After winning the MLS Cup a year ago despite some serious struggles, the Sounders look primed to open 2017 as one of the favorites.
For the 2016 MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders, nothing came easy.
Obafemi Martins was sold just before the start of the season. The only coach the MLS version of the club had ever known, Sigi Schmid, was replaced midseason. And two of the team’s biggest stars, Clint Dempsey and Roman Torres, missed extended time through injuries. Simply put, the Sounders had their share of trials and tribulations.
As the 2017 season draws near, the Sounders, having fought through the rocky patches of 2016, look primed and ready to come out and defend their crown.