MLS playoffs ... American Coaches ... and Kasey Keller as MLS Commissioner

The I.S.A. was on the call as MLS coaches and players weighed in to the playoffs, American coaching (specifically  Bob Bradley's appointment as Egypt's National Team Manager) and last call for American legend - Kasey Keller on goalkeeping and becoming MLS commissioner on January 2nd.

You can listen to the press conference Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders) here (ISA questions begin at the 7:00 minute mark).

And Bruce Arena (LA Galaxy) here. (ISA questions begin at about the 7:50 minute mark.)

And Peter Vermes (Sporting Kansas City) here. (ISA questions begin at the :0 minute mark.)

I.S.A. Adds Seattle Sounders Record Open Cup Artifacts

The Record Setting Final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup between the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders will be chronicled at the International Soccer Archives. The Seattle Sounders, who won their second consecutive Cup title, drew 31,311 fans and broke the previous mark set in 1929.

The Sounders also became the first professional club to win back-to-back Open Cups since the 1930 - 1931 Fall River Marksmen of the American Soccer League. Seattle Sounders sent a match ticket (above) and the game jersey of Captain Kasey Keller (below).

Keller, who is no stranger to Cup Finals, played in two Finals with Leicester City in 1997 and 1999 and was in the squad of Tottenham Hostspurs in 2002.

Among the ephemera are the original line-up sheets and media packets. These items will go into the collection next to the 1930 U.S. Open Cup medal exhibited in the I.S.A. Collection.

Seattle Sounders finished only their second season in Major League Soccer.