Schnid Expects Martins To Be Fit For MLS Clash

Seattle Sounders expect to welcome back star striking duo Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins as they look to bounce back against struggling FC Dallas on Saturday.


Dempsey and Martins both missed last week's 1-0 loss at Sporting Kansas City, with the former attending the birth of his fourth child, while the latter was recovering from surgery to a broken nose.
Martins trained with a mask on Thursday and Sounders coach Sigi Schmid expects the Nigerian to play at least part of Seattle's home match against Dallas.

"He [Martins] got through the practice today, went through the whole practice, you know, had the mask on," Schmid said.

"So again we'll see how he feels tomorrow, it's a day-by-day process but I think his likelihood of playing is very good."

Seattle - the Western Conference leaders - suffered their first defeat in five MLS games last week in the absence of Dempsey and Martins, but Schmid's men should be confident against Dallas, with the Texans in the midst of a four-game winless run.