TUKWILA, Wash. — How Gustav Svensson arrived in Seattle happened very quickly.
Svensson, 30, had another year remaining on his contract with Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League, but recent rule changes made by the Chinese Football Association reduced the number of foreign-born players on each team, essentially leaving Svensson and others in limbo.
Svensson is a 10-year professional who had stints in his native Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine prior to his time in China, and now that he is playing in the United States for the first time, he’s looking forward to the opportunity.