Reserve keeper Benjamin Lundt’s shootout heroics lifted St. Louis CITY past Columbus to win the U.S. Open Cup and vindicate its process-first approach.
From parish teams to college dynasties, St. Louis helped shape American soccer. Now CITY SC hope to end the city's 38-year wait for U.S. Open Cup glory.
All 27 U.S.-based MLS clubs will participate in the 2027 U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday morning. MLS participation in the competition has shrunk in recent years. A full slate of teams participated in 2023, but just 16 appeared in 2026. Participation might fit as an ideal run-up to the fall-spring calendar switch set for the 2027-28 campaign.
USL players will wear t-shirts calling for professional standards prior to U.S. Open Cup games Tuesday night, in a coordinated effort to put pressure on the U.S. Soccer amid tense negotiations with the league on a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The USLPA has been engaged in talks with the League office for months, and with no deal near, they have decided to take action.
