TUKWILA, Wash. — With all of their internationals returning to camp on Thursday, the Seattle Sounders can finally turn their full attention to one of their biggest matches of the season: A pivotal away fixture with postseason implications against the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday (7:30 p.m. PT; JOEtv, Univision-Seattle, KIRO 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360AM).
It’s been two weeks since the Sounders were torched in Portland, and with the bye week and international break in between, focus on the opening 45 minutes this weekend will be of the utmost importance if the Sounders want to take three points from a team directly above them in the Western Conference standings.