TUKWILA – With a wife and two dogs living in Utah, the decision to join the Sounders FC was easy for Luis Silva.
“It’s just a two-hour flight,” said Silva of the proximity to his former Salt Lake City home from Seattle. The MLS veteran signed with the Sounders on Wednesday, about three days from getting word in Finland that the U.S. club was interested in adding him to its loaded roster.
Silva, 30, was able to terminate his contract with FC Honka, a first-division Finnish team, and hop an approximate 10-hour flight to Seattle to immediately join the Sounders.