Soccer made the announcement Thursday.

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Sounders forward Obafemi Martins and defender Chad Marshall were named Tuesday to the 2014 MLS Best XI, which recognizes the league's top 11 players, including one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders and three forwards. This is the third Best XI selection for Marshall (also 2008-09 with Columbus) and the first for Martins.

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At the end of the previous season, the Sounders were miles away from reaching the MLS Cup final. Sunday at the frozen Clink, they were an inch away. Makes no difference. They're done, and done in by the usual suspects, the Los Angeles Galaxy, official nemesis of the most successful operation in U.S. soccer.

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When the Sounders ventured to Carson, CA., last weekend to contest the LA Galaxy in the first leg of the Western Conference finals, they had as their goal achieving one of three outcomes: A win or a tie, the desired results, or a narrow defeat, still giving them a chance to claim the series in the second leg at CenturyLink Field. Despite repeated scoring chances, the Sounders got door No. 3, losing 1-0.

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Chad Marshall of the Seattle Sounders has been named Major League Soccer's 2014 Defender of the Year. Marshall, in his first season with the club, is a three-time winner -- most in league history -- after taking the award in 2008 and 2009 while playing for the Columbus Crew.

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