It's kind of amazing how little attention is being paid to the open cup. If a pro-baseball team was beaten in a game by a farm team, it would be all over ESPN. Yet in this tournament where a few MLS teams have been beaten by USL teams, you don't hear a thing.
Seattle is playing F.C. Dallas next Tuesday. Really, F.C. Dallas has nothing to gain from the game. They're expected to win and if they do, they'll play a top-tier MLS team, the New England Revolution.
Seattle is playing F.C. Dallas next Tuesday. Really, F.C. Dallas has nothing to gain from the game. They're expected to win and if they do, they'll play a top-tier MLS team, the New England Revolution.
That they're even having this tournament is awesome. Most MLS players are paid next to nothing (except for the famous Galaxy mid-fielder). USL players must be paid even less. They play for the love of the beautiful game which makes it even more exciting.
What I really don't understand is that they'll probably be more people at 5A high school football games in Dallas than they'll be at the game.
Just doesn't' seem right....
Pitch, thanks for pointing this game out. It should be noted that FC Dallas will be playing this US Open Cup game at Seattle's Qwest Field against the Sounders. Seattoe still has some NASL mojo going on. (There's a part of me that would still love to have the Dallas Tornado going!) And the Sounders, although a USL team, minced the Rapids 5-0 back on August 7th at Qwest Field. So it should be a really tough game to win. (As a Cowboys fan, I have a healthy respect for away games against Seattle.)
ReplyDeleteWould the MLS ever consider a Seattle franchise, might they just absorb the Sounders club? Don't know how that would work.