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Played my first home game against the New York Red Bulls last night was an amazing experience!  Just wanna thank all the fans and my teammates for making me feel so welcome! I wanna say a special thank you to the fans in Section 8 for that amazing ...

There has been a lot of speculation, but no more…I want to start off by saying how proud I am to have been part of the most successful new franchise in MLS history, the Seattle Sounders FC.  I didn’t know exactly what to expect when I first came to Seattle ...

Hi, I felt I wanted to say something. When I've been out and about in the city, the enormous support and appreciation I've got from people on the street has touched me deeply.  So I just wanted to say a humble thank you to all the people of Seattle and to ...

We've been playing great lately. We haven't got the results we have wanted but that will come. As I see it, here in America the playoffs are the important thing. I was worried in the beginning of the year because we weren't playing as well as we should have done. ...

Been two big nights of football. The Champions Leagues semi finals. What every player is looking forward to. It very hard to come this far. So what happened in the games are sad. First Lyon vs Bayern. Criss gets sent off for clapping his hands at a yellow card he ...

After calming down the feelings. Here comes a reflextion from the game. Extremely disappointing to draw against the defending champions away when we were 2-1 up and  they score the equalizer in the 94th minute. Think they are the best team in the league to keep the ball and that is ...

Big game tonite. Replay of the Champions League final a couple of years ago. Hope we can have a good result tonight. Barca is a great team but think they suit Arsenal quite well. Barcas strenght is goin forward. They don't like to be under pressure defensivly. And it doesn't ...

[caption id="attachment_1500" align="alignleft" width="445" caption="Sounders.com"][/caption] Finally we have played the first game and we won, it feels great. Think we started the game really well and created a lot of chances and maybe should’ve killed off the game before we did. A great team win. Only negative off the game was their ...

As everybody probably knows there has finally been an agreement on the CBA. The lawyers seems to have done a good job. Now finally we can concentrate on doin our job and that's to play football. I am so happy. Really lookin forward to the first game of the season!! //F

Imagine you work at Burger King and you get sacked. Now, you want to get another job at McDonald's, but you're not allowed to unless McDonald's compensates Burger King. It seems absurd, but that's the way certain things work in MLS at the moment. If your team terminates your contract, ...

What an amazing season Rooney is having. Normally I don’t write about specific players, or talk about them in the press, but I have to about Rooney. Before this season he got criticised for not scoring as much as his potential. He didn’t come with any excuses he just kept working ...

I watched Arsenal lose to Porto 2-1 in their Champions League match Wednesday, and that's what I miss most about Europe: the big games like a Champions League knockout tie or a match against Chelsea or Man United. The atmosphere is electric; everyone's on edge; it really, really matters; and ...

[caption id="attachment_1411" align="alignleft" width="445" caption="Photo: Sounders.com"][/caption] Been in training camp in Arizona for a week now. We have been running our asses off and we are all a bit tired, but no pain no gain... Being in camp there is lots of time around the hotel, why it was nice last ...

Its been a difficult time. The potential strike that is happening in US soccer has made every player worry about their career's and where they will be playing next season.... It's been a big surprise how long the negotiations have been going on and no agreement has been reached. All ...

Just reading in Seattle Times that SSFC coaches doesnt know about my arrival, which surprises me. Yesterday morning, before the Sounders FCs training we agreed with GM Adrian Hanauer about my future. Just wanted to give u guys an update, more info to you will follow shortly. Thanks // F

This winter I am spending a lot of time in the Swedish mountains and Åre as the resort is called, which is the the perfect resort for me. I'm having a great time and at the same time doing my personal pre-season training before joining the team. Doing some boarding in ...

I know Hasse Backe very well. He has great knowledge about the game. He was one of the 3 people I wanted to become swedish coach, when the job was up for grabs this year. If he can adapt to transfer and budget differences then he will be a great ...

For the first time in ten years, I’m in the Swedish mountains with my family to celebrate a proper white Christmas. It is very white but a bit cold. Yesterday, It was -18 degrees Celsius when I took the dog for a walk. But it’s great being with my family ...

Been home in Halmstad Sweden for a while after a very nice trip to London meeting a lot of old friends. Last weekend I was out having a great time at my Restaurant / Nightclub and really want send a big thanks to my great friend Abbe for creating an outstanding ...

Been in my old hometown London a few days now. Great to be back, seeing old friends. Saturday at Emirates were quite special. First time I have been back since I left for MLS. It was amazing to see the fans welcoming when I met them right before the game. ...