The LA Galaxy enter the two-week World Cup break undefeated after beating the visiting Houston Dynamo 4-1. Forward Jovan Kirovski led the scoring charge with a first-half brace while forward Tristan Bowen and midfielder Alex Cazumba supplied the second half strikes. It took just 47 seconds for the Galaxy to get on the board. Ivan [...]

It’s been over a month since round five and a full quarter year since we rolled out this feature, which tracks the number of followers each Major League Soccer team has through its ASN Twitter account. Time to revisit!

Only two expansion clubs have won their inaugural opener: the 1998 Chicago Fire and last year’s Seattle Sounders. Can the Philadelphia Union make it three? Among other numerous subplots, the game will be a homecoming for Sebastien Le Toux, loved dearly in Seattle but lost to the Union in the expansion draft. The Frenchman now looks to ruin Seattle’s opening night by matching or doubling his goal total (1) from 2009.

The expansion Seattle Sounders made their regular season MLS debut in style, comprehensively defeating the defending Western Conference champion New York Red Bulls by 3-0. Fredy Montero, the young Colombian star striker, notched two goals and assisting on the third, scoring a 9.5 (out of 10) in ASN’s player ratings (ASN, March 20, 2009.

The Sounders have officially signed Swiss international forward Blaise Nkufo, and his addition is the final piece to Seattle’s roster puzzle. Nkufo’s skillset matches up perfectly with what Seattle was lacking last season. The Sounders didn’t really have a target man on the squad, and were forced to at times play Freddy Montero up top [...]

A year ago, as an expansion team, expectations were low for the Seattle Sounders. No longer. The team are U.S. Open Cup Champions and will play in the CONCACAF Champions’ League. The thought of not making the playoffs is disconcerting and the concept of a losing season practically unbearable for Sounders nation. Here are seven questions areas in rough order of importance, starting with Nate Jaqua.

It’s been one month since round four and almost exactly two months since first look at the number of followers each Major League Soccer team has through its ASN Twitter account. Time to revisit!

It’s been three weeks since round three and almost exactly two months since first look at the number of followers each Major League Soccer team has through its ASN Twitter account. Time to revisit!

When David Estrada was announced as the Seattle Sounders’ first round pick in last week’s Major League Soccer Superdraft, came as a bit of a surprise to fans and, it turns out, player alike. Estrada told his hometown newspaper, the Salinas (Calif.) Californian, that he didn’t even plan to watch the first round of the [...]

It’s been three weeks since round two and six weeks since our first look at the number of followers each Major League Soccer team has through its ASN Twitter account. With a bit of a lull in the news cycle ahead of Thursday’s MLS SuperDraft, today is as good a day as any to get caught up.