Sounders forward Jordan Morris got to at least spend the night back in the hometown he says he still wouldn’t trade for anything.
Morris had flown home to Seattle on Thursday, fresh off his CONCACAF Gold Cup win in California, before catching a quick turnaround with the team to Los Angeles on Friday ahead of Saturday’s game against the Galaxy. For Morris, still only 22, his Gold Cup winning goal for the U.S. Men’s National Team on Wednesday capped a strong tournament that sets him up well for the final few months of the Sounders season.
His performance on an international stage served as a reminder that, despite only two goals this season in Major League Soccer play, he remains one of the top young players this country has.