Filed under: MLS, US Soccer, Columbus Crew, D.C. United, Seattle Sounders FC
The U.S. Open Cup is a 97-year-old adolescent, rife with potential but still vulnerable, immature and unable to support itself. There had been signs over the past couple years, however, that the tournament finally may be growing up. But confusion on Tuesday afternoon -- just hours before the final in Seattle -- leaves its future now in as much doubt as ever.
On Tuesday night at Qwest Field, the Seattle Sounders will attempt to become the first club in the MLS era to defend the Open Cup title when they take on the Columbus Crew (10 PM ET, Fox Soccer Channel). It's a title both clubs want to win, and it's a game both organizations wanted to host. That's an auspicious development.
Last year, the Sounders raised a stink when the U.S. Soccer Federation selected RFK Stadium, rather than Qwest, as the site of their final showdown with D.C. United. The capital club responded to the expansion franchise's complaints with an all-out blitz to produce a Seattle-like crowd. The resulting "We Win Trophies" PR campaign was a cheeky swipe at the newbies from the Northwest and helped boost attendance to more than 17,000, just short of the MLS-era Open Cup record.
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