The Seattle Sounders returned to practice on Tuesday after taking three days off for Labor Day weekend during their bye week and the FIFA international break.
Seattle currently has six players away on national team duty, but all are expected to return before its pivotal match in San Jose on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. PT; JOEtv, Univision-Seattle, KIRO Radio 96.3 FM, El Rey 1360AM). The Earthquakes sit directly above the Sounders in the Western Conference standings and each is vying for that sixth and final playoff spot.
The Sounders will need to regroup quickly after the players gone on international duty return, and it’s something that interim head coach Brian Schmetzer is determined to make as seamless as possible.