Can Seattle Sounders win a debut double?
Seattle Sounders burst in through the saloon doors in March, chewing lazily on tobacco as they stood proud in front of the regulars and declared their intention to take Major League Soccer by storm. The old boys weren’t pleased, but had to respect the Sounders’ testicular fortitude. Columbus Crew scowled from a bar stool with MLS Cup perched on the counter. LA Galaxy stopped playing the piano and DC United, slowly but purposefully, strode towards the entrance and challenged them to prove their credentials. Fast-forward to the middle of September and Seattle Sounders have just beaten United twice in ten days. Saturday’s MLS game was crucial to Seattle’s playoff challenge, but September 2nd’s 2-1 victory at RFK Stadium added some serious sparkle to the club’s inaugural season as a Major League Soccer outfit, the Sounders lifting their first silverware after beating DC in the US Open Cup Final. So with another good result under their belts against DC on Saturday, can the Sounders push on
