Soccer Study: Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans is pulling the curtain back for a look at what she’s learning in her first year on the Sounders beat. By chronicling her access, exploration and explanation, we hope you may learn something in the process, too.
On April 20, they were on a hot field in Texas playing for the 2019 Generation adidas Champions Division tournament title. Last Wednesday, the hyped boys in jeans or khakis with black shirts adorned with the Sounders logo walked a 50-yard red carpet carrying a silver trophy.
Ray Serrano, a 16-year-old from Moses Lake, had jackknifed a header into the goal in extra time to give the teenagers a 1-0 win against Spain’s Valencia CF, resulting in Wednesday’s championship celebration before the Sounders’ match against San Jose.