Barely a month-and-a-half after lifting their first-ever MLS Cup trophy in Toronto, the Sounders will officially return to practice Tuesday at Starfire Sports in Tukwila.
Yes, Major League Soccer’s comically brief offseason allows its defending champion with little time to so much as catch a breath. But it’s a burden the Sounders will gladly shoulder after the glory of last month’s title game. And they will carry with them a residual sense of excitement and expectation when they jog onto those Starfire practice fields on Tuesday morning.
Below are four pressing questions at the dawn of the 2017 MLS preseason.