As much as I’d like to focus this column on what happens on the field, there are times when the story around the game ends up being the real talking point. That was very much the case following Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Los Angeles FC, the second time the Seattle Sounders have been beaten by the expansion team this year.
The loss was bad enough, itself. Broadly speaking, I thought the Sounders acquitted themselves well, generated some quality chances and would have been able to hold their heads high if they’d managed to secure the point they had done so much to deserve through 92 minutes.