U.S. Soccer announce new TV deal with Turner Sports

U.S. Soccer has announced a new TV deal with Turner Sports. It'll bring the U.S. Men's National Team and U.S. Women's National Team games to a new English-language home beginning in 2023. Under the terms of the 8-year deal from 2023 through 2030, Turner Sports will air games across TNT/TBS and HBO Max. In total, […]

Starting in 2023, the US Soccer media broadcast rights are back in-house. As part of the Federation's offer to broadcasters, US Soccer included the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. This strategic decision features one of the oldest domestic cup competitions in the world. However, it is also among the most obscure. This inclusion represents a […]

As the sport of soccer grows in the United States, the domestic league and national team continue to make strides. But sadly the US Open Cup, which was showing signs of improvement and greater respect from the US soccer institutions, just went backwards two steps back. Namely, why on earth did MLS and US Soccer […]

As we prepare for the next league season in US Club Soccer, whether it be in Major League Soccer, the North American Soccer League, United Soccer Leagues Pro Division, PDL, NPSL, USASA or what have you. There is another competition that we can’t wait for, and it’s rounding into a special age that all of […]

The 99th final of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup had fireworks, excitement and after a long delay to start the game due to a thunderstorm with lightning, heavy rain, and hail, Livestrong Sporting Park finally got underway. After a scoreless-but-fantastic first half with some hard tackles, long shots that hit woodwork and side netting […]

It just never gets old when this Pacific Northwest side continues to make their march on another US Open Cup run. They may have had to play an extra round to get to that final destination, but no matter who was in their sights they found a way to get to Kansas City. Once again […]

When US Soccer made these wonderful changes to the structure of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, most of us who follow the tournament were thinking, "Thank goodness," to a new respect of this domestic cup competition. Surely it was a positive step when they eliminated most of the qualifying rounds for MLS & the […]