For the second week running, Sounders FC holds the top spot in the Weekly Power Rankings for ESPN.com and MLSsoccer.com following the team’s impressive road win over the Portland Timbers on Sunday.
“The unquestioned best team in MLS through four weeks, the Sounders got second-half goals from Raúl Ruidíaz and Fredy Montero to secure a 2-1 win against rival Portland,” wrote ESPN.com’s Kyle Bonagura. “Seattle is the lone remaining unbeaten team in the Western Conference and leads MLS with 10 points.”
The league’s editorial team also praised Seattle’s run of form to start the campaign, with columnist J. Sam Jones praising Head Coach Brian Schmetzer and noting the seeming inevitability of Sounders FC’s success on the pitch.
It’s been another solid week of national recognition for Sounders FC.
In addition to left wingback Brad Smith earning MLS Team of the Week honors, the club has been named in the top three of league-wide weekly Power Rankings by MLSsoccer.com and ESPN.com.
Coming off a 1-1 draw against LAFC, the Rave Green were billed as the No. 3 team in the league by MLSsoccer.com and No. 2 over at ESPN.
“Seattle and their Nicolás Lodeiro-less 3-5-2 has thumped Minnesota and picked up a road point against LAFC,” wrote MLSsoccer.com. columnist J. Sam Jones. “Homegrown Josh Atencio has filled in nicely in the midfield and the Sounders have largely looked like the Sounders. Even without a key piece like Lodeiro. “
Lion Links: 12/31/20
Orlando City makes list of wackiness, Americans who should play abroad, USMNT 2020 by the numbers and more.
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Happy Thursday, Lionesses and Lions. As always, I hope you overcame your hump day with ease. This will be the last set of Lion Links for the year of 2020 so happy new year to all of you out there and good riddance to this historical year. As usual, there has been a fair amount of happenings occurring within the soccer-sphere so let’s get right into the links.
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USMNT December 2020 Friendly - USA 6-0 El Salvador: giving the gift of goals
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MIAMI, FL FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - What seemed at least unexpected at the beginning of the year came to fruition on a Wednesday night in the greater Miami-South Florida-Region as a youthful, talented, and promising USMNT team took on El Salvador.
What nobody really expected to be a match of wits between Gregg Berhalter and his iPad and Carlos de los Cobos and his mullet, turned into a blowout before the half hour mark. If you just want to go say nice things about Gregg Berhalter in the comments and not watch the gifs of goals below, here’s what happened in sum: