On Saturday, Sounders FC wrapped up training at Starfire Sports with an 11v11 scrimmage. Now the club is in Tucson, where it’s one of five MLS teams participating in the Desert Diamond Cup ahead of the season opener on March 8 against the New England Revolution.
Here’s the latest news and notes surrounding the Rave Green:
- General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey sat down with local broadcast partner, Q13 Fox, for an exclusive one-on-one interview
- Clint Dempsey returned from USMNT January Camp. Coverage of his conversation with media after Friday’s training can be found from The Seattle Times, The News Tribune, Sounder at Heart, and Prost Amerika
- Lamar Neagle’s interest in joining the Irish national team created quite the buzz over the weekend, as noted by Sounder at Heart, MLSsoccer.com, and international sports site, Vavel
- Don Ruiz of The News Tribune profiled second-year player, Aaron Kovar, and posted the first segment of his conversation with Lagerwey
- Sounder at Heart continued its player profile series with a write-up on hometown favorite, DeAndre Yedlin
- The initial odds for the 2015 MLS Cup have been released, with Sounders FC ranking among the favorites
- SoundersFC.com has updates from preseason, including tidbits from training, interviews with Head Coach Sigi Schmid and veteran Zach Scott, plus the latest Rave TV.