TUKWILA, Wash. — Some clubs let the players pick the captain. Seattle Sounders have done this at times. In other cases it is the coach who assigns the largely ceremonial role. Sounders do this currently, and most often through their MLS history. Osvaldo Alonso is The Captain. He wore the band while winning MLS Cup. That is historic, meaningful.
He replaced Brad Evans who lost the assignment due to injury, and has yet to get it back. Evans replaced Mauro Rosales, who lost the symbol when the locker room fell apart in late 2013.