Yeimar Gomez, right, hugs emergency goalkeeper and teammate Alex Roldan as the Seattle Sounders ... [+] celebrate defeating the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 at PayPal Park on Wednesday night. Getty ImagesIt’s hard to blame Seattle Sounders fans who woke up feeling more depressed than satisfied despite another win Wednesday night that continued an unbeaten start to the season. Instead of succumbing to fatigue, a rotated Sounders squad held the Quakes without a goal for the first time all season. But his Sounders have to be considered the favorites to end that drought despite their injuries and lack of splashy offseason additions. On evidence so far, the rest of this squad is still equipped to be better than any previous MLS squad in Sounders history.

Source: Forbes May 13, 2021 20:00 UTC