Major League Soccer on Monday named Sounders FC forward Raúl Ruidíaz to the Week 1 MLS Team of the Week for his two-goal performance in Seattle’s 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC at Lumen Field on Friday night.
Coming off a campaign in which he was named to the MLS Best XI, Ruidíaz picked up right where he left off as he bagged a brace in Sounders FC’s 2021 home opener. Both goals were textbook examples of center forward play, with Ruidíaz drifting away from defenders in the box and calmly dispatching his goals.