On Tuesday, Sounders FC announced the signing of midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz, who has 15 years of experience in topflight European leagues and is the former captain of the Austrian National Team. Meanwhile, the club readily prepares to begin the 2015-2016 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League with a Group Stage match at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Wednesday evening. With two more days remaining in the Transfer Window and a visit to the LA Galaxy on Sunday looming, it has proven to be a busy week for the Rave Green.
Here’s the latest coverage surrounding the club:
- Sounders FC Director of Community Outreach Roger Levesque joined the panel for King 5’s “New Day Hot Topics.”
- Will Parchman of SoundersFC.com wrote a piece on how patience paid off for the Sounders to land Ivanschitz.
- The Seattle Times featured a package that focuses on Sounders FC’s commitment to sports science, and how the club is among the league’s pioneers in analytics and training.
- Don Ruiz of The News Tribunepreviewed the SCCL match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- Kyle McCarthy of FOX Soccer’s “Inside MLS Blog” took a peek at each SCCL group.
- NASL Sounders legend Mike England is amazed by the progress of soccer in the United States.
