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Injuriest came up after the Sounders' practice at Qwest Field today, with coach Sigi Schmid saying this about the projected early- to mid-April return of designated player Freddie Ljungberg: "It hasn’t shifted backwards. The situation with Freddie is we want to optimize his rehab. With us going down to Ventura and now Argentina, these are not places that are optimal for his rehab. By him staying right now in Sweden to work on a daily basis, he has all the stuff he needs. When he comes and joins us after we come back from Argentina he will be at a stage where he can work on the field.”
I interviewed Brown earlier in camp, and I'll try to dig out some of those quotes. Meanwhile, here's the Sounders' announcement:
The Seattle Sounders FC signed defender Evan Brown, the 16th overall selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of Wake Forest. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms were not disclosed.
“We talked highly about Evan on draft day and we’re very pleased with his continued improvement,” said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid. “He is an exciting, attacking fullback who will add a lot to our team.”
Brown, 21, was taken by Seattle with the first pick in the draft's second round on January 15. An outside back, Brown helped Wake Forest (21-2-1) hold opponents scoreless 14 times in 2008. He scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in an ACC Tournament quarterfinal victory over NC State, and added eight assists as a senior.
The Demon Deacons reached the NCAA College Cup each of his final three seasons, winning the national championship in 2007. Wake finished the 2008 regular season ranked No. 1 in the country. Brown was among six Wake players chosen in the draft.
The Sounders FC opens its inaugural MLS season on March 19, hosting the New York Red Bulls in a nationally televised game at the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field.
Seattle Sounders FC will open the upper deck of Qwest Field for its friendly against Chelsea, but it don't do so for any MLS games -- including the season-opener against New York.
“We will not do it for MLS games," said Gary Wright, vp in charge of Sounders business operations. "We will do it for big international games.”
However, the Sounders will open a few extra sections of end zone to accommodate probably an extra 3,000 fans or so who want to attend that historic inaugural game. That should bring allow something over 27,000 fans to watch the Sounders' first MLS game.
Here's more on the Sounders home field, from today's paper.
