The Seattle Sounders’ run in the Club World Cup has come to an end, which is a perfect time to take stock of what we made of it. Jeremiah and Aaron discuss the high points and the low points. They came away feeling a bit more excited about next summer’s World Cup, with a sense that the gap between Europe and the rest of the world is a bit smaller t…

The Club World Cup is about halfway through the group stage, with three of the six games scheduled in Seattle having now been played. It seems like a good opportunity to take stock of what we’ve learned about both this tournament and the Seattle Sounders’ place in it. To help give a broader picture, Jeremiah is joined by Niko Moreno and Tim Foss fo…

Jeremiah and Niko Moreno get together for another episode of “What we learned this week” and they’re pretty much focused on the Club World Cup. In addition to giving a preview of Botafogo and a general sense of what we expect from the Sounders, they also gave an update on the state of negotiations between the players and owners over the bonuses. Th…

One question that continues to haunt the Club World Cup is “why does this exist?” One of the only people to really attempt to answer that question is Yahoo! Sports reporter Henry Bushnell. Jeremiah has him on the show to discuss that very issue as well as many other issues circling the next two summer’s tournaments. Follow Henry Bushnell on BlueSky…

And here we are, looking the Club World Cup square in the face. And trembling like a jackhammer being held by a puppy. After the week that was, can anyone, seriously, believe there is a point to be had for the Seattle Sounders during this upcoming tournament? Or has it all been a ploy to lull the competition into a false sense of security and the S…

The Seattle Sounders turned easily their most disappointing performance of the season. What makes it sting even worse is that expectations were quite high for their game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, who were missing more than half their starters and were coming off a nearly team-wide bout of “gastrointestinal symptoms.” The Sounders responded b…

Jeremiah is joined by Richard Farley and Charles Boehm to help preview the Seattle portion of the Club World Cup. They share some insight into all seven teams who will be playing here over the next couple of weeks. Sponsor 🏠 Marnie Oshan Homes: With 20+ years in marketing, business, and negotiation — and an MBA from UW — Marnie Oshan helps home buy…

It was an interesting week surrounding the Sounders, giving Jeremiah and Niko plenty to talk about. First off, they give some updates on the players’ protest and some of the reasoning behind why they believe MLS should be giving them a bigger cut of the Club World Cup prize pool. They also discuss the Vancouver Whitecaps’ situation, which has put a…

Jeremiah and Aaron are back with another mailbag episode, answering questions that were submitted in May. Before they dig into some of those questions, though, they spend quite a bit of time discussing the Sounders players’ recent protest over their share of Club World Cup bonuses and specifically owner Adrian Hanauer’s response. As a reminder, all…

If you’ve spent anytime looking at various advanced analytics this year, you’ve probably noticed that the Seattle Sounders are looking an awful lot like a pressing team. Recently, Jamon Moore of American Soccer Analysis wrote about that. Jeremiah discusses what analytics are saying about the Sounders. Jamon Moore is a contributor on American Soccer…

The Seattle Sounders are coming off a massive win over San Diego FC which sets up a pretty enticing stretch to send them into the Club World Cup break. If the Sounders can win their next two games, they’ll take over first place in the Western Conference. Jeremiah and Niko discuss the San Diego game and look ahead to Minnesota and Vancovuer on the l…

We are so close to the Sounders that sometimes it can be a little easy to take what we have for granted. That was probably the biggest takeaway from Charles Boehm’s stint as a guest co-host on this week’s show. Boehm, who has an upcoming feature about Ryan Kent on MLSSoccer.com, marveled at how effectively the Sounders have been able to maintain th…

The wagers are coming fastly and furiously in this episode. Plenty of unsubstantiated talk of the Sounders opponents and opinions...we got plenty. Who's gonna be right? Who's gonna be wrong? And who needs to shut their face? Yeah, pretty much Jonathon for all of the above.By Sounders Pow Wow

FC Dallas comes to Seattle in the middle of a three-game road trip that seemingly puts them at a significant disadvantage, coming a few days after they went to New York and played 120 minutes a few days before they head to FC Cincinnati. To make matters worse, they’re also missing star midfielder Luciano Acosta. It all sets up quite nicely for the …

There is every reason to believe the Pow Wow will incorporate new segments into our program, however, y'all will be spared this episode. That's not to say there aren't brand spanking new things coming your way. We discuss Timbers, Meese and dogs. What else do you need?By Sounders Pow Wow

Coming off a three-game road trip in which the Sounders got four points, Jeremiah and Aaron express mostly satisfaction with the overall play even if they weren’t entirely happy with the results. But one player who is harder to figure out is Jesús Ferreira, who seems to be doing a lot of things right but not performing how we thought we would. Jere…

The Sounders are coming off a disappointing 4-0 loss to LAFC, but that doesn’t mean Jeremiah or Niko are particularly worried about the longterm ramifications. They discuss the takeaways from that match as well as look ahead to Saturday’s Cascadia Cup clash with the Portland Timbers on the latest episode of “What we learned this week.” Sponsor 🍷 Fu…

We have reached the point where the must, in fact, be a direct correlation between Jonathon's MLS Fantasy Team selections and how teams in MLS perform. Don't believe it's true? Ask Jonathon. Two road games on deck and plenty of tactical items to discuss. As if.By Sounders Pow Wow