Left for dead in the middle of July, the Seattle Sounders FC made a remarkable late-summer recovery, going unbeaten in 12 of its final 14 regular-season matches just to make the MLS playoffs — and ultimately win their first league championship.
The feeling: Pure joy.
This season?
“It has been hard on these guys,” Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer said.
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But here the Sounders are, one step away from becoming just the fifth club in league history to return to the MLS Cup.