Andy Rose

Andy Rose indicates that the performance against Tigres should help prepare the Sounders to shut down Portland and put "on a show in front of our fans."

Among the players chosen by the Sounders in the Supplemental Draft is former U.S. youth international Will Bates, who was a prolific scorer at Virginia.

The player profiles enter the land of box-to-box midfielders with Andy Rose, international man of mystery.

Gershon Koffie broke Andy Rose's rib and will miss a game for it.

For the second straight week Major League Soccer has suspended a Whitecap on review, ruling Gershon Koffie out of Saturday's match for a yellow-card offense against Seattle.

Christian Tiffert has apparently signed with the Seattle Sounders on a Designated Player deal.