Hear that sucking sound? It's DC United's season ending with one trophy, the Open Cup. It's not impossible that they win MLS Cup, but it would be a sports miracle if it did. And I don't count on miracles. Since I've last written, we have lost to Saprissa at home, in [...] Click to continue reading...

You know, as much as the Open Cup has been marginalized, I'm still a bit in the afterglow--most likely as a result of the excellent images and video coming out of Behind the Badge. I suppose it also helps that Charleston put up what was, by most accounts, a stirring fight--taking the game to United in spells, rather than relying on the bunker-and-counter. Click to continue reading...

That was fun. I'd forgotten how nice it was for DC United to actually win something. Four years of hurt and the fact that I was away when DC won in 2004 meant that for me, going down on the field and seeing the players parading the US Open Cup in front of a small [...] Click to continue reading...

Hi. Ed here. Even teams that win the NIT celebrate. Though I don't consider the Open Cup the NIT - and in fact, I'm kind of disturbed by that characterization of it. I want DC United to win every competition they enter - though simple scheduling and roster logistics make that wish a vast statistical improbability. Click to continue reading...

Battery will be looking to bring home their first ever US Open Cup title. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Open Cup Final
D.C. United vs. Charleston
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. ET
Preview




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The Sounders and Timbers will surely play again -- most likely in the U.S. Open Cup -- but yesterday saw what will likely be the last league match between the two for a while.

Seattle won 1-0 in Portland, the Columbian has the story.

Now I've some a couple of these matches live. Click to continue reading...

Lots going on last week with four different kinds of games to report. First the hardly talked about Open Cup saw four teams make it to the semifinals on Tuesday, Thursday a couple of league games to get every prepared for the weekend's SuperLiga action, with a few friendlies (ok, one friendly) also in the [. Click to continue reading...

Hello all, Hillcrest is up here with the team in mild-weathered Seattle. No rain so far. I thought it was supposed to be dreary up here? Tonight's game should be an interesting one. Seattle is one of the stronger teams in USL-1 each year, and with the scheduled move to MLS next year, this squad is no different. Click to continue reading...

Woah Nellie, do we have a busy one ahead of us. Tomorrow we face the Seattle Sounders (still of USL-1, for now) at Qwest Field in Seattle in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarters. Let's keep on rollin', guys. The game will be available again via www.USLLive.com. Watch all the action there.

Wednesday is a travel day, and with the three hours of time difference, the travel party will not train at all. Click to continue reading...

Once again Chivas USA were prematurely knocked out of the Open Cup by the Seattle Sounders.

Not surprisingly, only six starters were included in the line up. Not sure if Preki thought the first team needed a rest.

Is this a bad thing? Should we go after every tournament? Something should be said for fixture congestion.

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The Far Post was bored with nothing to do on a wonderful summer night, so we rolled out Shelbyville Germantown, MD for United's Third Round US Open Cup Noodles match.

Check out the (booger) Flickr picture pages:

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Why do I feel like people are actually paying attention to this year's Open Cup? Could it really be... Click to continue reading...

After collecting the exhibition Saturn Cup and New Mexico Cup, we moved to 2-0 in Open Cup matches. One was a play-in game, but a win is a win. We now play the Seattle Sounders next Tuesday at Qwest Field. Check kcwizards.com for a full recap.

Scoring Summary:
CAR – Santiago Fusilier (Ryan Solle) 44
CAR – Matthew Watson (Dan Antuniak) 58
KC – Ivan Trujillo (Michael Harrington) 68
KC – Claudio Lopez (penalty kick) 82
KC – Ivan Trujillo (Claudio Lopez) 94
KC – Ryan Pore (penalty kick) 119

Highlights from tonight:

Harrington's cut before serving to Trujillo for the first goal. Click to continue reading...

We're nearing kickoff here at gorgeous WakeMed Park in Cary, NC. The stadium is quaint and well put together. The field surface looks smooth and short, should be a good night for soccer. Michael Harrington and Kerry Zavagnin are back in their old stomping grounds, playing just half an hour (without traffic) from their college home at North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA take on the Seattle Sounders tonight in a rematch of the Open Cup Quarters.

Details Here.

The match will take place in Seattle and the wounded (including Wicky) will not travel. Additionally Burling and Razov get a day off. I don't think there injured, and a little rest for Ante is probably a good thing.

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I have traditionally bad-mouthed the US Open Cup as a good idea but one that's impossible to implement correctly. No matter how many times people say otherwise, it isn't analogous to the FA Cup, it's analogous to the League Cup, which teams fairly rightly don't care about. As we all know, MLS rosters are just too [. Click to continue reading...

We have a busy, busy week ahead of us. We play tomorrow at Carolina RailHawks in the U.S. Open Cup round of 16, then travel directly to Dallas, where we will train prior to our July 4 match-up with FCD Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT. That game will be shown on HDNet. Tomorrow's game will be available at www. Click to continue reading...

Don't know much about our U.S. Open Cup opponent for next Tuesday? Remember when Chris Brown played so many games in a row at forward for the Wizards? Well, you can get a look at each right now on Fox Soccer Channel. Brown's Portland Timbers are on the road at WakeMed Park in Cary, NC to take on the Carolina RailHawks. Click to continue reading...

Sweet logo.
While we try to sort out TV for next Tuesday's Open Cup match (we're trying to get it on Metro Sports, folks), know that it will be available no matter what at www.USLLive.com. If the TV agreement can't be worked out in time, park yourselves in front of a computer screen in time for kickoff at 6:30 p. Click to continue reading...

We have now learned our opponent for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. The Carolina RailHawks defeated Real Maryland 1-0 last night on their home turf. Kansas City will travel to Carolina for a 6:30 p.m. CT match-up with the USL-1 side.

Midfielder Kerry Zavagnin and defender Michael Harrington will be in familiar territory, playing less than 30 miles away from the University of North Carolina, where each attended school. Click to continue reading...

In case you missed your home club or region's first round game in the 2008 US Open Cup, here are some results to catch you all up. Most of the top clubs won their games, a few had some close calls, and one USL-1 side was upset. First off, Chicago defeated Columbus in overtime in U.S. [...] Click to continue reading...

Quite the exciting game last night, wasn't it? As you've seen by now, 5,228 screaming fans attended the match last night at the Shawnee Mission North District Stadium. Read Bob Luder's nice write-up on the night here.

Below are the post-game quotes for those that aren't on our press release list. Click to continue reading...

32nd minute: Cummings plays a back-post cross toward Herculez Gomez but Conrad heads clear.

30th minute: Kronberg's long punt is headed out of bounds for a KC throw-in. Burciaga bikes a ball out, but the Wizards keep possession.

29th minute: More midfield play now...Kimura stayed down for a minute or two after the tackle but is now back on the field. Click to continue reading...

First, take a look at Bob Luder's piece on midfielder Davy Arnaud and his long road back to health. Arnaud is expected to play at least 45 minutes tonight against Colorado. He looked very strong against Municipal Saturday.

Former Wizards defender Jose Luis Burciaga Jr. is in town with Colorado and also back to health. Click to continue reading...

Hey all, apologies for no posts today, it was a combination of a couple of things. First, our internet was down for most of the day (sucks! now at another establishment stealing wireless internet) and, second, I wanted TJ's post to stay top for as long as possible. SF gave us a little love for the project on The Offside Rules. Click to continue reading...

Colorado defeated Los Angeles 1-0 Tuesday at The Home Depot Center off a Conor Casey goal, assisted by Terry Cooke. The Rapids will now come to Kansas City next week for a Wednesday showdown against our boys in blue for a spot in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup round of 16.

The match will start at 7 p. Click to continue reading...

It seems the Quakes weren't going to let a silly little thing like the holiday weekend slow them down. There is quite a bit of news out today that should hopefully give the fans a few more reasons to stay positive about the team throughout the week. Amir Lowery and Dan Benton signed with [...] Click to continue reading...

First, check out the RBNY preview done by my boy, Sean Kosednar at MLSnet.com:



Then, check out the injury report:
Out-Watson
Probable- Arnaud, Conrad, McKenzie

Then, come see us play either Colorado or Los Angeles on June 4 at Shawnee Mission North HS. This match is the final play-in game for the U. Click to continue reading...

Fixture congestion for above-average MLS clubs is going to get worse before it gets better, thanks to CONCACAF's response to the successes of Ligas Super y Inter. The CONCACAF Champions Cup is now the CONCACAF Champions League. More teams, more games, more decisions. Click to continue reading...

DJ Walker on the Open Cup from the Honorable Mention point of view. Click to continue reading...

So one of the monkeys finally cleared off the Revolution's back. Congratulations! What is it about Pizza Hut Park that all of a sudden has made it a defense-free zone? It's about time the Open Cup made it back to New England - somewhere Billy Gonsalves is smiling. Click to continue reading...

Someone brought a camera to the 1997 Open Cup Final! It's like someone discovered footage of Bigfoot kidnapping the Lindbergh baby. You know what I love most about this highlight package? EVERYTHING! The neutral site chosen apparently at random! Diablo's mega-mullet! Dallas' Garanimals uniforms, complete with jail-striped socks! The enormous [. Click to continue reading...

That, home field advantage, and my desperation to have a preseason prediction actually come true are about the only reasons I'm still on the FC Dallas Open Cup bandwagon. Well, that, and there's PLENTY OF LEGROOM. Not a CROWDED bandwagon at this point, if you get me. Whoever said no one remembers the bad [...] Click to continue reading...

In a shocking turn of events both MLS teams won their open cup semifinal games last night, making it an all MLS open cup final. I say this was shocking because most of the MLS teams in this tournament were dropping like flies, or getting annihilated like the Rapids did against the Seattle Sounders. Click to continue reading...