In this profile of Brian Schmetzer from 11 years ago in the Seattle Times, the USL Sounders head coach talks about his busy life coaching the Sounders as well as two youth teams, co-running a construction business and running his kids to school. I wonder if he imagined himself prepping for a Portland Timbers match in the top flight of US soccer in front of 50,000-plus a decade later?
The Timbers are 0-6-6 on the road this season, and have never won at CenturyLink. But Caleb Porter says they have had the "better of the play" in recent matches here, so it's a good time for them to snap their road winless streak.