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With the season series spilt at one-win each Tacoma and Oakland are both looking at tonight's match as a chance towards claiming a playoff spot. Roots are six points back from 4th place Defiance.

Three reasons to watch Defiance at Orange County SC with us Share this story Courtesy of Seattle Sounders and Tacoma Defiance Even after the loss at Las Vegas this weekend, Tacoma Defiance are a win away from taking over the 4th place spot in the Pacific Division. At this time the top 3 are well out of sight. Rising, Loyal, and Orange County are the class of the Pacific, with Orange County SC only losing once since their loss to Tacoma back on May 16. At 17 points in 9 matches played, OCSC are ...

Sounders Academy vs Players Development Academy: Preview, live stream, gamethread Share this story Sounders FC Digital The Seattle Sounders Academy is on the doorstep of making history, a feat that’s not exactly foreign to the organization. Competing in the inaugural MLS Next Cup — the single-elimination tournament serving as the centerpiece of the league’s new player development league that replaced the Development Academy system — the Sounders U17 side has reached the semifinals and n...

Facing the best team in the Western Conference, Tacoma will have to be perfect in order to take 3 points.

Wade Webber’s got his side on sound footing.

When Josh Atencio took the field for Sounders FC in the 2021 MLS home opener, it was the first time many fans of the Rave Green had ever seen him play. Atencio, a 19-year-old Homegrown Player from Bellevue, immediately garnered national attention with his composed, intelligent play as he patrolled the midfield in the 4-0 win over Minnesota United and 1-1 draw at LAFC. While

Defiance vs. Loyal, recap: a happy homecoming Share this story Sounders FC Digital / Tacoma Defiance Wade Webber and his Tacoma Defiance played with fans in the seats at Cheney Stadium for the first time in over a year when San Diego Loyal came to town Thursday evening. A 3-1 win for the Baymen was a great result and a welcome treat for the 1,222 in attendance, as well as those who tuned in on ESPN+, and could prove to be an early indication of the changes happening in Tacoma under the guidance...

Defiance add two Academy products Share this story Sounders FC Digital // Lindsey Wasson The youth movement in the Seattle Sounders organization is obviously not limited to the First Team. Tacoma Defiance has been one of the youngest teams in the USL Championship throughout its existence, and that won’t be changing any time soon. Following the addition of four more veteran players, Defiance announced on Friday that Academy players Juan Alvarez and Obed Vargas had signed with the team. Alvarez...

TACOMA, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance today announced that it has signed midfielders Juan Alvarez and Obed Vargas. The Sounders FC Academy products officially join the club before the team opens the 2021 season on the road at Los Angeles Galaxy II (5:00 p.m. PT / ESPN+, ESPN Deportes). The pair of signings bring Defiance to 19 players with USL Championship contracts ahead of 2021 campaign.  “We’ve been excited with Juan’s progression during preseason. After Head Coach Brian Schmetzer observe...

Tacoma Defiance: 2021 season preview Share this story Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images On the rise above the near cliff, in the shadow of Tahoma, caressed by the winds of Commencement Bay sits Cheney Stadium. Among the tall trees, along the freeway, within the heart of Central Tacoma this final proving ground of the Seattle Sounders organization provides a home, and hopefully a fortress. In the pandemic season of 2020, Tacoma Defiance finished 12th in the Western Conference of the US...