The Sounders aren’t the only recent Western Conference frontrunner to have struggled throughout 2016. And though schadenfreude is unlikely to prove short-term solace should this three-game losing streak continue into the Copa America break, it could also keep Seattle within range of the playoff spots.
It’s almost difficult to pick out the single most damning thing about Sporting Kansas City’s home loss to D.C. United on Friday.
D.C. hadn’t won on the road all season, and was stranded by severe weather in Chicago the night before the game. The visitors didn’t even take off for Kansas City until 11 a.