PHILADELPHIA — Seattle Sounders midfielder Víctor Rodríguez will miss Sunday’s match against the Philadelphia Union (10 a.m. PT; ESPN, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360 AM) in anticipation of the birth of his first child.
Rodríguez flew home to Barcelona on Thursday to be with his wife as she prepares for labor. Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer addressed Rodríguez’s situation at training from the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“We knew this ahead of time when we signed him,” Schmetzer said. “This was already planned well in advance. The only thing I can’t tell you is whether it’s a boy or a girl.