Conceding two goals in the first half and a third in the second, the Sounders stumbled in a 3-0 loss on the road to the Columbus Crew Wednesday. Forced to make six changes to the starting lineup that beat Portland at home 1-0 Saturday, Seattle was outshot 12-6.

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Off the field, Cristian Roldan is the kind with whom everyone wants to be friends. On the field, people will soon seek to wear the same color uniform as the University of Washington product. The Sounders midfielder Saturday was the feisty soul of the Sounders and the sole scorer in a 1-0 rivalry victory over the Portland Timbers.

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For 42 years, the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers battled across the divisions and incarnations of American soccer, besting one another many times over as the rivalry developed into the fiercest in the American game. Never, though, have they met with a championship star over each club’s crest and a pair of ravenous fan bases demanding continued glory.

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In both a literal and metaphorical sense, the sun Saturday afternoon burned off the clouds that have covered Seattle and its Sounders lately. A ricochet goal from midfielder Harry Shipp banished the gloom, snapping a four-game winless streak and providing proof that Seattle still knows how to find the back of the net at Century Link Field.

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Even Humpty Dumpty would offer Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer his sympathies for Seattle’s dreary 2-5-4 start to the season, second-worst in MLS. Absent healthy defenders, Schmetzer has been forced to field eight backfield lineups filled with second and third-choice options, with predictable results.

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Good thing MLS doesn't have relegation, or the defending champions would be a fine candidate for a tumble from the top shelf. After a first half in which Sporting KC didn't have a shot on goal, Gerso Fernandes scored three times in 13 minutes to crush the Sounders 3-0 Wednesday night at Children's Mercy Park.

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David Accam (60th minute), Luis Solignac (73rd) and Nemania Nikolic (76th) scored  goals in a 16-minute span of the second half, lifting the Chicago Fire, normally a gimme win for Seattle, to a 4-1 victory over the Sounders Saturday night at sold-out Toyota Park. The drubbing was such that Clint Dempsey left the match in the 79th minute.

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The Chicago Fire, once seen as something appalling, are flipping the script in hopes of becoming something appealing through a series of acquisitions, including World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany. The club started 2017 3-3-3, good enough for sixth in the Eastern Conference standings as they get set to host the Seattle Sounders Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN2).

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Just as the Mariners have their AAA affiliate in Tacoma, so too might the Seattle Sounders have their minor-league team -- right next to Cheney Stadium. Plans for a 5,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium for the S2 United Soccer League franchise were announced Monday by the Sounders and the Tacoma Rainiers. The estimated opening is 2020.

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Five minutes into the MLS Cup rematch Saturday, the Sounders' Jordan Morris jumped and flicked a header behind him into the net, wrong-footing Toronto keeper Clint Irwin and causing the Clink to erupt in early celebration. Seconds later, assistant referee Adam Garner raised his flag to signal that Gustav Svensson was offside, nullifying the goal and sucking the air out of the stadium.

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The regular-season rematch of the previous season’s championship game is always a high-drama affair. Pundits speculate about what might have been, and how big a chip the losers have on their shoulders. Unfortunately for those who favor easy narratives, Saturday’s MLS Cup match between the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC at CenturyLink Field (noon, ESPN) will lack some of the anticipated intrigue.

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After three defensive blunders put the Seattle Sounders deep in the hole Saturday night, an astonishing rally of three goals in 15 minutes created a 3-3 draw against the New England Revolution at CenturyLink Field. The match marked the first time in Sounders history, stretching back to its NASL days in the 1970s, that the club earned points after trailing by three.

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After playing five of their first seven games on the road and coming away with a 2-3-2 record, the Seattle Sounders are looking forward to spending some time at home. Clint Dempsey said Thursday that the early road tests helped the team find its identity, but the Sounders will need to make the most of the home field in four of their next six.

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A trio of goals in 15 minutes of the first half gave the Seattle Sounders rare dominance over the Los Angeles Galaxy at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA., Sunday. The 3-0 victory eased the hand-wringing over the club’s under-performing offense. Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris found the net, supplemented by an Ashley Cole own goal.

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Ahead of the final leg of three road games in a row, this one against the LA Galaxy Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN), uncertainty hangs over the Seattle Sounders. In need of points after a 1-2-3 start, Seattle can’t be certain what combination of players will give it a chance at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA.

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As the Seattle Reign enters its fifth season, a need for a breakout year in the National Women’s Soccer League is palpable. In 2016, the NWSL became the first women’s U.S. professional league to last four years. Entering year five, upgrades suggest it may become a long-term part of the sports landscape.

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VANCOUVER, B.C. – If Fredy Montero wanted to quickly ingratiate himself to Vancouver Whitecaps fans, he found a perfect way. The Colombian, who scored a club-record 60 goals for the Sounders during his time with the club from 2009-2012, knocked in two with his head at B.C. Place Friday night to hand Seattle its second loss of the season, 2-1.

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Fredy Montero, who scored a club-record 60 goals during the first five years of the MLS Seattle Sounders, will be on the pitch against his former club when Seattle makes the trip up I-5 to face the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first Cascadia Cup match of the season (7 p.m., Q13 Fox). The former Sounder, beloved by many fans, left the club for Europe in 2014, before returning to MLS this season on a loan from Chinese side Tianjin TEDA.

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Andrew Harvey of Sportspress Northwest will get a chance to fulfill a professional passion by adding play-by-play broadcasting to his repertoire starting Friday when he joins the Sounders radio broadcast team part-time.

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When Nicolas Lodeiro scored on a world-beater volley in the 84th minute, the Seattle Sounders looked certain to pick up their first road win of the season and second win ever on the road against the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night. Six minutes later, Sounders-killer Chris Wondolowski slipped between five defenders and scored an equalizerl in the final seconds to salvage a draw for the hosts, 1-1.

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