Following back-to-back trips to the MLS Cup final and a title in 2016, will the Sounders have enough to win the West again?
Following an MLS Cup title in 2016, the Seattle Sounders, in their first full season under Brian Schmetzer, came up just short in their bid for back-to-back crowns.
The core of the group returns for Seattle and, with the addition of a few fresh faces, the Sounders have the depth and the quality to challenge once again.
But will Schmetzer and company be able to get the most out of an aging roster and bring home another title?