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The Latest from WA Legends

Geoff Wall (1941-2021)

On April 27, 2021, we lost a unique and longstanding contributor to our state’s strong soccer community. Geoff Wall was 80. Whether it was through playing, coaching or conducting camps, Geoff was known to many. He was a friend, a father, a husband and restauranteur, operating Piccadilly Circus in Snohomish for the past 30-plus years. A gathering to share your Geoff Wall stories will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at Piccadilly Circus in Snohomish. Food and drinks will be provided. Back in 2016, we met Geoff for an on-camera conversation, and we share a portion of that below. https://youtu.be/lT1OINuNKOg

Scholarship Applications Open

We are now accepting applications for the 2021/22 Washington Legends/Alan Hinton Scholarship.

WSLS is committed to providing scholarship assistance to high school soccer playing students with financial need who also wish to further their education.

To apply, please download and complete the application form [click here] and return by no later than May 15, 2021. Determinations will be announced in June.

In this year...

1950

George P. “Barney” Kempton, a native of Ireland who came to Seattle in 1914, is inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a charter member of the first class in Philadelphia. Kempton starred in the state league, then served many years as secretary to the state association, founded the CYO leagues and covered the sport for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. For more than four decades he was Washington’s Mr. Soccer.

1998

Olympia native Kasey Keller proves unbeatable, making 10 saves, and former Tacoma Stars standout Preki scores the only goal in the United States’ 1-0 victory over defending World Cup champion Brazil in a Gold Cup semifinal match in Los Angeles.

2016

Roman Torres buries the deciding penalty kick in the tiebreaker to earn Seattle Sounders FC its first MLS Cup in Toronto (0-0; 5-4). The Sounders had turned around their season, winning 12 and drawing five of their final 20 league and postseason matches.

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We want people to love the game by playing, watching, coaching, and supporting it. We want to preserve our history and share why we've become an epicenter for soccer. We want to celebrate our Legends, not only those famous but others on whose backs this community was built. And we want to inspire others, to take the torch, to create opportunities for the underserved and inspire future generations to give back to this Beautiful Game.

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Western Washington University

From Washington to the World Cup

The NINETY Sat, August 31, 2019 406 Occidental Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98104 Ticket required

Learning from the Pros / Live WA Legends Webinar

Monday, April 12, 5pm PDT Free admission; Suggested donation $15

A Night with Alan Hinton and Friends

Kirkland Performance Center Tue, Mar 19, 2019 350 Kirkland Ave. Kirkland, WA 98033 Watch a very special evening of laughs and touching stories:

Tacoma Stars Heritage Night/WA Youth Soccer Hall of Fame

ShoWare Center Sun, Feb 24, 2019 625 James St. Kent, WA 98032 Watch the induction ceremony:

Events

Join Washington State Legends of Soccer as we celebrate our soccer community through Webinars, Heritage Nights, Speaker Series and Operation Outreach - all illustrating what makes this such a rich and vibrant soccer community.

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