Wolverhampton goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann started his professional career with the USL Sounders in 1994. (David Cannon/Getty Images)

Seattle native and former USL Sounders goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann said this week he in considering a move to Major League Soccer to finish his career.

"I'll see what the team and what the family want to do," he told The Telegraph. "There are two new MLS teams – one in Portland and one in Vancouver – and I don't know if it is time to return. Seattle has a team now, Seattle is my home town and my first pro team was the Seattle Sounders."

Hahnemann, 38, is currently the starter with Wolverhampton of the English Premier League. His contract expires next summer.

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Fredy Montero and the Sounders could not find the right touch in the playoffs. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Nine months ago the Sounders beat the Vancouver Whitecaps on a brown, dry field during training in Arizona.

It was the first logged result of the year. The final result came on Sunday night from Carson, Calif., a 2-1 loss to a superior Los Angeles Galaxy club in the second leg of the Western Conference semifinals. Season over.

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There's little to support hope of advancement.

The Sounders trek down to Carson, Calif., to play the second leg of their Western Conference semifinal down 1-0 to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday ( 6 p.m., ESPN). The aggregate-goal setup puts the club in a position that forces at least a two-goal win for advancement. If the Sounders lead by a goal at the end of regulation, then a 30-minute overtime period, split into two 15-minute sessions, would follow. After that, penalty kicks.

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With a few more wins, David Beckham can add an MLS Cup to his long list of championships. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

The Sounders are facing elimination Sunday against the L.A. Galaxy at Home Depot Center, but David Beckham is staring down his own possible disappointment: ending his career without an MLS title.

That's according to this story from the Los Angeles Times.

"It would definitely be one of the biggest things that I've ever won," Beckham told the Times, "because of people saying, 'What are you going to do?' and 'What are you going to achieve?' People are kind of expecting that to happen."

Considering Beckham's resume, and his oft-stated preference for playing in Europe, it's difficult to believe the MLS Cup ranks high on his bucket list.

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Fredy Montero received a card Monday, a day after the Sounders lost their playoff opener to the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Fredy Montero

The Colombian striker got his green card, giving him permanent resident status in the United States.

The green card has a direct impact on the Sounders roster, because Montero no longer counts against the team's international player total. The remaining international players are Alvaro Fernandez, Leo Gonzalez, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Miguel Montaño, Sanna Nyassi, Steve Zakuani and Blaise Nkufo.

"Fredy has worked extremely hard on learning English and becoming part of our community," Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer said.