MLS owners ratified a plan to send reserve teams to the 2024 Open Cup. U.S. Soccer had to respond and implicitly answer a provocative question, the “ultimate question,” as two experienced ...

After MLS attempted to pull out of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, things may be coming to a resolution as the 2024 edition of the cup will happen but with only eight MLS teams taking part ...

The US Open Cup and MLS is having a rocky relationship as the league and players union have criticized the USSF-run competition.

Major League Soccer announced today that at its recent Board of Governors meeting, its clubs voted to have MLS NEXT Pro teams represent the organization in the 2024 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Multiple scenarios currently on the table during negotiations While it has been seven weeks since MLS made their initial proposal on skipping the U.S. Open Cup, there is still not yet a resolution to ...

2024 U.S. Open Cup format announced: Lionel Messi's Inter Miami not among eight MLS teams picked to compete The new format is a compromise after MLS sought to deemphasize the tournament due to ...

What is the U.S. Open Cup? First played in 1914, The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. In its current form, the tournament pits about 100 professional ...

MLS has announced its North American cup competition participation for 2025 and 2026, with an increase in teams featuring in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and a decrease in Leagues Cup participation.

MLS announced its qualification structure for the four tournaments – the Concacaf Champions Cup, Leagues Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and Canadian Championship – on Tuesday for the next two ...

MLS is now saying that its teams will not participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the country’s equivalent to England’s FA Cup, effectively severing the only competitive tie the top-tier league has ...

The 2025 MLS Transfer Window is expected to open well after the conclusion of MLS Cup.