Players and coaches might have changed, but those ushering in this new era of Sounders versus Los Angeles Galaxy say the emotions will still be there.
The struggling teams square off Sunday at the StubHub Center for the first time without Sigi Schmid or Bruce Arena coaching either side. Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane have departed the Galaxy while Zach Scott, Erik Friberg and others have been emptied off the Sounders’ roster.
“I think Seattle and L.A. have been top-notch teams since, I guess, their existence,’’ said second-year Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan, raised in the nearby L.