Article 6H6ZE MLS’s arrogant withdrawal from US Open Cup is about controlling Messi Mania

MLS’s arrogant withdrawal from US Open Cup is about controlling Messi Mania

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James Nalton
from US news | The Guardian on (#6H6ZE)

The league announced it will send reserve teams to US soccer's longest running competition in 2024

On Friday, Major League Soccer announced it will not enter its teams into the 2024 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. It is a move which means the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) sanctioned Division I soccer league will not compete in the country's national cup competition next season - think every team in La Liga refusing to compete in Spain's Copa del Rey, or all English Premier League teams deserting the FA Cup.

Though soccer in the United States is often considered to lack the history, longevity and prestige of its European counterparts, the US Open Cup flies in the face of this perception and has a similar history to its equivalents elsewhere. The tournament's first matches were played in November 1913, more than 82 years before MLS's inaugural season and, unlike franchise-based, closed-shop sports leagues across the US, the Open Cup is, as its name boasts, open to all teams throughout the would-be American soccer pyramid.

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