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Dempsey Scores to Upset Ghana
June 16, 2014

Sounders forward Clint Dempsey scores after 29 seconds as the USMNT upsets Ghana, 2-1, in the opening match of World Cup group play. Seattle teammate DeAndre Yedlin, 20, also plays, becoming the first MLS homegrown signing to appear in a World Cup. Dempsey is the first American to score in three World Cups and the goal is the fifth-earliest ever in World Cup play.

Northwest Nationals Win Regional
June 29, 2002

Mountlake Terrace's Northwest Nationals Fusion wins the USYSA Region IV Girls' U13 crown by beating Bay Oaks (Ca.), 2-0, in West Jordan, Utah. It's the first regional title for a Washington girls' team in five years and the first overall for the Nationals. The Fusion had beaten Highline Eagles 88, 42, in overtime for the state championship.

Dempsey Hat Trick Keys Comeback
April 5, 2014

Clint Dempsey's 87th minute penalty kick caps a remarkable hat trick and comeback by the Sounders at Portland, ending in a 4-4 draw. Down 4-2 entering the final five minutes, Seattle pulls close on Dempsey's second goal coming from a combination with Obafemi Martins. Two minutes later, DeAndre Yedlin is fouled after racing into the box and Dempsey equalizes from the spot. The draw avoids a fifth straight loss to the Timbers.

Cooper Caps Comeback to Extend Streak
May 7, 2014

Kenny Cooper scores the decisive goal in the 88th minute as Seattle rallies past FC Dallas, 2-1, for the fifth win in a row, tying a club record. Lamar Neagle, on his 27th birthday, ties it in the 62nd minute. Cooper, who replaced Neagle in the 86th minute, finishes a cross from Obafemi Martins for the Sounders' seventh goal scored in the last 15 minutes.

Reign Lock Arms, Stay Alive
September 11, 2016

Goals from Beverly Yanez and Keelin Winters, playing her final home game, keep the Reign playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Washington before 4,711. On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Seattle players stand and lock arms during the national anthem. At Chicago on Sept. 4, Megan Rapinoe took a knee in support of Colin Kaepernick's kneeling to call attention to issue of racial inequality and police brutality. At Washington on Sept. 7, the Spirit moved up the pregame anthem to avoid having any players on-field. Winters is presented a firefighter’s uniform from members of the Kirkland Fire Department, which she will join after completing her season.

WA Sends 2 to U17 World Cup
September 9, 2005

Nik Besagno of Maple Valley and Preston Zimmerman of Pasco are named to the U.S. National Team roster for the FIFA U17 World Championship in Peru. Zimmerman, who plays for Crossfire Premier while Besagno, now with Real Salt Lake, played in two games and Zimmerman started all four as the Americans advanced to the quarterfinals.

State league action at West Seattle Stadium.
1967
The only presence of Sounders fans at Lumen Field in the final five months of 2020 was virtual as stadiums around MLS were empty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy Lindsey Wasson/Sounders FC)
2020
1977
Play between Oregon State and Puget Sound in Corvallis. (Courtesy Oregon State University archives)
1979
Youth from Bellevue and Tacoma meet in Washington Youth Soccer action.
1966
U.S. National Team poses during a pre-World Cup summer series in China.
1991
Washington Huskies team photo. (Courtesy Washington archives)
1993
Freshman Gabriel Ruiz uncorks the overtime game-winner as Seattle University upsets Washington, 3-2, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics)
2017
A capacity crowd greets the Sounders and Vancouver for the final 1994 regular season game at Memorial Stadium.
1994
First team MVP award for University of Washington women's club program. (Courtesy Debbie Barlow)
1974