U.S. Soccer has announced the possible pairings and locations* for the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.
(The * indicates best value and dang sure the most fun to study and talk about.)
Here’s how it broke down, with possible pairing and venue:
- Seattle Sounders-Sporting Kansas City: Aug. 8 at Livestrong Sporting Park
- Chivas USA – Sporting Kansas City: Aug. 7 or 8 at Livestrong Sporting Park
- Philadelphia Union – Seattle Sounders: Aug. 8 at CenturyLink Field
- Chivas USA – Philadelphia Union: Aug. 7 or 8 at PPL Park
The pairings at this stage are determined by sealed bids. So, yes … go ahead and cough up your best “Chivas USA bid …” knee-slapper at this point.
As in … “Chivas USA bid a lunch date with Dan Kennedy and a box of Chiva Girls calendars.”
The tournament’s semifinal are set for Wednesday: Sporting Kansas City travels to PPL Park in Chester to face John Hackworth’s Philadelphia Union, a better side these days. And Chivas USA travels to Seattle to face the Sounders at the Starfire Sports Complex in nearby Tukwila.
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U.S. midfielder DaMarcus Beasley training in Fort Lauderdale
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It’s really about two things, and not much else:
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May 21, 2013, 11:45 AM EDT
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It’s official: Manchester City and the Yankees will own and operate Major League Soccer’s newest expansion team.
May 21, 2013, 11:16 AM EDT
The league’s 20th franchise will begin play in 2015:
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During his Premiership tenure Toure has proven himself a leader, captaining both the Gunners and the Citizens, as well as Cote d’Ivoire.
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May 21, 2013, 8:37 AM EDT
Has Daniel Levy already forgotten about what happened when he tried to pin Luka Modric down with this ‘no sale’ line of bull?
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Expect this one to get worked out.
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As far as transfer rumors go, Gonzalo Higuaín to Arsenal actually makes some sense
May 20, 2013, 11:23 PM EDT
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If Real Madrid’s going to shake things up, Higuaín could do worse than land at The Emirates.
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Four players were on the original list. None of them may end up at Stamford Bridge.
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Our sympathy continues to grow for a man in a bad spot.
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Brighton & Hove Albion formally apologize to Crystal Palace over ‘excrement’ incident
May 20, 2013, 7:21 PM EDT
MLS will not have arrived until it has a high-profile feces incident.
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It probably won’t happen this summer, and if it does … I’m sure we’ll run that into the ground, too.
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Silvio Berlusconi says he hasn’t fired Maximiliano Allegri. Yet.
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For a moment, it looked like Milan had fired their coaching staff … via an open letter from a television show.
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