Seattle Sounders

Brian Schmetzer is carefully coaching the Seattle soccer team for a rigorous schedule of regular MLS play and tournaments — one of them being global.

The Seattle Sounders are gearing up for a Western Conference showdown in the Major League soccer playoffs.

The Seattle Sounders won the first game in their playoff series against the Houston Dynamo on Monday night.

The postseason begins Monday night for the Seattle Sounders. They are facing the Houston Dynamo in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs.

The Seattle Sounders and international investment firm Carlyle have finalized their deal to acquire the Seattle Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League.

The Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes joined that fold in 1974. All three MLS clubs are celebrating a 50-year milestone.

Clint Dempsey acknowledges the limelight changed him later in his career as he felt responsible for his club and American soccer. He is free to be himself four years removed from playing and on the eve of his induction into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

The Seattle Sounders announced plans for a new headquarters and training facility that could also be used as a practice facility for the 2026 World Cup. The site was formerly home to Boeing Commercial Airplanes and the Longacres racetrack.

Both of the professional soccer teams in the region made it to the playoffs this season. The OL Reign was ousted in the semifinals on Sunday, Nov. 14. And the Seattle Sounders are preparing for their first playoff game of 2021 on Tuesday night at home against Real Salt Lake.

Fans attending most pro and college sporting events in Seattle will soon be required to show proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they've tested negative for the virus.