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Cuauhtemoc Blanco Never Has to Worry About the U.S. Open Cup Again

What happens when the punishment someone gets is pretty much what they wanted in the first place? We can ask Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco -- or, as MLS commissioner Don Garber called him, the "Mexican David Beckham" (Stay classy, Don!) -- about that, now that he's been banned from the U.S. Open Cup for a...

New England Revolution Up for a Quadruple

How long has it been since the city of Boston got to celebrate a championship? A couple weeks, maybe?Boston is going through quite the purple patch right now. The Red Sox won the last World Series, the Celtics are the reigning NBA champs, and the New England Patriots, who have won three Super Bowls this decade, might have...

Seattle, Charleston Lead USL Charge Into U.S. Open Cup Semifinals

It was a night of knockout soccer that saw three games go to extra time, two games go to penalty kicks, and one famous Mexican lose his temper and get sent off. By the time the smoke cleared, the glass slipper still fit for two USL First Division clubs, who had advanced to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals. Why isn't this...

U.S. Open Cup Matches Won't Be Seen on TV

D.C. United and the Chicago Fire meet tonight in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals, one month after their testy match in Toyota Park in which three red cards were given and Luciano Emilio got a surprise goal in stoppage time to lift 9-man D.C. to a 2-1 win.If you want to watch this rematch, though, you'll have to go to the...

Crystal Palace Headlines Open Cup Upsets

Crystal Palace supporters still suffering from the loss of that Premier League promotion playoff last May might be taking a little solace in their American counterparts today.USL Second Division side Crystal Palace Baltimore upset an uninspired New York Red Bulls side, 2-0, last night in the third round of the U.S. Open...

USOpenCup News From the Web

05/31/12 Kick Off: Klinsmann's "nasty" USMNT comments draw fire Source: MLS That assessment didn't sit well with at least one respected voice in the American soccer community.
05/30/12 USOC Roundup: 7 MLS teams fall in Tuesday night action Source: MLS While Tuesday saw the bulk of the action, with 14 games including seven upsets by lower-division teams, Wednesday night isn't exactly barren in US Open Cup play.
05/30/12 Michigan Bucks eliminate Chicago Fire of MLS in... Source: The Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor MI For over a decade, the Michigan Bucks have used the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup to earn a national reputation as giant killers.
05/30/12 DC United Advances in US Open Cup Source: WNEW It was just as cruel as it was sweet on Tuesday night for DC United as the club switched gears from league play into the 99th edition of the US Open Cup. Major League Soccer's leader in games played required an extra 30 minute overtime session before ultimately moving past the Richmond Kickers 2-1 in the third-round before 5,014 at Richmond City Stadium.
05/23/12 Last minute PK earns Michigan Bucks another US Open... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI Despite the offensive display in the second half, it was a defensive error that ended the US Open Cup hopes for Pittsburgh.