Seattle The biggest story in Seattle soccer remains Clint Dempsey retiring. Clint Dempsey retires: Full coverage - Sounder At Heart His six seasons with the Sounders earned three major trophies. Clint Dempsey Testimonial Match - Summer 2019 versus Fulham - Sounder At Heart Let's rally and make this happen. A charity Testimonial next summer during the Premier League preseason would be a great time to send Clint off in style. He played most of his matches with Fulham. Up Close: Seattle Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock – Equalizer Soccer Boo England... rattle them - Jess Fishlock's message to Wales fans - BBC Sport Wales record cap holder Jess Fishlock urges Wales fans to make life difficult for England in their crucial World Cup qualifier in Newport on Friday. Reign FC's Theresa Nielsen and Denmark draw with Croatia, keeping their World Cup dreams alive 2018 GM Vote | Seattle Sounders FC The 2018 General Manager Vote is the right for Alliance Members to vote on the retention of Garth Lagerwey as the GM of Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves with his first collegiate goal, a blast from 20 yards out which takes a deflection and finds the back of the goal!#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/uhrf3NolQi — Washington Men's Soccer (@UW_MSoccer) August 31, 2018 Culture Little League Ratings: Title Game Hits High - Sports Media Watch Little League ratings hit a three-year high on Sunday, as Hawaii's win in the championship game delivered the largest baseball audience of 2018. Bringing ancient scrolls into the touchscreen age with MagicScreen The Engineer Canadian researchers unveil MagicScreen, the first rollable touchscreen tablet that combines flexible display technology with gesture control W.N.B.A. Frenemies Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi Save the Trash Talk for Bowling - The New York Times The on-court rivalry of Bird and Taurasi has defined a generation of guard play in women’s basketball. Amazon suspends reviews of US Open coverage after deluge of complaints | Sport | The Guardian Amazon has been slammed amid its first exclusive broadcast of a sports event, with the picture and sound quality and lack of a recording option criticised Toronto built a better green bin and — oops — maybe a smarter raccoon | The Star After the city unveiled its ‘raccoon-resistant’ bins, some feared the animals would be starved out. Journalist Amy Dempsey was examining just that when her reporting took an unexpected path — down her own garbage-strewn laneway. Had raccoons finally figured out how to defeat the greatest human effort in our “war” against their kind? An accidental investigation finds answers amid the scraps. #SaH10 Our birthday was earlier in the week. The party is Sunday from Noon until 3:30 PM at Cheney Stadium. You’re invited. Tickets are $33 dollars using the code SAH. S2 Coach John Hutchinson and assistant Coach Wade Webber will stop by our event. I will be broadcasting from the event as well. Our birthday stories got bumped by the Dempsey news. Here they are again. It’s taken a village to build this community - Sounder At Heart This thank you letter feels a bit like an Oscars speech. We asked people around Seattle soccer about their impression of Sounder at Heart - Sounder At Heart Leading up to the birthday of Sounder at Heart Dave (Founder and Managing Editor), Jeremiah (Managing Editor) and Susie (Deputy Editor SaH, Editor-in-Chief Ride of the Valkyries) reached out to... Sounder at Heart’s history told through some of our favorite stories - Sounder At Heart From expansion to analytics, from the Reign to an MLS Cup we have many thousands of tales. We tried to keep it to ten. We failed. MLS Former Orlando City goalie Talmon 'Tally' Hall is now a cop | Blogs The Orlando Police Department swore in 12 new officers today, one of which many Orlando City fans may be familiar with. Former Orlando City goalie... Sporting KC’s Diego Rubio called up for Chile matches - The Blue Testament Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio to join Chile Men’s National Team for friendlies in Asia Sporting KC’s Cameron: From MLS league office to MLS club - The Blue Testament Excitement, a new urgency, and time dominate in new role. Wayne Rooney signs media & commercial rights deal with Octagon, Triple S Major League Soccer (MLS) club D.C. United have inked deals with sports marketing firms Octagon and Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group NWSL Wales women footballers hope to inspire future players - BBC News Wales winger Natasha Harding says the current team hopes to inspire the next generation of footballers. Swedish legend Lotta Schelin announces retirement due to ongoing pain – Equalizer Soccer Whitecaps FC President discusses why team won’t join NWSL – Equalizer Soccer Scotland 2-1 Switzerland: Scots still have it all to play for - The Scotsman Shelley Kerr couldn’t have asked for any more from her players as they gave their best performance of the World Cup qualifying campaign to beat Group 2 top seeds Switzerland at the Simple Digital Arena. Former Reign FC players Kim Little, Rachel Corsie lead Scotland to victory over Switzerland in Women's World Cup qualifier Scotland Women's World Cup hopes were dealt a blow after Shelley Kerr's side defeated Switzerland by just a single goal. US National Team USMNT: Eight uncapped players who could get a shot in September 08/30/2018 USMNT: Eight uncapped players who could get a shot in September - 08/30/2018 Will American soccer even look for the next Clint Dempsey? - SBNation.com Dempsey is one of a kind. Mostly because soccer is for rich kids who get their love for the game coached out of them. Michael Arace | Clint Dempsey added to his soccer legacy in Columbus - Sports - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH Clint Dempsey, America’s most important soccer player, retired suddenly on Wednesday. Here in Columbus, the spiritual home of the men’s national team, the news loosed a torrent of appreciation. It also conjured a vivid recollection of a singular penalty kick, which whistled wide of the Mexican net, gloriously. World soccer South American Football In Dire Straits | Tim Vickery - World Soccer South American Football In Dire Straits | Tim Vickery - Tim Vickery addresses the significant problems in South American football right now in this piece. Stuttgart wanted Alphonso Davies, but then Bayern Munich happened - Bavarian Football Works Ever wonder why he was so expensive? Looks like our Canadian starlet was more sought after than we thought. Usain Bolt made his pro soccer debut Friday in Australia. It went ...ok - SBNation.com The fastest man in the the world is now the fastest man on the pitch. Spurs' Son Heung-Min has alternative routes to South Korean military exemption - source South Korea's government rewards Asian Games gold medal winners with exemption from compulsory 21-month national service. Canada Soccer announces squad for Concacaf Nations League Qualifying | Canada Soccer<doc-sep>Photo : Cameron Spencer ( Getty ) Usain Bolt may have retired from track, but he hasn’t given up sports entirely. He is currently signed to a trial contract with the Central Coast Mariners, an Australia A-League team, trying to realize his dream of becoming a pro soccer player. He made his official debut in a preseason friendly last night, and surprisingly he wasn’t complete garbage: His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there. Advertisement And there is an even bigger reason to hope his dream becomes reality. While his gifts with the ball might not amount to much, Bolt’s enormous fame and the attention it commands could very well earn him a roster spot with CCM. In the friendly match—played against the Central Coast Select, which is a one-off all-star team of sorts assembled from players in a local amateur league—CCM drew 10,000 fans to the stadium for a match broadcasted in 47 countries. Considering the Mariners’ regular season attendance average was only 7,000, the paying customers Bolt’s presence would pile up might make his minuscule goal haul more than worth it.<doc-sep>
Usain Bolt, professional footballer: the Olympic sprinter made his debut with an Australian club on Friday. (Getty) Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter in track and field history, retired last year at the IAAF World Championships, heartbreakingly pulling up in his final race, the 4×100 meter relay, with a hamstring injury. But once he healed, Bolt turned his attention to another favorite sport: soccer. On Friday, he made his professional debut, as a trialist with the Central Coast Mariners of the Hyundai A-League, the top level in Australia. Nineteen minutes, one shot Bolt came on in the 71st minute of a game the Mariners were dominating; they were playing a preseason friendly with Central Coast Select and were up 6-0 when Bolt came on. The 32-year-old Jamaican has been training with the Mariners since Aug. 18, and there is no timetable on how long he’ll be with the club. A moment in sporting history is made. @usainbolt, the footballer, steps onto the pitch in Yellow & Navy. ⚡️ #CCMFC #ALeague pic.twitter.com/3j9ZuEvTsf — Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) August 31, 2018 The crowd of just under 10,000 gave him a loud ovation when he stepped onto the pitch, an uneasy smile on his often-beaming face. Bolt made the sign of the cross on his chest, and ran into position at left wing. Wearing No. 95, a nod to his 100-meter world record time of 9.58 seconds, Bolt played the final 19 minutes and he had seven possessions and one shot. ‘I was a little bit nervous’ The world-record holder in the 100- and 200-meters, Bolt said in a post-match interview that he had some butterflies. “It was good; it was what I expected,” Bolt said. “The crowd really gave me a good ovation, I really appreciated that. Story continues “I was a little bit nervous, but as soon as I got on the field I think the nerves kind of went. I wish I had more touches but I’m not fit yet. I just got to put in the work, get up to speed, and I’m looking forward to a great season.” Bolt said he thinks it will take two months for his fitness level to be where it needs to be, but at least twice that long for him to get to where he needs to be in terms of knowing his teammates, improving his touches and “playing like one of the guys.” Bolt believes in Mariners An eight-time Olympic gold medalist and 11-time World Championships gold medalist, Bolt wasn’t quite ready to compared his Mariners experience to, say, his incredible performance at the 2008 Summer Games. “It’s hard to compare; it’s my first one,” he said with a chuckle. “It was a great feeling, but right now I’m just trying to get used to the guys. It’s a wonderful moment to actually get to play at a high level, to play professional football, so that’s what I’m happy about. I think along the line when I start winning championships with this team, because I really believe in them, the moment will be higher and higher. But right now, I’m just happy to be here.” Bolt agreed with one of the interviewers that it will be helpful for him now that the coaching staff has him on tape, so they can break down areas where he needs to improve. The Mariners finished 10th in the 10-team A-League last season. More from Yahoo Sports: • 32 breakout star candidates for 2018 NFL season • Terez Paylor: Caylin Newton, the younger brother of Cam, already has a legacy as king of underdogs • Yankees get another big bat in deal for Andrew McCutchen • Usain Bolt makes his soccer debut