TUKWILA — The flight home after a loss can be a grueling part of an athlete’s life.
Jordan Morris was subbed out of the U.S. men’s national team’s 1-0 Gold Cup final loss to Mexico in the 61st minute Sunday in Chicago, then hopped a plane to Seattle the next day and was at Sounders practice at Starfire Sports on Wednesday.
Although on a separate flight, U.S. and Sounders teammate Cristian Roldan had a similar path to rejoin their MLS club — having basically no time to fully decompress from a mentally and physically intense tournament.
“I’ve been thinking about it the last couple of days,” Morris said Wednesday.