When you win the MLS Cup – which, just a reminder, the Seattle Sounders did – the offseason is abridged. Players basically get a month and a half off and then they’re right back to it.
But the thing is, I want to watch the Sounders constantly. By the time February rolls around I am deep into soccer withdrawals (no, the Premier League doesn’t help; I am an MLS snob). That’s why, for the second year in a row, I made the trek south to Tucson to watch my favorite team play my least favorite team in a friendly.