Three days before their inaugural match, the Seattle Sounders finally train with each of their newly-signed players. Pepe Fernandez and Tjeert Van't Land arrived May 1 from The Netherlands. Seven players based in Great Britain and Ireland landed at SeaTac Airport on April 29 and first trained at Memorial Stadium the following morning. Says coach John Best: "Most of the players coming from Britain have similar styles. It’s just a matter of putting it together."

Buchan Bakers clinches the state league second-half championship, defeating Green Lake Bowl, 1-0, to finish 5-1-0.

Puget Sound reels off its 10th straight victory and 24th straight in Northwest Conference play, 3-0, over George Fox at East Athletic Field. It's the Loggers' eighth shutout in a row. Beth Taimi, Jessica Fritz and Tera Anderson score.

A first-time hit by Joe Dale from a Chris Meyers corner kick to the far post for the game’s lone goal in Washington’s 1-0 win over No. 4 Oregon State, the first win over OSU since 2020-21. It is also the first non-conference meeting with the Beavers who UW has played 70 times across three conferences since 1989.

Osvaldo Alonso returns to Seattle to sign a one-day contract and officially retire as a Sounder. Alonso, 38, spent the first 10 of his 15 MLS seasons wearing Rave Green, and his defensive midfield bite was instrumental in the expansion team’s repeated playoff berths and trophy haul, culminating in a 2016 MLS Cup. He spent the last five seasons with Minnesota and Atlanta.

Former MLS Defender of the Year Chad Marshall comes to Seattle and two fan favorites exit amidst a flurry of activity to close the calendar year. Marshall, 29, comes from Columbus for allocation money and a third-round draft pick. Two days earlier, goalkeeper Stefan Frei was acquired from Toronto for a 2015 conditional first-round draft pick. The Sounders also get forwards Kenny Cooper from Dallas and Chad Barrett from New England. Outbound are Mauro Rosales, Eddie Johnson and Steve Zakuani. Rosales, to club's co-assist king (34) goes to Chivas USA. Johnson heads to D.C. United after scoring 29 goals in two seasons across all competitions. Zakuani was the MLS No. 1 SuperDraft pick in 2009 but had seen limited action since a broken leg in 2011.