Australian left back Brad Smith, on loan to the Sounders from Bournemouth of the English Premier League, hadn’t played extensively on artificial turf until he signed with Seattle in 2018. And now, a year after arriving and getting used to the turf at CenturyLink Field, he’ll have to get used to another new surface.
The Sounders, along with the Seahawks and First & Goal Inc. — which operates CenturyLink Field — announced Thursday that they installed a new FieldTurf Revolution 360 playing surface at the stadium. The material replaced the previous turf installed in 2016.
Fortunately for Smith and his teammates, they will have had two practices, including Thursday’s session, at CenturyLink before hosting Vancouver in MLS play on Saturday.