(Image credit) Major League Soccer clubs just aren’t taking the U.S. Open Cup seriously. Or so some of us said. Four clubs in the top division of the American soccer pyramid proved any doubters wrong on Tuesday night, advancing past the competition to reach the semifinal round of the 99th installment of America’s oldest soccer
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No Comments » No, this isn’t about one of the greatest mystery novels of all time. Instead, it’s about the oldest soccer competition in the United States: the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Forty teams began the competition on June 14 and now only the Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer remain. Chicago defeated the
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Seattle club prioritizes and is rewarded by domestic cup As Major League Soccer continues its healthy growth in North American sports culture, many clubs are working their way into a niche, or becoming known for something. Supporters of the league think of Timber Joey in association with the Portland Timbers, a nearly spotless home record
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F.C. Dallas defeats Real Salt Lake, advances to semifinals By Edgar Chavez On Tuesday, July 12 I attended the United States Open Cup match between F.C. Dallas and Real Salt Lake. You could actually say that this game was a re-match of the past weekend’s Major League Soccer match between the two, one which ended
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Seven of eight MLS clubs advance on Tuesday Tuesday was a good day for Major League Soccer clubs in the 2011 US Open Cup, as seven of a possible eight teams advanced to the quarterfinal round of the tournament. Things didn’t look so good to start the evening, as Columbus was bounced from the tournament
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