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Busy Sounders negotiating to acquire Honduran Olympian


SEATTLE -- No team underwent more of a face-lift on the final day of the MLS transfer window than the Seattle Sounders.

Over the span of a few hours, they traded Designated Player Alvaro Fernandez to the Chicago Fire, signed FC Kaiserslautern’s Christian Tiffert, and entered into “advanced negotiations” with a 22-year-old Honduran Olympian Mario Martinez.

“To be totally honest, it’s been an absolutely chaotic, hectic 3-4 days,” Sounders General Manager Adrian Hanauer said on a Friday conference call. “I’m fairly certain I’ve developed a brain tumor from being on the phone for so many hours.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/07/28/busy-sounders-negotiating-acquire-honduran-olympian

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Chivas USA Designated Player Joseph in Sounders camp


"Who'll find a home for Shalrie Joseph?" has been one of the pressing questions of the preseason. And it looks like the answer — for Friday, at least — is the Sounders.

Joseph strolled into Seattle camp on Friday morning, according to several media reports and captured in all his Rave Green glory by Joshua Mayers of The Seattle Times:

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/08/report-chivas-dp-joseph-turns-sounders-camp

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Report:
Schmid says unfit Joseph unlikely to join Sounders


The short flirtation between wayward MLS veteran Shalrie Joseph and the Seattle Sounders appears to be over.

Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid told the media on Saturday that he does not expect Joseph to join the club after a two-day trial, and said that the four-time MLS Best XI midfielder appeared unfit during his stay in Seattle.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/09/report-schmid-says-unfit-joseph-unlikely-join-sounders

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Feb 11, 2013 12:59:11 GMT -6 epjr said:

Report:
Schmid says unfit Joseph unlikely to join Sounders


The short flirtation between wayward MLS veteran Shalrie Joseph and the Seattle Sounders appears to be over.

Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid told the media on Saturday that he does not expect Joseph to join the club after a two-day trial, and said that the four-time MLS Best XI midfielder appeared unfit during his stay in Seattle.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/09/report-schmid-says-unfit-joseph-unlikely-join-sounders

A little more than a week after Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid poured cold water on a potential move following Joseph's brief trial with Seattle, the club announced that the veteran MLS midfielder will indeed be heading to the Pacific Northwest in a deal with Chivas USA.

"We're happy to add a player of Shalrie's experience to our team," said Schmid. "He's been to MLS Cups before in his tenure with New England. He's a player that has proven himself to be a leader in game situations and a player of his quality can only help us be a better team as we move into this season. "

In addition to Joseph, Seattle also acquired Chivas' No. 3 ranking in the allocation order, as well as their natural second round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS SuperDrafts. In exchange, Chivas USA took the Sounders' No. 15 spot in the allocation order.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/19/report-sounders-acquire-shalrie-joseph-chivas-usa

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Seattle Sounders announce USMNT captain Clint Dempsey as newest Designated Player



Two days after he was optimistically linked to a potential MLS move via a chance meeting with a fan at San Francisco International Airport, US national team captain Clint Dempsey has finally landed back in Major League Soccer. And yes, as rumored and reported, he is a member of the Seattle Sounders.

Dempsey was unveiled as the newest member of the Sounders on Saturday night during a pregame ceremony at CenturyLink Field ahead of the team’s matchup against FC Dallas. His former club, the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, had announced earlier on Saturday that Dempsey had signed with MLS, ending his six-and-a-half year career in Europe,

Dempsey, 30, is expected to join the Sounders’ workouts on Monday and will make his official debut with the club on Aug. 10 in Toronto, when the Sounders take on Toronto FC at BMO Field. His first home game will be Aug. 25, when the Sounders host the rival Portland Timbers.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/08/03/seattle-sounders-announce-usmnts-clint-dempsey-newest-designated-player

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Seattle Sounders make midfielder Osvaldo Alonso a Designated Player with new contract


The man who runs the Seattle Sounders midfield will now have the status and contract to match his on-field impact.

The Sounders announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have signed midfielder Osvaldo Alonso to a new multi-year contract that makes him a Designated Player. His previous deal, which he signed in February 2011, was due to run out in 2014.

"Ozzie is the ultimate competitor who has given everything to Sounders FC," Sounders owner and GM Adrian Hanauer said in a statement. "His passion for the game of soccer and his drive to be the best are validated by being named team MVP four consecutive seasons by his teammates. Ozzie is a key building block for our club and we are happy to sign him to a long-term contract extension."

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/11/19/seattle-sounders-make-midfielder-osvaldo-alonso-designated-player-new-contra