Sounders Speak: Sigi Schmid’s Recent Observations

The Seattle Sounders have plenty of games scheduled for the busy period following the World Cup break.

On Sunday afternoon the Sounders will be in action in Chester, Pennsylvania.  The team will face the Philadelphia Union at their new soccer specific home.

The next MLS competition will be July 4 on the road against the Western Conference leaders, the Los Angeles Galaxy.  On July 11 the Sounders will return home to entertain FC Dallas.

The Sounders then travel to face D.C. United at RFK Stadium July 15.

There is also plenty of activity outside the MLS.  The Sounders are in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third round competition.  U.S. Soccer has now bracketed Seattle and the Portland Timbers with the L.A. Galaxy and AC St. Louis in Division 2.

The Sounders and Timber will square off June 30 in Portland.

The Sounders FC-Portland winner advances to the quarterfinal round to meet the L.A. Galaxy-St. L...

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