[U.S. OPEN CUP] Cup competitions are supposed to be all about upsets, and the 100th U.S. Open Cup final produced a doozy. The worst team in MLS, D.C.United, beat one of the league’s elite, Real Salt Lake, on the latter’s home field Tuesday night, 1-0. Midfielder Lewis Neal, whose crucial goallast year earned United a […]
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Real Salt Lake and D.C. United go all-in
[U.S. OPEN CUP: Preview] Despite a long and rich history the U.S. Open Cup is more renowned for what it earns than what it is. An automatic spot in the ConcacafChampions League, one of four places allotted to U.S. Soccer-registered teams, is at stake Tuesday at Rio Tinto Stadium when Real Salt Lake hosts two-time […]
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Best and worst of MLS advance to final
[U.S. OPEN CUP: Semifinals] It will the best of MLS against the worst as Real Salt Lake will face D.C. United in the final of the 100th edition of the Lamar HuntU.S. Open Cup. Real Salt Lake will play in its first Open Cup final and host Oct. 1 after beating the Portland Timbers, 2-1, […]
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Fire goes for three in a row over D.C. United
[U.S. OPEN CUP: Preview] Mike Magee needed only 11 minutes to score in his debut forthe Fire on May 29 — a 2-0 win over the Charlotte Eagles in the third round of the Open Cup — and he hasn’t cooled off since arriving from the LA Galaxy. He leads the Fire into its semifinal […]
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Real Lake Salt and Timbers eye first final
[U.S. OPEN CUP: Preview] Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers, who are battling for MLS’s Western Conference lead, play in the first of three meetings over thenext 24 days when they meet Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium, where the largest crowd ever for a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal is expected. Real Salt […]
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Fire bounces Orlando City to set up all-MLS final four
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Chicago Fire ended Orlando City’s Cinderella season in the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 5-1 win over the USL PRO leaderin Wednesday’s quarterfinals. The match featured a goal from Mike Magee — his seventh game in a row with a goal since coming over from […]
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Orlando City faces major hurdle
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Orlando City will look to join the San Francisco Bay Seals and Richmond Kickers as only the third third division team to beat an MLS team in thequarterfinals of the Lamar U.S. Open Cup, but the Lions have quite a hurdle to overcome in the Chicago Fire, winner of an MLS record […]
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Magee and Nyarko power Fire comeback
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Fourth Round] Mike Magee continued his hot streak sincejoining the Chicago Fire with the first goal in its 2-1 comeback win over the Columbus in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fourth-round match that was played Thursday after inclement weather in theChicago area forced the game’s postponement on Wednesday evening. Chris […]
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Orlando City and RailHawks pull upsets
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Fourth Round] Orlando City pulled one of the biggest upsets in the recent history of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when it beat thedefending champion Sporting Kansas City, 1-0, on the road thanks to a second-minute goal from Chinese forward Long Tan. The NASL league-leading CarolinaRailHawks beat Chivas USA, 3-1, […]
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NASL and USL PRO clubs eye more upsets
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Carolina RailHawks from the NASL and Orlando City and Charleston Battery from USL PRO will look to extend their run inthe centennial edition of the of the U.S. Open Cup with wins over MLS clubs in four-round play on Wednesday. — Orlando City has probably the toughest […]