Seattle Sounders FCSOCCERPredicting how MLS Cup playoffs finish: With Messi and other faves out, who wins?1dJoseph LoweryKelvin Kuo-Imagn Images
Seattle Sounders FCSOCCERHow clubs got their colors: soccer's historic, iconic jerseysHow did soccer's most storied clubs become synonymous with something as simple as a color? ESPN relives the kit histories of football's biggest teams.1dIllustrations by Dave Merrell
Sounders outlast Dynamo in penalties to sweep seriesSeattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei stopped Houston's Tate Schmitt in the seventh round of the deciding penalty shootout as the visiting Sounders outlasted the Dynamo 1-1 (7-6) on Sunday evening to clinch the teams' Western Conference first-round playoff...18dField Level MediaUSA Today Images
Seattle Sounders FCSOCCERSounders see off Dynamo in penalties18d0:30Sounders see off Dynamo in penalties
Sounders earn PK win over Dynamo in playoff openerAlex Roldan scored the clincher in a penalty-kick shootout as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting Houston Dynamo after a scoreless draw Monday night in the opener of their best-of-three Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series.23dField Level Media
Seattle Sounders FCSOCCERRanking every MLS playoff team: Who are favorites to win it all?1MJoseph LoweryGeoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
Tom Brady, one of many athletes to become owners, adds to his portfolio1MESPNRon Jenkins/Getty Images
Seattle Sounders FCSOCCERGermany hero Jamie Leweling, Argentina's Nico Paz lead list of international debutants1MTor-Kristian KarlsenRODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images