FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 27: both teams stand for the National Anthem before the game between the Houston Dynamo and Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire) Credit: Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire

MLS’s eight entrants in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup begin play this week in the fourth round. They include the defending champion Houston Dynamo and two four-time champions, Sporting KC and the Seattle Sounders.

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.