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Sounders and Crew reach agreement, freeing Seattle to hire Schmid
Sounders and Crew reach agreement, freeing Seattle to hire Schmid
Photo by ISIphotos.com Sigi Schmid is free at last. Here is the announcement from MLS regarding an agreement reached between Columbus and Seattle over Schmid: "Major League Soccer announced today that the Columbus Crew and ...
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Sounders strike gold in getting Sigi Schmid as coach
Sounders strike gold in getting Sigi Schmid as coach
seattletimes.nwsource.com — The catch in Sigi Schmid's voice caught him by surprise. The sudden rush of emotion, the suddenly... vivid thoughts of his late mother Doris, blindsided him as he spoke at Tuesday morning's news conference. (more) Sounders strike gold in getting Sigi Schmid as coach
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The Onion Bag: Columbus Treason and Excitement in Italy
The Big Lead — ... Seattle Finally Getting Sigi With It: The Seattle Sounders and Columbus Crew resolved their tampering kerfuffle, allowing coach Sigi Schmid to move to the Sounders. The Crew believed that Seattle tampered, contacting Schmid before his contract with Columbus expired. MLS found “no evidence” of tampering, but, despite the inexistent evidence, the Sounders will give Columbus cash and allocation money. ...

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