Slowly but surely, the Seattle Sounders are marching toward the gate-opening of the 2017 MLS regular season.
With Seattle’s first two preseason matches in the books, the Sounders have three more in Charleston upcoming over a seven day period: Charleston Battery (Feb. 18), Atlanta United FC (Feb. 22) and Columbus Crew SC (Feb. 25). Once clear of that, the Sounders have a week to tune up any knocks in the engine before the curtain peels back and 2017 officially starts on March 4 in Houston.
So we’re close.
Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer and his staff still have a full week’s worth of preseason games to make alterations, but a few firm realities have already popped up on the radar.