Sounders FC becomes the first MLS club to oust a Mexican team from the Concacaf Champions League, coming from two goals down to win, 3-2, on aggregate, behind a pair of long-distance drives at CenturyLink Field. Tigres UANL had won the first leg, 1-0, and adds another goal in the 23rd minute of the second leg before Seattle catches fire. DeAndre Yedlin, 19, blasts his first career goal in the 53rd minute on a 30-yard volley through a crowd. Djimi Traore then cracks a vicious shot from well outside the box, off the crossbar, at the hour mark. Eddie Johnson caps the comeback at 75' and Tigres, down to 10 men for the second half, succumbs.

Kasey Keller stops a penalty kick, opening the door to a 1-0 U.S. National team win over Argentina in Washington, D.C. Keller stutter-steps to his right then goes left to save Gustavo Lopez's penalty attempt in the 42nd minute. He finishes with seven saves. Joe Max-Moore comes off the bench to score the winner in the 88th minute.

President Joe Biden awards Megan Rapinoe the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, at the White House. Rapinoe, among 17 recipients, is the first soccer player to receive the award and one of just six female athletes or coaches. She has been a USWNT member since 2006 and has helped the team win two Olympic medals and two World Cup championships. Off the field, she has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ equality and equality in women's sports. Rapinoe was among the players who filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against U.S. Soccer, alleging gender discrimination.

Ushering in a new era of U.S. Open Cup play, the A-League-leading Seattle Sounders host third-division Everett BigFoot in the U.S. Open Cup first round at Kirkland's Lake Washington High School. Seattle erupts for five goals – three by Shawn Medved – during the first half and goes on to win, 9-2. Both BigFoot goals, by Danny Machado, after the Sounders pull a player off in the final few minutes.

Spokane’s River City SC hosts a two-day clinic at Plantes Ferry Park featuring U.S. Women's National Team members Brandi Chastain, Tiffeny Milbrett, Danielle Fotopoulos and Jenni Branam.

Tina Frimpong Ellertson is chosen for induction to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor, becoming the hall's first soccer player. Frimpong Ellertson, a native of Vancouver, is Washington's all-time leading scorer and a two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year. She later played professionally and with the U.S. National Team. She joined the UW coaching staff in 2020.