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Sounders open MLS season against Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes has watched his team’s dramatic shootout victory in the 2013 MLS Cup final only once, and only then by accessory at a celebration party that had highlights streaming in the background.

“I have a pretty good recorder in my head. I don’t really need to use those,” Vermes explained this week.

“I just don’t go back, whether it’s a win or a loss. Our sport is so next-game that that’s where you have to spend your energy and focus.”

Kansas City’s knockout round loss to the Portland Timbers in last year’s MLS Cup playoffs provided Vermes with a few additional reasons to avoiding look over his shoulder.