FRISCO, Texas — The first thing you notice is the silence.
Nobody is speaking, there is no music. From outside, you might think the Seattle Sounders’ locker room at Toyota Stadium is empty.
Roman Torres, who has spent much of the last six weeks dancing, quietly dresses in the corner. Players pass each other without saying a word. Jordan Morris is sitting and staring straight ahead, seemingly too lost in his own thoughts.
For the second straight match, the Sounders had a chance to clinch a berth in the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.