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Don Ruiz joined The News Tribune in 1988 and has been covering sports since 1999. He is a long-time recreational soccer player and has covered the 1999 Women's World Cup championship game and a variety of international, national and local soccer matches. E-mail Don.

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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Posted by Don Ruiz @ 08:20:50 pm

For those wondering about the condition of Freddie Ljungberg: no news today. A Sounders spokesman said something more might be known perhaps announced when the team returns to training on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, with little other Sounders news coming out today, I thought I'd ask those who care -- and I know many of you do not -- what y'all thought about those blue kits the Sounders wore Saturday.

I thought that as a stand-alone issue, they looked good. Maybe even "better" than the rave greens. However, there are just so many MLS teams wearing blue these days that I like the distinctiveness of the rave greens. That green has become the way I think of the Sounders, the way I instantly recognize them on highlights shows, and I think they should stick with that look as much as possible.

You?

Finally, a few other notes from the Sounders:

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