Seattle Sounders Extend Contract Of Osvaldo Alonso Through 2014

From the team’s press release:

Alonso has been a key member of the Sounders first-team since arriving before the club’s first season in MLS in 2009. Typically deployed in the defensive midfield role, Alonso’s ability to read the game tactically is as good as any player in MLS. What sets him apart from many other destroyer types in the league is his ability to distribute and at times function as something of a deep-lying playmaker as well as pose a not-insignificant threat from distance. MLS is not short on defense-shielding midfielders, but Alonso’s quality in all phases of the game makes him a tremendous asset to any team.