Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle Sounders FC / Soccer

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008
Sounders shock Chivas
TUKWILA -- The Sounders got their first test against a Major League Soccer opponent, facing Chivas USA in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Starfire Sports Complex on Tuesday.

The Beautiful Game: Aragones made all the right moves
HE STILL MIGHT have detractors, but Spain coach Luis Aragones didn't put a foot wrong at Euro 2008. Well, actually, he probably made his best decision before the tournament.

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008
Sounders won't sneak up on Chivas USA this time
The Sounders have a lot to prove Tuesday when they face Chivas USA in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008
Other Voices: Ballack settles for second best again
VIENNA, Austria -- Michael Ballack shed blood for Germany and still couldn't deliver a title.

Spain ends drought -- Euro title is first major soccer win in 44 years
VIENNA, Austria -- A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration.

SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2008
Sounders vs. Montreal

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008
Spain shuts out Russia, reaches first European final in 24 years
VIENNA, Austria -- Please don't tell Spain it has been made an odds-on choice to win the European Championship.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008
Germany rumbles into final
BASEL, Switzerland -- In one of the wilder finishes of an unpredictable European Championship, it figures that a player struggling to find his game would score the winner.

Henry on playing in MLS: 'Why not?'
NEW YORK -- Thierry Henry can see himself following David Beckham's path and leaving Europe to join Major League Soccer -- someday.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2008
Le Toux scores four goals in Sounders rout
TUKWILA -- The U.S. Open Cup provides for some fine drama, as it is set up so any soccer team in America can conceivably win the tournament. Each year, a team from the lower levels of the United Soccer Leagues seems to make a surprising run.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008
Sounders Vs. Hollywood United
Second round, U.S. Open Cup

Solo makes U.S. team; Scurry cut
CHICAGO -- Goalkeeper Hope Solo was among 18 players picked Monday for the U.S. Olympic women's soccer roster, nine months after she was kicked off the team at the World Cup.

MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008
Spain shoots down Italy at Euro 2008
VIENNA, Austria -- When a team has gone so long without a big win, it doesn't care how that victory comes.

U.S. reaches regional semis
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- After routing Barbados at home, the United States managed only a slim victory on the road.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2008
Goalies star for Sounders, Miami
TUKWILA -- As goalkeepers go, they don't get much better in the United Soccer Leagues First Division than Josh Saunders and Chris Eylander.

Turkey stuns Croatia
VIENNA, Austria -- Turkey has perfected the great escape.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
Sounders vs. Miami FC

Germans show sudden creativity
BASEL, Switzerland -- Almost from the outset, it was Germany, not Portugal, that showed flair. It was the Germans, a group runner-up, who dominated the Portuguese, a group winner.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008
Graham eyes return to MLS
Taylor Graham thought it was a joke when he got a text message from one of his old teammates in January. After all, how could a 6-foot-5 redhead from Fair Oaks, Calif., possibly have a spot on Puerto Rico's national soccer team?

Analysis: Euro 2008 group winners have momentum
INNSBRUCK, Austria -- The fast starters at football's European Championship are about to discover if they have the staying power to become champions.

Brazil, Argentina draw in Cup qualifier
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Brazil and Argentina drew 0-0 on Wednesday night in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match that saw two teams known for offensive fire locked in a defensive battle.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008
The Beautiful Game: Fantastic show from Turks and Czechs
HOW GOOD WAS Sunday's clash between Turkey and the Czech Republic at Euro 2008? Well, it was the kind of match where nonsoccer fans call you up afterward enthusing about what happened.

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008
U.S. blows out Barbados
CARSON, Calif. -- The United States couldn't wait to get started in its qualifying run for the 2010 World Cup.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2008
Early calls aid Sounders
TUKWILA -- Italians are notorious for their exaggeration of soccer fouls, but Juventus Primavera committed the early fouls against the Sounders in an exhibition at Starfire Sports Complex on Thursday.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008
Sounders enlist defender from MLS
In need of some extra bodies to fill out an injury-depleted lineup, the Sounders reached out to Major League Soccer and were given a former No. 1 overall pick.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008
The Beautiful Game: Dutch upset of Italy came down to luck
THERE WAS A curious incident in Italy's devastating 3-0 loss to the Netherlands at Euro 2008 on Monday that summed up the Azzurri's night.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008
Sounders Vs. Arizona Sahuaros
U.S. Open Cup, first round

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008
U.S. goalie Howard keeps Argentina at bay
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The frustration Tim Howard saw in the faces of Julio Cruz, Gabriel Heinze and the rest of the world's top-ranked national team was enough to convince the goalkeeper that the United States is ready for World Cup qualifying.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008
Sounders vs. Minnesota

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008
The Beautiful Game: Azzurri regroup in midst of turmoil
Italy regroups for Euro 2008 without star defender Fabio Cannavaro -- but it could be much worse for the Azzurri.

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