Following WUSA's folding, Hope Solo signs with Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC of Sweden's Damallsvenskan. Solo posts three shutouts in her first four games and finishes the spring season with six shutouts.

Peter Hattrup contributes a two-point goal and assist for Kansas City in the deciding Game 5 NPSL finals win over Cleveland, 19-7. Hattrup also starred in the Attack's Game 2 win with a three-point free kick. He is among a handful of Attack players who have been with the team since 1989 in Atlanta.

Tacoma Stars midfielder Ricky Davis is named to the NBC Sports broadcast team for the network’s coverage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Davis and columnist Paul Gardner will be analysts beside play-caller Charlie Jones for the seven games NBC airs.

It takes Tacoma just two days to find its new coach. Keith Weller, an assistant at San Diego, is named to succeed the fired Alan Hinton. Weller was Ron Newman's aide when the Sockers won the 1988-89 MISL championship, and he was an assistant at Dallas when the Sidekicks beat the Stars for the 1986-87 crown. Joey Waters will serve as his assistant while continuing to play. Two days later, Tacoma wins Weller's debut, 6-3, over Wichita.

After drawing overflow crowd of 3,204 for 4-2 win over Portland, Seattle Sounders owner Adrian Hanauer says he will consider moving future matches to Tukwila to create more intimacy. Starfire CEO Chris Slatt said he would love to discuss the possibility of becoming the home stadium of the Sounders, who were forced to change venues because of conflicting Gold Cup games at Qwest Field.

Second-half goals from Darwin Jones and Jamael Cox power Seattle Sounders U23s to a 2-0 upset of host Ventura County Fusion in the Western Conference final. Jones scores in the 58th minute and Cox secures passage to Ontario, Canada in the 85th. Seattle had beaten Washington Crossfire, 3-1, in the playoffs' first round, then came from behind to defeat FC Tucson, 2-1, on goals from Jones and Sean Morris.