‘LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP’ Archives
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING
2011 US OPEN CUP: FORMAT, SCHEDULE & QUALIFYING The Seattle Sounders will begin their run for their third US Open Cup title in as many years when they enter the tournament in the Third Round on June 28. If accomplished, the Sounders will become only the second club to ever accomplish the feat and the first in the Major League Soccer [...]
WHICH MLS HEAD COACH WILL GET THE AXE?
WHICH MLS HEAD COACH WILL GET THE AXE? So the Major League Soccer season is winding down. Eight teams in, eight teams out. This begs the question, which MLS head coach will be first to get the axe? In fairness, not all eight also ran head coaches will be viewed as replaceable. It would foolish to include Nick Dasovic and Ben Olsen in this [...]
COLUMBUS CREW: COLLAPSE OR CONSERVATION?
COLUMBUS CREW: COLLAPSE OR CONSERVATION? I’ll bet Columbus Crew bet Columbus Crew fans have exceeded their quota of ‘WTF!’ postings on Twitter in the past few weeks. Going into September, the Crew were… Firmly entrenched in the top spot of the Eastern Conference Eyeball deep in the Supporters Shield race Heading to [...]
SOCCER ON US TV – OCTOBER 5-8
SOCCER ON US TV - OCTOBER 5-8 Tuesday, October 5 10:00pm – US Open Cup Final – Seattle Sounders v Columbus Crew – Fox Soccer Channel / Fox Deportes Wednesday, October 6 7:00pm – Women’s International Friendly – United States v China – ESPN2 8:00pm – Copa Sudamerica – Newell’s Old Boys v San Jose – FSD 10:00pm [...]
2010 US OPEN CUP FINAL – IN OTHER WORDS…
2010 US OPEN CUP FINAL - IN OTHER WORDS... 97th Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup Final Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew 10:00pm ET Fox Soccer Channel Qwest Field Seattle, Washington PREVIEWS: US OPEN CUP FINAL PRE-GAME QUOTE SHEET (US SOCCER) US OPEN CUP PREVIEW AND LIVE BLOG (THECUP.US) SEATTLE SEEKING 2ND US OPEN CUP (SOCCER [...]
ARE 20 TEAMS TOO MANY FOR MLS?
ARE 20 TEAMS TOO MANY FOR MLS? Major League Soccer has expanded for all the right reasons since contracting two of it's franchises in 2000. Expanding into good markets, not afraid to take on smaller cities and not afraid to ignore the large ones. The league has managed to increase geographic rivalry through expansion, certainly not the kind of [...]
MLS WEEK 24 ROUND-UP – THE PLAYOFF CHASE CONTINUES
MLS WEEK 24 ROUND-UP - THE PLAYOFF CHASE CONTINUES There are only six weeks left in the Major League Soccer season, and the races are wide open. Parity exists in Major League Soccer, make no doubt, but that parity has divided into strata with the top of the League battling for the Supporters Shield, a large middle group vying for three [...]
CAN SEATTLE AND TORONTO SURVIVE THE PLAYOFF DRIVE?
CAN SEATTLE AND TORONTO SURVIVE THE PLAYOFF DRIVE? When the MLS regular season ends, Toronto FC will have played 44 matches across three competitions and Seattle Sounders will have played 45. It is more than a bit unfair that Colorado Rapids, currently holding the 6th spot in the Playoff hunt, will have only played 32. No SuperLiga, no CCL, [...]
2010 MLS CUP PLAYOFF DRIVE BEGINS
MLS CUP PLAYOFF DRIVE BEGINS IN EARNEST Tonight’s match between Chicago Fire and Toronto FC begins an entire series of must win games in the final stretch of the Major League Soccer season. Toronto and Chicago sit 10th and 11th in an eight-team race and their match tonight at Toyota Park kick’s off a push for playoff spots that encompasses [...]
WILL THE SUPPORTERS SHIELD BATTLE MAKE REGULAR SEASON MATCHES MORE IMPORTANT?
WILL THE SUPPORTERS SHIELD BATTLE MAKE REGULAR SEASON MATCHES MORE IMPORTANT? Any fan of Major League Soccer is aware of the fact that regular season games count for little compared with a single-table league. The two-conference system and the fact that half the teams in the league qualify for the post-season mean that a team with a losing [...]
