TORONTO — On Friday, the eve of the biggest game of many of their soccer-playing lives, the Sounders took in their surroundings and stretched legs stiffened by the cold.
They landed in Toronto on Wednesday evening, practiced at their host’s training facility in the suburbs Thursday afternoon. This was the team’s first chance to survey the field of battle, divided into sun and shade by BMO Field’s gleaming new roof.
Saturday’s MLS Cup final is winner-take-all. Unlike the two-leg conference semifinals and finals, the league championship is just one game. At the end of the night, 90 minutes plus the addition of two 15-minute overtime periods then penalty kicks if the score is still tied, either Toronto or Seattle will emerge with its first MLS title.