Awesome Soccer, led by owner Brian Perez, is proud to announce the redesign and relaunch of TheCup.us, one of the leading soccer news websites in the U.S. “When I was looking for someone to redesign TheCup.us, a mutual friend put me in touch with Brian and assured me that the only thing bigger than his talent as a website designer was his passion for American soccer,” TheCup.us founder Josh Hakala stated. Since 2003, TheCup.us is the only media outlet that provides full
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a competition of hopes and dreams, a tournament where anything can happen and sometimes does. It is where amateur clubs fight to face off against NASL and MLS teams, and sometimes even win. In 2012 Eric Wynalda’s Cal FC took a mix of former pros and college stars deeper into the tourney than any amateur club in recent history, beating the Wilmington Hammerheads and Portland Timbers during the incredible run. The Timbers fell 1-0
The US Open Cup is a special event that has gotten a lot of attention as of late. MLS teams have crashed out of the competition at an alarming rate in our country’s version of the FA Cup. Josh Hakala, senior editor of TheCup.us, helped us answer a few questions about this year’s matchups. 1. Some analysts have claimed that Cal FC’s defeat of the Timbers is the greatest upset in Cup history. Do you agree or disagree? How will they