For Minnesota United's Osvaldo Alonso, a postseason showdown with Seattle (Dec. 7, 9:30 p.m. ET) seemed inevitable. The four-time All-Star spent 10 seasons with the Sounders, captaining the team ...

TUKWILA – It’s the way he delivers his speech. An old-school swag drenched Ozzie Alonso’s words as he talked about playing before 40,000 fans at CenturyLink Field. His old school.

Ozzie Alonso is retiring in Rave Green, as the iconic MLS midfielder has signed a one-day contract with Seattle Sounders FC, wrapping his career with the club where he became an MLS legend.

In the summer of 2007, Ozzie Alonso slipped away from his teammates, walked nearly forty blocks to a highway, and bought a bus ticket. That moment, heavy with fear and propelled by hope ...

Some of the best moments for Ozzie Alonso began with pain. There was the time in 2007 when the Cuban international defected from his country while traveling in the U.S. for the men’s CONCACAF ...

Players like Osvaldo Alonso, Diego Chará, and Kyle Beckerman have been the gold standard at the No. 6 role for the decade in MLS, each playing more physically than Greguš. Advertisement It turns ...

“Next week is for Ozzie.” That is new United captain Ozzie Alonso, who for the first time will play against the Seattle Sounders, a club he helped lead to an MLS Cup championship in 2016 and ...

The Sounders’ heart returned to Lumen Field on Saturday. OK, defensive midfielder Ozzie Alonso has returned in the past, but it’s hard to really cheer for an icon when they’re wearing an ...

Osvaldo Alonso is one of three Seattle Sounders who were with the team in their expansion season and were still around to lift the MLS Cup on Saturday. And while it would be foolish to dismiss the ...

Ike Opara came right out and said what it was like to play against Ozzie Alonso over nine years in MLS. “Great player — hated him,” Opara said Thursday. “Simple as that.” Now Opara and ...

Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso is now officially the league’s biggest pain in the neck to opposing players. Not to mention, pain in their shins. And their knees, backs, sides and anywhere ...

Osvaldo Alonso looked up into the stands, eyes scanning for a glimpse of his father’s face. He caught sight of the elder Osvaldo working his way closer to the field, wriggling between bodies to ...