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Another weekend, another block of absolutely banging Championship matches. There was stuff for everyone here. Liquid attacks, staunch defending, some upsets and some teams emerging as unexpectedly serious. Let’s talk about what this weekend meant for each of the teams involved.
by Phil Baki
Read More“About four or five of us play college currently, so we’re like “What are we going to do with no adult/amateur clubs around us?”. From that moment on, five of us began to work on something that will not only help us but help other players and the community around us because we probably aren’t the only ones looking for it.”
Read MoreDay two of the US Open Cup went mostly chalk, with just one amateur upset thanks to Des Moines Menace. But regardless of the final winner, the matches were dynamic and fun, with late winners galore.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreTonight two sister soccer clubs will face off in the first ever Derby Paso Del Norte in El Paso. El Paso Locomotive and FC Juarez plan to make this matchup a regular friendly that allows fans of both clubs to root for their teams in the borderland.
by Dan Vaughn
Read MoreCouldn’t have scripted a better day one of the US Open Cup than what we got last night. Cupsets galore and small clubs on display made for one of the most fun days in Open Cup history!
by Dan Vaughn
Read MorePhil Baki tries to make sense of the USL Championship weekend that was. Let’s get our bearings and clean ourselves up, this is the Championship Hangover.
by Phil Baki
Read MoreWith Round One of the 2024 US Open Cup kicking off this week, Adnan Bašić made the trip out to Chicago House AC’s practice to talk with players, staff, and the godfather of Chicago soccer, Peter Wilt, to talk about the club’s preparations for it’s matchup on Wednesday.
by Adnan Bašić
Read MoreThe US Open Cup is back, with or without certain teams we mostly won’t mention. Round One pops off this week and could prove to be a rather interesting beginning to The Cup, with professional sides and amateur teams clashing much earlier than usual - MLSNP will throw their lot into the mix with whichever NISA teams are still operating, USL League One, and a cornucopia of USL League 2, UPSL, NPSL, Open Qualifying teams and various other clubs from amateur ranks.
Read More“We currently play in the Greater Chicago Soccer League (formerly known as the National Soccer League, the oldest currently operating league in the entire country.) If we had ambitions to progress to a higher league, the next step would be the Midwest Premier League. However, as a club, we've decided our scope is set on being a local Sunday League Club. I think the move to the MWPL would be a very large commitment to a lot of our players that we don't want to push out of our club. So we're just deciding to keep it local and keep it fun.”
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