Four days after beating Vancouver away for the Cascadia Cup, the Sounders secure passage to the Concacaf Champions League knockout round by blanking the Whitecaps, 3-0, at CenturyLink Field. Lamar Neagle's goals 15 minutes apart both come off assists from Chad Barrett and Nelson Valdez, who gets the other goal. Seattle finishes 2-1-1 vs. Vancouver and Olimpia to win the group. It's the fourth win in five games across all competitions.

Ravensdale upsets heavily-favored HMS Warspite, 2-1, in the rain and mud of the George Washington Cup final at Lower Woodland. Loren Hill’s penalty kick is the decisive score for Ravensdale, which had not won a league match during the first half of the season. The Miners used kick-and-rush style with great success in cup play, outscoring three foes 11-2. Postscript: The Warspite would soon return to action and eventually earn the most battle honors ever awarded to an individual ship in the Royal Navy.

Former NWSL MVP Kim Little, 26, announces she's leaving the Seattle Reign after three seasons to join Arsenal Ladies, her former club. Little, a Scottish international, scored 33 times for Seattle including a club record 17 in 2014 regular season and playoffs.

Saint Martin's parlays a big comeback to earn a momentous victory, 3-2 over 24th-ranked and previous unbeaten Seattle Pacific at Interbay. Victor Kelmel redirects a Vlad Voin corner kick into the net at the 59:07 mark, capping the Saints' comeback from down 2-nil. That deficit is erased in 13 minutes. Xan Nixon makes it 2-1 at 20:22. A long throw-in by Brandon Scott leads to Gabe O'Hara's header for the equalizer at 33:17.

Kasey Keller returns to the Premier League following a free transfer from relegated Borussia Moenchengladbach. Keller, who last played in the EPL with Tottenham in 2005, is immediately installed as the starter Aug. 25 at Aston Villa. He joins three fellow Americans – Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey and Brian McBride – on the roster of so-called Fulhamerica.

Marcus Hahnemann makes five key saves to help Reading hold defending champion Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in the Premier League opener for both clubs at Old Trafford. With Reading reduced to 10 men following the 73rd-minute ejection of Dave Kitson, Hahnemann goes to his right to save a 25-yard free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo and then recovers to save Paul Scholes's header. In injury time, he dives left to block a low shot from Michael Carrick. "He made some fantastic saves," says Man United manager Alex Ferguson. "He's experienced, he's confident. It was just one of those days."