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The Sounders’ roster is different entering the 2021 MLS season, but the goal remains the same

Crew SC midfielder Lucas Zelarayan, right, watches as his shot sails over the outstretched arm of Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei for his second goal of the game, as Columbus rolled to a 3-0 victory in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 12 at Mapfre Stadium. (Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / TNS)
Crew SC midfielder Lucas Zelarayan, right, watches as his shot sails over the outstretched arm of Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei for his second goal of the game, as Columbus rolled to a 3-0 victory in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 12 at Mapfre Stadium. (Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / TNS)

The Sounders’ expectation for 2021 is to be in the thick of the MLS Cup race. And as long as they have players such as Nico Lodeiro, Raul Ruidiaz, Cristian Roldan and Stefan Frei, it’s a realistic one, despite the turnover around them.

Indiana Fever forward Kennedy Burke (8) shoots over Las Vegas Aces center Carolyn Swords during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) and the Seattle Seahawks had very few long runs as the Los Angeles Rams play the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle on January 9, 2021. Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) is chased by Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Samson Ebukam (50). 216070
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Former five-star quarterback Max Browne, from Sammamish, poses for a portrait at LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on March 28, 2021. Browne’s football career didn’t go as expected coming in as a break-out star in high school, ending his college career with more college degrees than wins. “You never think it’s going to be you that actually needs to use those degrees” says Browne. “The athlete in you is like, ‘hey man, that’s never going to be me. I’ll be done playing football in 15 years and then I’ll figure it out
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Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) and the Seattle Seahawks had very few long runs as the Los Angeles Rams play the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle on January 9, 2021. Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) is chased by Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Samson Ebukam (50). 216070

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Washington’s Lauren Sanders, center, spikes the ball against Dayton’s Lexie Almodovar, left, and Lindsey Winner, right, in the third set during an NCAA volleyball tournament in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) NEOMA109 NEOMA109

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Crew SC midfielder Lucas Zelarayan, right, watches as his shot sails over the outstretched arm of Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei for his second goal of the game, as Columbus rolled to a 3-0 victory in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 12 at Mapfre Stadium.

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Indiana Fever forward Kennedy Burke (8) shoots over Las Vegas Aces center Carolyn Swords during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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