Can only imagine how many more set piece goals the Sounders would have over the last few years if they had Leyva on the ball instead of Rusnak.

Nice assist from Danny Leyva but the goal is getting called back for offside.

This is maybe my biggest concern with the squad going into 26. Pinning our hopes of better defense on old guys rediscovering form (Yeimar, Kim), or unproven guys taking a big step up.

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I wanted this to happen after club World Cup so happy it looks like it’s gonna. Would have been even better if they paired it with a deal for Angel Correa instead of him leaving for Tigres.

Pretty fucking bad that democratic leadership seems wholly incapable and uninterested in using these scandals to further weaken the admin and make a positive case for electing Democrats.

Why can’t we have nice things?

How the hell is this dude getting offers like this and we’ve heard nothing about Obed Vargas? Dude has way more experience and a higher ceiling.

Arsenal being set piece fc is pretty fucking boring if you ask me.

St Pauli you can’t be this bad from open play and have such crappy set piece service. Gotta do at least one ok.

I hate those being given as red cards.

I’m so burned by last year’s transfer moves that I don’t even entertain the false hope of an interesting, if obviously not true, transfer rumor.

What does Djed Spence do? One of the more doing the most to accomplish the least players I’ve seen in a while.

Damn that’s a good signing.

Hard agree. The 2012 waldos were ok but the sash kits were far superior. Bring these back!

2025 FIFA Peace Prize winner Donald Trump says new year new me before attacking Venezuela and kidnapping head of state.

Georgi scored in AFCON today. Really hope he gets a chance to pop off next season for the Sounders.

Xavi Simmons with the dumbest most unnecessary red card I’ve maybe ever seen.

Kinda thought he’d make an interesting target for the Sounders if they moved off Nouhou.

Hell yes

I’m generally on board with Rothrock likely re-signing. But I gotta be honest that approval is very dependent upon the salary number. I really hope it’s in line with what you’d expect of a 3rd or 4th attacking winger option.

Man, I’m just deeply pessimistic about the Sounders transfer and roster moves. Combine last year’s letdown with the DP situation and the increasing likelihood of losing Obed for little to nothing is just brutal.

Tottenham are bad because they don’t have good players. VS Tottenham are bad because they don’t know how to attack.

How has Chiesa not played more for this Liverpool squad? Always looks direct and dangerous.

Deeply fucked up sign of our times that this has to be said.

Man if only this meant Sounders were making a play for Espinoza. That would be sick.

Love when commentators just say stuff in real time that is blatantly wrong. Meola had to completely do a 180 on this Man City penalty in like 30 seconds.

Well this fucking sucks.

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The game was decided when Gauld came in for Ali Ahmed and not Thomas Muller

This sucks. Better team lost.

Taking out Ahmed seems like a pretty big mistake. Where’s the width play?

Oh not like this. Miami has been so bad.

If I’m the Sounders I’m telling JMo to spend the offseason working on and studying film of Brian White holdup play.

There it is. Vancouver has been by far the better team so far.

Sabbi just has to put it literally anywhere but the keeper’s chest.

Well that’s not how you want to start the game. Can’t gift goals to Miami.

At least FIFA has made it easier to skip out on these and not feel bad. Terrible kickoff times, fairly uninspiring matchups, way overpriced tickets.

Noon kickoffs. Just so dumb.

We’re really doing west coast kickoffs for World Cup games at 12pm local next year? Wtf

Wow Villa

North Mackedonia sounds like a dope ass country

There are a lot of really horrific examples of “it can always get worse” in world history but I find Sepp Blatter to Gianni Infantino hits just the right note of bleak whimsy.

Infantino is so desperate to be famous and liked. He has to insert himself into all of this including this performative pretaped skit that absolutely no one wants.

Ugh more of this fucker.

FIFA going out of its way to align itself with the world’s worst is detrimental to the game.

LOL, we’re giving a peace prize to someone in the process of literally committing war crimes. Kinda perfect.

Infantino is such a soft loser. All this groveling and fluffing of Trump and you can’t even get the admin to let you run your billion dollar cash grab tournament without the threat of disruption and chaos.

Really annoyed that the Sounders fumbled the regular season and the first round. Still not clear how good they really were this season. I’m not fully convinced that any of these teams in the West are clearly better.

Ali Ahmed is a fun player when he’s feeling it.