It will be one of the biggest matches in the history of the U.S. Open Cup: FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls before a sellout crowd of more than 36,000 at Nippert Stadium. Tuesday’ssemifinal will also be one of the biggest sporting events of the year in Cincinnati and will have everything but a […]
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Open Cup: Cincy sells out after fans crash ticketing system
The public sale of more than 16,000 tickets sold out Nippert Stadium for the U.S. Open Cup semifinal between FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls, assuring the USL club of breaking another OpenCup attendance record. A capacity crowd of approximately 36,000 will attend the match next Tuesday at Nippert, where the USL team […]
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Open Cup: Cincy set for another possible date with history
Senegalese globetrotter Djiby Fall scored his fourth game-winner of the 2017 competition in the 68th minute to give the USL’s FC Cincinnati a 1-0 win at NASL spring champion Miami FC anda berth in the semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Fall also scored the deciders in the first three Cincy games — […]
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Open Cup: Red Bulls move closer to elusive title
The New York Red Bulls moved closer to winning their first U.S Open Cup when they advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 2003 with a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution at HarvardUniversity’s Jordan Field on Thursday. Bradley Wright-Phillips‘ late goal broke the deadlock to give the Red Bulls their fifth […]
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Open Cup: Opara released from hospital with concussion
Ike Opara, a leading candidate for MLS’s Defender of the Year honors, wasreleased from the University of Kansas Medical Center early Wednesday morning after suffering a concussion in Sporting KC’s 3-0 overtime win over FC Dallas in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals onTuesday. Opara, who will undergo concussion protocols in the coming days, was kicked […]
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Open Cup: Sporting KC pays tribute to Neal Patterson
Despite playing the last 105 minutes with 10 men and losing star defender Ike Opara, hospitalized after a kick to the head in overtime, Sporting Kansas City moved into the semifinals of theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with an emotional 3-0 win over defending champion FC Dallas on a night it paid tribute to late […]
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Open Cup: Cali Clasico lives up to billing
The Cali Clasico is always good for entertainment, and this year’s Open Cup special edition didn’t disappoint. The resurgent San Jose Earthquakes beat the LA Galaxy, 3-2, to move into the semifinalsfor the first time in their history. It was also NorCal over SoCal for the first time in six Open Cup meetings between the […]
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Datebook: Open Cup quarterfinals
MLS is off this week, but the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup resumes with the quarterfinals, which will feature one game each day, beginning on Monday night with a Cali Clasico between the San JoseEarthquakes and LA Galaxy. U.S. Open Cup: QUARTERFINALS, SCHEDULE: July 10 in San Jose, Calif. San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) vs. LA […]
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Open Cup: Quakes end drought in Leitch's debut
The San Jose Earthquakes moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders in Chris Leitch’s first game as the Quakes head coach. It was the firsttime in 11 games the Quakes defeated an MLS team in the Open Cup proper. Shea Salinas gave the Quakes […]