If it seems like the confetti is still fluttering silently to the turf from the Sounders’ unbelievable 2016, you aren’t crazy.
It was only 84 days ago that the Sounders hoisted the ultimate piece of MLS hardware after Roman Torres blasted his fateful penalty past Clint Irwin to win the club’s first MLS Cup. The offseason for MLS Cup winners is notably short, thrusting teams back into the thick of preseason prep work less than a month after its conclusion. The Sounders were busy shoring up their title-winning starting lineup, adding depth pieces like Will Bruin and Harry Shipp and tacking on Homegrowns Seyi Adekoya and Henry Wingo.