Schmid To Leave Crew For Seattle?

Only a few days removed from becoming the first coach in league history to win MLS Cup with two different clubs, Columbus Crew chief Sigi Schmid could be on his way to a new club as the expansion Seattle Sounders FC have apparently made the coach an offer he can't refuse.
From Soccer By Ives:
Schmid is on the verge of accepting a deal to become the first head coach of Seattle Sounders FC, multiple sources within MLS told SBI on Tuesday. Schmid's current contract with the MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew expires on Sunday, meaning he could be introduced as Seattle's head coach as soon as Monday.

Schmid, recently named 2008 MLS Coach of the Year, is one of the most established and successful coaches in Major League Soccer history. I wouldn't be surprised if minority owner Drew Carey was the driving force behind the attempt to land Schmid - after all, Carey is a long-time season-ticketholder of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and saw first-hand as Schmid led the club to a championship before being notoriously canned in 2004 while the club was in first place.

Crew owner Clark Hunt has stated that the team is hopeful Schmid will stay on with the team, while the team has also filed a tampering charge with the league against Seattle for negotiating with Schmid while he is still under contract with Columbus.