US Open Cup
Sounders to Enter US Open Cup in 3rd Round
Defending champions Sounders FC will start the defence of their US Open Cup title in the third round. The Seattle club and five other pre-qualified MLS sides will be joined by two further clubs who will battle through a qualification stage. The top six finishers from last year’s MLS regular season will automatically qualify,... »
Packed Weekend of Football in Preview
Here’s the short form. USA have a friendly with Honduras. Manchester United could go back top of the EPL. There’s a massive Milan derby in Serie A which could narrow Inter’s lead to just three. 3rd also meets 5th in Italy. It’s FA Cup week in England with Chelsea and Arsenal facing tricky away... »
Twelve Pics of Sounders: Oh What a Night! Early September Back in 2-0-9
As part of our year end review, Prost Amerika will be posting a photo a day for twelve days, after which our readers will vote on the photo of the year. Three lucky winners who vote will receive copies of the picture of their choice. The winners will be selected from the best comments... »
The Twelve Pics of Sounders: We Win Trophies
As part of our year end review, Prost Amerika will be posting a photo a day for twelve days, after which our readers will vote on the photo of the year. Three lucky winners who vote will receive copies of the picture of their choice. The winners will be selected from the best comments... »
Seattle Bar is Best Soccer Bar in USA
Fado Irish Bar in Seattle has won the Award for the Best Soccer Bar in the USSF Annual Awards. Fado received 16% of the vote. In second place was the Globe Pub in Chicago with 14% followed by Nevada Smith’s, New York City with 13%. As well as Sounders FC games,... »
Sounders v Kansas City Photo Gallery
On Saturday, Sounders FC will face Kansas City Wizards for the third time this season. Our photographer, Joe Armand, has compiled this montage of the two games. Sounders FC v Kansas City Wizards – Photo Gallery »
A Brand New US Open Cup Photo Gallery
Prost Amerika in association with Point Taken Photos have released two brand new picture galleries celebrating Sounders FC’s US Open Cup 2009 victory. The first is a collection of pictures from the qualifying matches that led up to their trip to Washington DC for the final. It includes the iconic photo of referee Abbey... »
US Open Cup Final Podcast – Relive the Night with Player Interviews
You mean you thought we wouldn’t do a Cup Final special? Cup Final Podcast – Click Here to Listen Hear our thoughts on the game interspersed with interviews with the top personalities from Sounders FC including Freddie Ljungberg, Kasey Keller, Seb Le Toux, Adrian Hanauer, Drew Carey, Brian Schmetzer, James Riley and more. And relive it again... »
Fredy Montero Celebrates in English
Fredy Montero seems to have been followed by controversy last Wednesday at RFK Stadium. Initially acquiring the concern of some Sounders fans with the passing up of a couple of first half chances which initially threatened to endanger Seattle’s cup victory, he returned to answer his critics by scoring the opener and injuring... »
Oh What a Night – Early September 2009
It’s the morning after the US Open Cup final of 2009 and all over the massive expanse of this land, Sounders fans are waking up to the reality that the club has won its first trophy in its first year. Not all fans went to sleep of course, we met some in DC looking... »
DC United 1 : 2 Sounders FC (Result)
CHAMPIONS! Sounders won the US Open Cup on a memorable night in Washington DC after a 71st minute goal by Fredy Montero settled a compelling cup final. Any hope DC United may have had of coming back from that were dashed in the immediate aftermatch by a crazy assault on the goal scorer by DC... »
DC United 1 : 2 Sounders – U.S. Open Cup Final (live blog)
6.22 Good evening from Washington DC, the nation’s capital. Just over an hour before kick off. Adrian Hanauer and Chris Henderson are out on the pitch. The stadium is empty except the stewards but the press box is beginning to fill up. Pre-match coverage The team news we have is that Tyson Wahl will play centre... »
Cup Final Morning and Memories of Wembley Come Flooding Back for Some
For many Seattle Sounders fans, today will be a unique experience. The final of any nation’s cup competition is always bound to be an occasion, but there are of course those extra factors that have coalesced to make September 2nd, 2009 that extra bit special for Seattle’s soccer public. This is the first season... »
US Open Cup final: “A dream come true” for Levesque
Looking very relaxed and happy to be in DC for the Cup Final as perhaps a fan would, we caught up with Sounders cult hero, Roger Levesque in the team’s DC hotel in Washington DC, where we talked about winning trophies with the Sounders, his goal in Portland that set the side en... »
Sigi Schmid: We’re Relaxed and Ready
In Washington DC on the eve of the 2009 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final, a relaxed Sigi Schmid talks about tomorrow’s starting line-up, the mood in the camp, and the passion of Seattle fans. “Nothing in Seattle surprises me in terms of the way Seattle people have been in their support and their... »
Details of our US Open Cup Final Coverage
Sounders big moment is now less than 48 hours away and players, fans and press are making their way either to Washington DC itself, or at least making their plans to view the match on television. Some will go to a viewing party such as ours at Fado to watch and hopefully celebrate among... »
US Open Cup Build up: Go On Sigi – Be a German!
England striker Gary Lineker once said, “Football is a simple game – you play for 120 minutes and then the Germans win on penalties.” In 1996, the Finals of the European Nations tournament (the World Cup but just for European Countries) were held in England. As is usual, the English tabloid media were... »
US Open Cup Build up: Sounders v DC Photo Gallery
Sounders FC have only met the pride of the other Washington once yet. On Wednesday, June 17, the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Qwest Field, but even then, that only tells a fraction of the story. Sounders had played superbly against a top drawer opponent and led 3-1 as the... »
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