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TORONTO — Anyone who spotted Sigi Schmid at BMO Field on Saturday night might have wondered aloud just why a coach who was fired at midseason would attend the championship game of his former team. Well, along with having been invited, and also likely feeling an attachment to players and coaches he knows so well, Schmid was there to root for the team his son played a major role in building.
Kurt Schmid is the Sounders' head scout, and that title doesn't do justice to the significant role he played in building the 2016 roster.