The Seattle Sounders received adulation from across Major League Soccer when they defeated Pumas to win the CONCACAF Champions League -- the first MLS club to do so since 2000. It was a watershed moment for the league, manifestation of its goals to rival and eventually eclipse Mexico's Liga MX, but it came at a cost.
By the time the continental crown was draped in Rave Green, Seattle sat near the bottom of the Western Conference, albeit with multiple games in hand. Since, the Sounders have taken 13 points from 21 available, and now find themselves seventh in the West -- the last playoff place in the conference.