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Slow News Days…and OUTRAGE!
Published 4/3/2007 by Jeff at The Offside
... to a Galaxy-plus-Beckham game. In other words, they’re already counting out* the Crew before the two MLS clubs kick out the ball (on April 24, for the record; go here and scroll down to “MLS play-in dates revealed”).

Catfish Stew: Desultory Game Summaries from the Weekend
Published 5/2/2007 at Catfish Stew
... , never mind that it occurred smack dab in the middle of the season when he should, in theory, be concentrating on swindling other GMs. Perhaps the dissolution of the deal to build a soccer stadium in San Jose explains Oakland's puzzling personnel moves of late; or perhaps Lew Wolff has sent Billy Beane to follow the U.S. Open Cup . Phil's Phun Phacts : In all the stories on Elijah Dukes'

Cary RailHawks U23s Set to Open Season Thursday with US Open Cup Qualifier at WRAL Soccer Center
Published 5/9/2007 at Triangle Soccer Fanatics
... side, opens their 2007 season on Thursday night, May 10th, in a US Open Cup qualifier against the

Springfield Demize Open PDL Soccer Season!
Published 5/12/2007 by Ole at Springfield MO Soccer
... in particular. Unlike baseball, soccer is an equal opportunity employer and our local boys are competing in a national tournament known as the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The U.S. Open Cup, which is recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 93 consecutive years dating back to 1914. Like Golf’s US Open, there are

Brass Qualify for US Open Cup
Published 5/28/2007 by M at Down the Byline
... While the Kansas City Wizards fell to Real Salt Lake in the first round of MLS qualifying for the US Open Cup, Kansas City's other team, the Kansas City Brass qualified tonight to play in the oldest soccer tournament in the United States, by

Timbers Beat Impact 0-1
Published 6/10/2007 by Derek at a pretty move
... as part of the US Open Cup.

U.S. Open Cup: Hey, America Has a Domestic Soccer Cup, Too
Published 6/13/2007 by David J. Warner at FanHouse

First Family of the US Open Cup
Published 6/26/2007 at Triangle Soccer Fanatics

Stuff the Ballot Box for Anthony!
Published 6/27/2007 at Triangle Soccer Fanatics

Match Briefing for 12.B.01: At Harrisburg City Islanders
Published 7/11/2007 by Kinney at The DCenters
... US Open Cup information. This is a tournament that has been severely hamstringed by the USSF. Hopefully some day in the future it will be promoted as it should be. For now, United should try to get all the hardware it can. I agree that they should play thier reserves here, but I think I put a bit more importance on the Open Cup than most. ...

What a Week We're Having!
Published 7/12/2007 by Mr. Fish at The Kin of Fish
... Look East to Landisville, PA, (pop 4,785), where someone named Steve Fisher (not the former UM hoops coach) scored for the USL2's Harrisburg City Islanders to beat high and mighty DC United 1-0 in a US Open Cup third round match last night. No, the Red Bulls didn't qualify for the proper tourney this year, but... ...

"So why was I given the game?"
Published 7/23/2007 by TheRef at RefBlog
... I was put on the line for national amature league, which is played on a regional basis. Basically you take a group of teams in nearby states that play, and come playoffs (or US Open Cup) the teams that won in the regional divisions play teams from the other regions. Normally, you need to either be a State Referee, or have attended a Pro Referee Clinic to work these games - I've done neither, and even said as much as I was discussing the game with the other officials. To answer, apparently, that I was given the game is that the referee shortage is starting to hit home; most of the other referees available to do this game were doing local league games later in the evening, and except for Cup play, you're not supposed to turn down an assignment once accepted, even for a better game. In my case, it may have been a little of "let's see if he can hack it" and a little of "hey, he's available." I was not on the original crew that was as ...

U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Kick Off Tonight
Published 8/7/2007 by David J. Warner at FanHouse
... This, however, is the scenario in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this week. Three MLS clubs, three USL First Division clubs and two USL Second Division clubs remain alive in this tournament, and at least one USL club will advance to the semifinals. Seriously, if this had happened in English, the entire footballing community would be screaming about chaos, madness, dogs and cats living together and whatnot. ...

RailHawks Swoops in Semifinals
Published 8/8/2007 at Triangle Soccer Fanatics
... for free at USLLive.com. Report courtesy of USOpenCup.com. ...

Colorado Rapids...Embarrassment...
Published 8/8/2007 by Bonji at From College to the Pros - The US soccer ladder
... Furthermore, last night the Rapids bombed out of the only worthwhile competition left to succeed in, The US Open Cup. They lost 5-0 to a ...

Holy *#@&
Published 8/11/2007 by Vasco at Vasco USA
... What a joke the Western Conf ...

More Games (and More and More)!
Published 1/29/2008 by Mr. Fish at The Kin of Fish
... Now I've been a huge US Open Cup supporter in the past, but with faced with such a schedule, I'd give teams taking part in the Superliga or the CCL a pass out of the Hunt competition. ...

Quick Guide to Following MLS From Abroad
Published 3/29/2008 by Rumor Mill at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Third, the US Open Cup is the US version of the FA Cup though far less publicized and prestigious, it dates back to 1914 and it involves amateur and MLS sides and everything in between from the divisions below MLS. Read up on ...

Quick Guide to Following MLS From Abroad
Published 4/4/2008 by Rumor Mill at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Third, the US Open Cup is the US version of the FA Cup though far less publicized and prestigious, it dates back to 1914 and it involves amateur and MLS sides and everything in between from the divisions below MLS. Read up on ...

Don't forget the Open Cup
Published 4/8/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
Before today's Red Sox game, Fenway Park is hosting a ring ceremony for last year's World Series champions. They've invited a few representatives of the Patriots, Bruins and Celtics to dig through the trophy cases and show off some old hardware. Missing: the New England Revolution, who actually won a trophy last year in the U.S. Open Cup. Qualifying is underway for this year's Open Cup, where we have another Baltimore Colts sighting. Last year, the USL's Seattle Sounders stormed to the Open Cup semifinals, which Seattle can ...

The week in soccer
Published 4/28/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... Champions Cup final, second leg Saprissa (Costa Rica) at Pachuca (Mexico), 9:30 p.m., FSC/FSE (tied 1-1) Copa Libertadores, round of 16, first leg Cruzeiro (Brazil) at Boca Juniors (Argentina), 4:40 p.m., FSE Flamengo (Brazil) at America (Mexico), 6:45 p.m., FSE River Plate (Argentina) at San Lorenzo (Argentina), 6:45 p.m. Fluminense (Brazil) at Atletico Nacional (Colombia), 7 p.m. Sao Paulo (Brazil) at Nacional (Uruguay), 9 p.m. U.S. Open Cup qualifier San Jose at Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Thursday, ...

TSR: Open Cup madness
Published 4/30/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... , even as the format changes a bit from year to year. Tracking the qualifiers is a murky business, though Josh Hakala does his best at the semi-official site. The USL's pro divisions use ...

Open Cup Schedule
Published 5/1/2008 by Mike at Down the Byline
We finally have an official announcement on who the Wizards will be playing in their qualifier for this year's US Open Cup. The Wizards will play the winner of the Colorado Rapids-LA Galaxy game, that will be held in LA on May 27th. The date and location of the Wizards game against Colorado or LA is not known yet. Since both of those teams play in their own stadium, it seems likely that the Wizards will be going on the road for this game.

This week in soccer
Published 5/14/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... Full MLS preview on Friday. We also have several qualifying games in the U.S. Open Cup, including some knockout games in the amateur ranks. ...

COMPETITIONS: US Open Cup Winner to Receive CONCACAF Champions League Spot
Published 5/14/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... If you have been wondering whether or not you should pay attention to the US Open Cup, you now have another reason. The US Open Cup, which by the way is only the oldest association football competition in America and one of the oldest in the world having been established way back in 1914, has always been kind of a little publicized tournament in American soccer. Hopefully with a Champions League spot on the line US Soccer will see that what is essentially America's FA Cup, gets the kind of coverage in the Round of 16 that it deserves. ...

US Open Cup Dates Announced
Published 5/22/2008 at Triangle Soccer Fanatics
... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has revealed the dates and tournament format for the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The 95th edition of the competition will begin on June 10, and will conclude with the Final on August 26, the earliest ...

Week and weekend
Published 5/23/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... vs. Leeds. 9:30 a.m., Setanta: Yes, that's former top-tier champion Leeds Mexican playoffs, semifinal, second leg Santos vs. Monterrey, 6 p.m., Azteca America (tied 1-1) MONDAY England, League Two final (winner to League One) Stockport vs. Rochdale, 9:30 a.m., Setanta  Also league play throughout the Americas all weekend - see GolTV listings below MORE TOURNAMENTS Big weekend for U.S. Open Cup qualifying. The last spot from the USL Second ...

TSR: Stands, standings, Cups
Published 5/27/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... to run schedules. Yes, schedules.  Tonight's games (home teams first; times ET) Copa Libertadores semifinals, first leg - Club America (Mexico)-LDU Quito (Ecuador), FSE, 9 p.m.  Nutrilite Canadian Championship (CONCACAF qualifying) - Montreal Impact (USL)-Toronto FC (MLS), CBC, 7:30 p.m.: First game of the round-robin series to claim Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League.  U.S. Open Cup qualifying - Columbus-Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m. - Los ...

A Cheap Holiday In Other People's Misery
Published 5/30/2008 by Zach Dundas (noreply@blogger.com) at Eleven Devils : A Football Blog
The attentive Eleven Devils reader (and I know you're out there, lurking amid the Interporn) will note a dearth of comment on the Portland Timbers Football Club of late. That's because I, uh, haven't actually been to a match yet this year. This makes my second consecutive year of atrocious attendance, but, uh...well, I was there at the beginning! For real! Back in the day when the Timbers Army consisted of a couple guys with buckets and a few local ska enthusiasts! There are photos that prove it! Seriously! Rose City 'til I die, if I had the wings of an eagle, etc., etc..... ...

The weekend
Published 5/30/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... friendlies Armenia-Greece, 2:15 p.m., Setanta Trinidad and Tobago-England, 5:30 p.m., Setanta PPV - ESPN networks - Fox Soccer Channel/Fox Sports en Espanol - GolTV - Setanta - Univision/Galavision/TeleFutura - USLLive.TV (PPV Webcasts from USL) - AFC TV (PPV Webcasts from Asia) - MLS - USL First Division, Second Division, PDL, W-League - U.S. Open Cup - Copa Libertadores - Asian Champions League - ...

COMPETITIONS: 2008 US Open Cup Mapped
Published 6/4/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... include all USOC qualified clubs. In association with US Open Cup.com we will, from week to week we will repost this map without clubs that have been eliminated and at the end of the competition we hope to produce an animated map showing who was eliminated and when. By the way, tonight there is a play-in qualified between Chicago Fire and Kansas City being played in Peoria Illinois. For brackets on who plays who in the first round of the 2008 US Open Cup click here. For team profiles and more information on the clubs ...

REPORT: Our US Open Cup Coverage Plan
Published 6/8/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Well we at MLSR recognize this and are going to try to do what little we can to increase coverage and awareness of this important domestic competition in co-operation with USOpenCup.com and ...

EDITORIAL: A Challenge To MLS Expansion Supporters - US Open Cup
Published 6/9/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... Railhawks FC, Charlotte Eagles, Charleston Battery and Wilmington Hammerheads as your region is well represented in the Cup so you are spoiled for choice. Lastly, all you people who think Los Angeles deserves two clubs but one should not be named Chivas USA, well then root for an upset by Hollywood United or Los Angeles Legends. Regardless of who you support in the US Open Cup you can find all the latest scores and news at www.USOpenCup.com

TSR: McBride, offside, Beckham's neighbors
Published 6/10/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... 102, you'll see the offside law and various interpretations. On page 102, we're told the referee will allow play to continue if a defending player "steps behind his own goal line in order to place an opponent in an offside position." Maybe the next edition will have another diagram to explain "falling off the pitch." I'm picturing the yodeling guy from The Price is Right. In other news: - U.S. Open Cup tonight! Live scores and blogging on the excellent semi-official site. - Mexican captain and goalkeeper ...

Beckham leads All-Star fan voting: Does any Dynamo deserve a nod?
Published 6/11/2008 at Soccer y Fútbol
... midfielder Dwayne De Rosario is up there in voting for a spot in midfield, looking to be the only Dynamo getting serious consideration this time around. • Euro 2008 continues today with two great Group A matches: Czech Republic vs. Portugal: 10:50 a.m., ESPN2, Deportes, ESPN360.com Switzerland vs. Turkey: 1:30 p.m., ESPN2, Deportes, ESPN360.com • Here's a review of Tuesday's games, with wins by Spain and Sweden . • Lastly, the U.S. Open Cup got underway. Check here for results , which included the ASC Stars of the Houston Football Association ...

U.S. Open Cup: Looking ahead
Published 6/12/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
Forget the Galaxy for a minute. We may have another L.A. rivalry match in the works. If Hollywood United can get past Seattle, Anthony LaPaglia's crew will take on Chivas USA in the HDC. That's one of the potential third-round pairings announced today.  Many thanks to the staff at USOpenCup.com for the alert.  In other news that doesn't involve sleep-walking defenders at Euro 2008, I've been profiled at This Is American Soccer. The 1994 MLS press kit just might make an appearance.

COMPETITIONS: 2008 US Open Cup 2nd Round Gets Underway Tonight/Live Audio/Video Links
Published 6/24/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Just a reminder that our 94 year old national cup competition enters its second round tonight. Here is an animated map showing the sides which were eliminated in the first round and those which are still alive in the pursuit of the Dewar Trophy and a spot in the 2009/2010 CONCACAF Champions League. Second round preview here. Full bracket of tonight's matchups is available here. ...

Bring On the Wizards!
Published 6/25/2008 by Dave at Dave's Football Blog
... , and they pulled out a 1-0 win against USL-2 club Real Maryland to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open Cup , America’s domestic cup competition. It took a penalty in stoppage time to break the deadlock. That part annoys me. During the offseason, the Railhawks signed the leading scorer in USL-1 and the leading scorer in USL-2, and yet they’ve only scored 13 goals in 14 competitive matches. So why is it that these guys need a penalty in the 90th minute to beat a USL-2 team that has yet to score on the road this season and has an away goal differential of -12? I know ...

Oh my sweet Carolina
Published 6/25/2008 by travis at Kansas City Wizards
... Well, now that’s out of the way. On to the real news - the Carolina Railhawks edged out the Charleston Battery in the US Open Cup second round. This means that on July 1 the Wizards will head to WakeMed Soccer Park to take on Carolina for a spot in the quarterfinals. ...

U.S. Open Cup: Fewer underdogs than Euro
Published 6/25/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... The last amateur team is out of the U.S. Open Cup, and the lower-division teams as a whole are mostly gone. Take a look at the second-round results, taken as always from the excellent semi-official site: ...

Chivas USA to face the Seattle Sounders in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup! Chivas USA ante Sounders de Seattle en Copa Abierta de los Estados Unidos!
Published 6/25/2008 by Chivas USA Communications (noreply@blogger.com) at Dentro del Rebaño - The Official Bilingual Blog of Chivas USA
... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor long-time soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt. More information on the tournament can be found at http://www.usopencup.com/. ...

Revolution Recap June 29th Guests Announced
Published 6/27/2008 by Sean Donahue (noreply@blogger.com) at Revolution Recap Blog
This Sunday's edition of Revolution Recap will feature Adam Sell (BigSoccer.com moderator) in studio, as well as Marc Connolly (writer for Goal.com) and Josh Hakala (USOpenCup.com) over the phone. Up for discussion: -The result of Saturday night's match-up between the Revs and Toronto, including post match commentary from players and Head Coach Steve Nicol. -The Revs season so far. Are they as good as their record? -The US Open Cup so far and the Revs third round match-up against the Richmond Kickers on Tuesday -Fixture ...

Revolution Recap - June 29th Show
Published 6/30/2008 by Sean Donahue (noreply@blogger.com) at Revolution Recap Blog
... ) and Josh Hakala (USOpenCup.com) over the phone. Also included were post game comments from Steve Nicol, Steve Ralston, Michael Parkhurst, Matt Reis, Jeff Larentowicz, and Kenny Mansally.

95th annual U.S. Open Cup — round 3 on Tuesday
Published 7/1/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
NEW ENGLAND begins defense of the title on Tuesday night, and other matches involving Major League Soccer teams are also occurring as third round matches are played…    from MLSNet, “The defending U.S. Open Cup champions New England Revolution once again head to western New England for the first step in their defense of the Dewar Trophy, taking on the Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division (third tier) in New Britain, CT.” “The Revolution won the first major honor in club history a year ago, winning the Lamar Hunt ...

COMPETIONS: Tasty Matches Abound in Tonight's 2008 US Open Cup Third Round (VIDEO/AUDIO LINKS)
Published 7/1/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... As always the place for comprehensive audio, video, scores live updates/live blogging and news on the US Open Cup is USOpenCup.com As for the draw itself, you almost could not ask for a better set of matches. And short of the Open Cup going to a random draw this is the best thing we can ask for from US Soccer. ...

FCD Begins Open Cup Play Tonight...
Published 7/1/2008 by FC Dallas and Pizza Hut Park Front Office... (noreply@blogger.com) at The Official FC Dallas Blog
... enters the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tonight in the Third Round against the Miami FC blues at Pizza Hut Park, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. If you can't make it out to the park, we hope you can join us at home with the live video webstream on fcdallas.com. Ray Canevari will provide the call. Check out the preview for the game here and visit Miami FC's website to find out more about tonight's opponent. If you're still craving for more info visit usopencup.com for all of your Open Cup needs.

U.S. Open Cup madness
Published 7/2/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... , where Ridge Mahoney notes that a couple of MLS teams somehow lost against short-handed USL opposition, and USOpenCup.com, where Josh Hakala sees history repeating. You can drill through the U.S. Open Cup site to get game reports from most teams. ...

COMPETITIONS: Now That The Dust has Settled on the Round of 16 in the Open Cup
Published 7/2/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
... USOpenCup.com as always provided excellent game commentary and an updated scoreboard and bracket. USL2 side Cleveland City ran a very busy chat room for their match at Chicago and many were glued to their monitors as the "Anything-Can-Happen" Cup got underway with clubs from America's top flight. ...

Thompson Recognition
Published 7/5/2008 by Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree
... Abe Thompson is one of four finalists for Player of the Round in the US Open Cup. Two goals will get that kind of attention. FC Dallas hosts the Charleston Batter next Tuesday July 8th at 7:30 at Pizza Hut Park in the US Open Cup Quarterfinals. If you can’t make it out, the game will be streamed live on ...

COMPETITIONS: 2008 US Open Cup Semi-Final Pairings Announced
Published 7/8/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Courtesy of US Soccer and USOpenCup.com Your source for all Open Cup News, Info and Results From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center ...

VIDEO/AUDIO: US Open Cup Quarterfinals Video/Audio Links
Published 7/8/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Video and audio links of tonight's matches courtesy of the best place online for US Open Cup information, www.USOpenCup.com. All Times Eastern U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) at New England Revolution (MLS) Veterans Stadium, Willow Brook Park; New Britain, Conn. - 7:00 PM Broadcast: Online Radio (New England) Chicago Fire (MLS) at DC ...

LIVE: 2008 US Open Cup Quarterfinal Kicks Off (AUDIO/VIDEO)
Published 7/8/2008 by Rumor Mill (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Here is what you need to know in order to follow along: US Open Cup Scoreboard Here MLSNet US Open Cup Scoreboard Here USOpenCup.com Live Blog here VIDEO/AUDIO Links Video and audio links of tonight's matches courtesy of the best place online for US Open Cup information, www.USOpenCup.com. All Times Eastern U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) at New ...

US Open Cup - Quarterfinal Round
Published 7/9/2008 by Drew Epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
Already a lot of action tonight in the US Open Cup. Two games are currently under way with the last two games near kickoff time. Here are some handy-dandy links for you all. I highly recomment the US Open Cup live blog site, those guys are doing a great job at tracking tonight’s action. US Open Cup Scoreboard Here MLSNet US Open Cup Scoreboard Here USOpenCup.com Live Blog here Hopefully by the end of the night I will post a follow up to the night’s action! Feel free to pipe in your own comments on tonight’s games!

COMPETITIONS: US Open Cup Semis Tonight!
Published 8/12/2008 by MLSR (noreply@blogger.com) at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
Yes. Its gonna be a good one too. Go to www.USOpenCup.com for all there is to know about it. The DC United vs New England Game kicks off first at 7:30pm ET at RFK Stadium and will only be broadcast via two radio streams (available at the above site. The Seattle Sounders vs Charleston Battery game also kicks off at 7:30pm and will be shown on USLLive.com More here.

Open Cup Action Tonight
Published 8/12/2008 by Drew Epperley at WVHooligan - Soccer Blog
... DC United plays host to New England first at 7:30pm ET at RFK Stadium and will only be broadcast via two radio streams (available at www.USOpenCup.com). ...

A couple of non-sausage links
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