Wednesday, May 30, 2012

MLS' Open Cup Struggles

MLS made its first appearance in this year's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with the beginning of the third round yesterday. It was not a good night. Fourteen teams played yesterday and seven already find themselves knocked out.

The obvious explanation is the MLS doesn't take the US Open Cup seriously. You can see that a bit by the lineups.

Here's a good recap by US Soccer:

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2012/05/Seven-MLS-Teams-Ousted-in-Third-Round-of-US-Open-Cup.aspx


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