DeAndre Yedlin is on the move to Turkey following his free transfer from Newcastle to Galatasary. Yedlin played four-plus years at St. James' Park, making 125 appearances. He scored 3 goals and added 11 assists. Yedlin joins one of the most famous clubs in Turkey for 3.5 years. Galatasaray are currently in a battle with arch-rivals Fenerbahçe for the lead in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Ezra Hendrickson is introduced as the first head coach of Seattle Sounders 2, the club's new USL-Pro team. Hendrickson served as an assistant to Sigi Schmid the past six seasons, as well as coach of the Sounders Reserves. They went 19-13-7 under his direction.

Shawn Medved's two goals help end the Sounders five-game winless skid by winning, 3-1, at first-place Montreal. It's the third win (one by shootout) over the Impact. Peter Hattrup gives the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 27th minute on his 10th goal of the year. Medved doubles the advantage from 23 yards in the 62nd minute and tacks-on his second in 90th. The victory assures Seattle of at least sole possession of second place and improves the Sounders' record to 15-6 (42 points).

Senior Kit Zell lifts his career postseason goal total to nine with a brace in Seattle Pacific's 2-1 overtime comeback victory at Cal State Hayward. It gives the Falcons their second straight NCAA West Region championship. Zell ties it in the 53rd minute and wins in in the 103rd. SPU now advances to the semifinals, which it was already chosen to host.

Seattle University plays its first match in newly renovated Championship Field and also its first game under a new coach since 1988. Brad Agoos has replaced Peter Fewing, and the Redhawks hand him a 4-3 win over Chico State. Championship Field now features new covered seating and scoreboard and an expanded capacity to 650. A new playing surface is the grass used for the Real Madrid friendly at Qwest Field two weeks earlier.

In his first training session in the comeback from a compound leg fracture 11 months earlier, Sounders star center back David Gillet's left leg breaks again. Gillett, 27, had spent 11 months rehabilitating and was expected to be match-ready by June.