Kasey Keller takes a sucker punch to his face moments after the United States defeats Mexico, 2-1, in overtime for the Pan American Games gold medal in Havana. Keller, who was near the substitutes' bench, sustains a broken nose by the Mexican's blow and is ruled out of the Aug. 25 Olympic qualifying match at Haiti. Keller had started in U.S. U23 wins over Suriname and Honduras, with Brad Friedel starting the final.

Seattle resident Mary Harvey, who backstopped the first world championship U.S. women's team, is voted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame from the Veteran Ballot. She will be inducted on May 3, 2025. Harvey had 13 shutouts in 27 USWNT appearances. She went on to serve in leadership positions with FIFA, the 2026 World Cup bid group and, most recently, chief executive of the Centre for Sport and Humane Rights.

Stuart Hawkins of Fox Island and the Sounders Academy is named to the United States Youth National Team for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. Hawkins, a central defender, starts the final three of the four U.S. matches. Germany eliminates the Americans, 3-2, in the Round of 16.

Nate Daligcon starts for Rochester in the Raging Rhinos' 3-1 win over Minnesota for a second A-League title in three years in front of a crowd of 14,276 at Frontier Field. Daligcon also started in the 1998 final.

Tacoma City Council members approve a non-binding letter of intent for plans to build a $60 million professional women's soccer stadium in Tacoma's Heidelberg Park. In the letter, the Tacoma Soccer Club of Tacoma (TSCOT), made up of Sounders FC and the Tacoma Rainiers, propose that the City of Tacoma contribute $15 million in funding to the project, with $10 million paid up front and the rest paid over two years. The letter also proposes that Metro Parks of Tacoma contribute $7.5 million in funding. By late April, with the city and Metro Parks facing a potential $40 million budget shortfall, the project stalls, at least temporarily.

Alex Roldan steps between the posts and comes up with three clutch saves to preserve the Sounders' 1-0 win at San Jose. When Stefan Frei is injured making a save in the 90th minute and Seattle having exhausted its substitutions, Cristian Roldan recommends his brother as an emergency replacement to coach Brian Schmetzer. Normally the right back, Roldan becomes the Sounders' first field player to play in MLS play and only the 12th in the league's 26-year existence. Cristian Roldan's goal extends Seattle's unbeaten string to five.