SEATTLE — Ever since the Seattle Sounders played their earliest-ever competitive match on Feb. 17, this season has progressed at seemingly breakneck speed. As we close the books on May, the Sounders have already played 21 matches, with 12 of them four days or less of rest.
That’s almost three months ahead of last year’s schedule and almost two months ahead of 2019 — the last “normal” year.
As head coach Brian Schmetzer said during his press conference following the Sounders’ 2-1 win over Charlotte FC on Sunday, “It feels like we’re already two-thirds of the way through the season.