A look at the changes to the CONCACAF Champions League and U.S. Open Cup
The recent changes to the Major League Soccer schedule and competition format are hardly the only ones impacting professional soccer teams in North America. Coinciding with the MLS SuperDraft, U.S. Soccer and CONCACAF announced major changes to the CONCACAF Champions League and U.S. Open Cup going forward, changes that drastically alter the regional and domestic...
U.S. Open Cup to double MLS participation this year
But does anyone, except Seattle - the Sounders are winners of three straight cups - care? I'm sure Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena is thrilled (not): After all it's not like the club has much on its plate this year. Here's...
U.S. Open Cup undergoes major changes
By FRANCO PANIZO The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will much different than any of its predecessors. U.S. Soccer announced a number of changes for the 99th edition of the tournament. Those changes include a 64-team field (the largest in the modern era), a random selection process for determining home teams from the opening...
Who will win the U.S. Open Cup?
Photo by Stephen Brashear/ISIphotos.com Either way, history is going to made in Seattle Tuesday night. Should the host Seattle Sounders defeat the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup final (10 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel), then they'll put the finishing touches on a three-peat, something that has never been done in the Major League Soccer...
Chicago downs Richmond to reach sixth U.S. Open Cup Final
By DAVID GUBALA BRIDGEVIEW, Ill -- After five years without lifting a trophy, the longest drought in the club's 14-year history, the Chicago Fire moved one step closer to giving their fans a new trophy to celebrate. The Chicago Fire defeated the Richmond Kickers, 2-1, in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup at Toyota...
U.S. Open Cup semifinals: A Look Ahead
The way the U.S. Open Cup has played out, there's certainly a David bracket and a Goliath bracket. The Chicago Fire and Richmond Kickers meet in the former, as both carry underdog stories into their Open Cup semifinal matchup at Toyota Park Tuesday night. FC Dallas and two-time defending champion Seattle square off in the...
Seattle slams Galaxy’s U.S. Open Cup shut
Scramble in Seattle: Lamar Neagle scores the Sounders' third goal past a prone A.J. DeLaGarza and goalkeeper Josh Saunders in the second half of Seattle's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal victory over the Galaxy (AP Photo). Game story Watch:...
Seattle’s Open Cup defense still on, downs LA 3-1
By CALEB SONNELAND In a rematch from last year's Third Round Open Cup fixture, the Seattle Sounders played host to the Los Angeles Galaxy with the hosts and defending champions trotting out to a 3-1 win and a spot in the next round. With a goal and an assist, Nate Jaqua led the Sounders to...
Southern California products lead U.S. to World Cup final & more
Winning Wambach: Another Abby Wambach header, another U.S. win. I believe she missed this attempt, but connected on another header and scored in the 3-1 U.S. win (AP Photo). *Southern California stars shone brightly this morning at the World Cup...
U.S. Open Cup: SKC kicked out by Richmond, FCD turns tables on RSL
The Richmond Kickers figured out how to do something no Major League Soccer team could -- beat Sporting Kansas City at Livestrong Sporting Park. The USL Pro side scored twice after a lengthy weather delay in the second half to keep its U.S. Open Cup hopes alive with a surprise 2-0 quarterfinal victory. Sporting KC...
Barouch’s brace fires Chicago past Red Bulls reserves into U.S. Open Cup semis
Photo by Tracy Allen/ISIphotos.com By ANTHONY ZILIS BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- New York Red Bulls manager Hans Backe just didn’t seem to care about the U.S. Open Cup – at least not on Tuesday, when his team played the Chicago Fire in its fourth of nine games in July. Backe sent mostly reserve players to Toyota...
U.S. Open Cup semifinals: Your Running Commentary