Already playing fewer opponents than any previous preseason, the Seattle Sounders are down one more after USL Championship outfit Phoenix Rising canceled their trip north over “Covid-19 concerns.” The Sounders will instead play an intrasquad match on Sunday at Lumen Field before closing out their preseason schedule with a match against San Diego Loyal on April 11. The Sounders will begin the MLS regular season on April 16 with a home match against Minnesota United.
Due to COVID-19 concerns within the team and out of an abundance of caution, Rising chose not to travel to Seattle for today’s preseason match vs.