SOUNDERS: Team heads South for Arizona Sunshine

Just five weeks from an imperative contest against Mexico's elite, Seattle Sounders FC players and coaches flew south this week for eight days of training under the desert sun.

The week-long stay in Casa Grande, Ariz. began Monday with a light training session but the intensity will increase for the remainder of the visit as two-a-days will become a common occurrence. Seattle will hold training sessions everyday with extra sessions on five of the days. The team will take Super Bowl Sunday off.

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