Steve Zakuani

Sounders midfielder could still be out this week against Philadelphia Union as he continued to be limited in training.

There was no indication as to why Zakuani was being tested or how serious it was, only a hint that it could be something serious enough to force him to miss some games.

The San Jose Earthquakes and Sounders FC reminded Major League Soccer critics of their main arguments on Saturday night. In a barbaric game, San Jose was lucky to have one of the many long shots fall into the net to win 1-0.

Steve Zakuani crosses in a perfect ball onto the flying foot of Eddie Johnson to give Seattle Sounders FC the early 1-0 lead in the first Cascadia rivalry meeting of 2013.

Not much can be taken from a match played up a man for so long, but there are a couple of lessons for future matches.

Wins and losses may not mean anything in preseason, but individual performances sure do.

As details continue to come out about the MLS-USL Pro partnership, the Sounders' role continues to come into focus.

The player profiles continue with someone who is nearly certain to have a better year in 2013 than he did in 2012, at least on the field.

Tomorrow the LA Galaxy will take on the Seattle Sounders, broadcast nationally on ESPN2.