RENTON, WASH. – The inaugural Seattle Sounders FC game will be featured as Major League Soccer’s opening date for the 2009 season, it was announced today. Sounders FC will host the New York Red Bulls on Thursday night, March 19, in a match nationally televised by ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Pacific Time at Qwest Field. Sounders FC will be making its debut as the 15th team in MLS. New York is the 2008 MLS Cup runner-up.

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RENTON, WASH. – The Seattle Sounders FC is now stocked with 14 players following the selection of 10 individuals during today's Major League Soccer Expansion Draft.

Due to delays in construction, the new fields at Starfire have not been completed; therefore, the ODP Training session scheduled  for this Saturday, December 6th has been cancelled.  You will be notified by email and on the wsysa.com website when a new time and location has been confirmed. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. 

The training session has been moved to:

Eastlake Community Fields—at Eastlake High School
400 228th Ave. N.E.
Sammamish, WA

Also indicate that the times have been changed to the following:

The Boys will run from 9:00am to noon  
The girls will run from noon to 3:00pm

ALL RETURNING PLAYERS PLEASE BRING YOUR T-SHIRTS

The Dairy Farmers of Washington President's Cup Semi Finals and Finals schedules are now posted. Please click here to review them.

Frank Hall, a great servant of the game in Washington, recently passed away. Frank, a hall of fame recipient, was a larger than life figure in youth soccer for more than forty years, having been one of the early organizers of youth soccer in the state. He had an extraordinary commitment to youth soccer, both as an administrator and as a coach. He earned the respect and appreciation of thousands of families through several generations in Washington for his steadfast commitment to the game and, in particular, the players who made it possible. Frank has battled cancer for the past few years and was still helping to coach two young teams until earlier this month. 

Frank Hall will be dearly missed by Washington Youth Soccer and all that knew him.

Frisco, Texas (November 20, 2008) – Rosters are announced for the annual US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Girls Thanksgiving Interregional. Games will be played at the North Community Park and Coral Glades High School Sportsplex in Coral Springs, Fla. Teams arrive Saturday, November 22, for two days of training, with competition beginning on the 24th and running through Friday, November 28. Click learn more to read the entire article.

Washington Youth Soccer would like to congratulate Lindsay Elston, Emi Lawson, Brooke Gilbert and Sheaffer Skadsen for making the Girls 1992, 1993 and 1994 teams!

FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON (Wednesday, November 11) – In response to the recent news that Kent-born soccer superstar and Olympian Michelle French was recently diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Washington Youth Soccer has launched an immediate state-wide fundraiser to help her combat rising medical bills. Thanks to a donation by AIG/Pullen Insurance, Washington Youth Soccer is raffling off a once-in-a-lifetime trip for two to watch Manchester United play at Old Trafford Stadium, the team’s historic home field, with all proceeds going to French’s fight against cancer. Click learn more to read the entire press release.

With just a couple of weeks remaining in the collegiate soccer regular season, Seattle University junior goalkeeper Emerson DeOliveira (Normandy Park, Wash.) has the lowest goals against average among all goalies in both Division I and Division II, according to the statistical rankings released by the NCAA Tuesday, Nov. 4. DeOliveira has given up only two goals in just over 623 minutes of action for a 0.289 goals against average. Washington Youth Soccer would like to congratulate Emerson on his achievements and wish him continued success. Click learn more to read the full article.