TUKWILA, Wash. — The Seattle Sounders’ international break wasn’t much of one, the victim of their advancement in the Leagues Cup. Still the players did get the chance to get away for a couple of days at least. So Wednesday was their official return, though the Sounders are still shorthanded as they prepare for a Western Conference matchup with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.
The end of the international window means that reinforcements will be at hand soon, though they won’t be returning to Seattle before the Houston match. The Sounders will train at Starfire on Thursday and then travel to Houston to get a rare road practice session in before the game.