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INDIANAPOLIS — With a checkered history in the U.S. Open Cup, the last thing the Indy Eleven wanted Tuesday evening was another early exit from the competition. A couple goals later, Indy saw itself painfully bounced once again, this time by way of a 2-nil defeat to visiting St....
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Well hello there, Soc Takes. It’s been a while. You may have noticed my as-of-yet unexplained absence the past few months. To make a long story short, I got dumped, took some vacations, got a promotion at work, met a new girl and went to a lot of soccer...
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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advanced to the fourth round of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday after squeaking past the Indy Eleven 1-0 at Highmark Stadium. An 85th-minute strike by Kenardo Forbes was enough to propel the hosts to the third-round victory, and now the two sides...
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven had to overcome an early red card to goalkeeper Evan Newton in order to advance past the Lansing Ignite on Wednesday evening at Butler University’s Sellick Bowl. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbMeh. Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to exclusive content and supporter benefits. Click...
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INDIANAPOLIS — It had been three years since the Indy Eleven exited the U.S. Open Cup with a tournament win in tow. After embarrassing road losses to amateur teams the past two years — the Michigan Bucks in 2017 and Mississippi Brilla in 2018 — Indy finally got off...
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It’s officially Open Cup season once again, my favorite time of year filled with chaos and giant-slayers and more soccer than one can possibly hope to follow simultaneously. Trust me, I’ve tried. The 2019 Open Cup features a whopping 84 teams, and while it’s down slightly from last year,...
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INDIANAPOLIS — After hitting the road and losing to vastly inferior competition in the past couple editions of the U.S. Open Cup, the Indy Eleven have decided it’s time to take one of the oldest soccer competitions on the planet a little more seriously. The Eleven will host a...
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A look at the top game in each region, plus honorable mentions With U.S. Soccer’s unveiling of the first-round matchups of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, the most compelling time in American soccer is nearly upon us. Each year, the nation’s top amateur teams from two national amateur leagues...
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While FC Wichita’s players were on the field playing NTX Rayados in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, someone broke into the locker room and robbed the team. Phones, wallets, passports and other valuables were stolen. The latest value estimate is $20,000. FC Wichita is an amateur team, and...
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Recently on Twitter, my friend and former colleague Chad Irvine pinged me to ask if I might hop on my soapbox and write (complain) about the region designations for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. If you’re unfamiliar, the tournament in the early rounds splits the bracket into regional groupings....
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The US Open Cup returns to Nippert Stadium where FC Cincinnati will host Louisville City FC on Wednesday May 31. The United Soccer League rivals are familiar with each other, but this will be their first meeting in the USOC. Both teams advanced to round three of America’s famed...
INDIANAPOLIS — With a checkered history in the U.S. Open Cup, the last thing the Indy Eleven wanted Tuesday evening was another early exit from the competition. A couple goals later, Indy saw itself painfully bounced once again, this time by way of a 2-nil defeat to visiting St....
Well hello there, Soc Takes. It’s been a while. You may have noticed my as-of-yet unexplained absence the past few months. To make a long story short, I got dumped, took some vacations, got a promotion at work, met a new girl and went to a lot of soccer...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advanced to the fourth round of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday after squeaking past the Indy Eleven 1-0 at Highmark Stadium. An 85th-minute strike by Kenardo Forbes was enough to propel the hosts to the third-round victory, and now the two sides...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven had to overcome an early red card to goalkeeper Evan Newton in order to advance past the Lansing Ignite on Wednesday evening at Butler University’s Sellick Bowl. Follow Robbie on Twitter: @RobbMeh. Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to exclusive content and supporter benefits. Click...
INDIANAPOLIS — It had been three years since the Indy Eleven exited the U.S. Open Cup with a tournament win in tow. After embarrassing road losses to amateur teams the past two years — the Michigan Bucks in 2017 and Mississippi Brilla in 2018 — Indy finally got off...
It’s officially Open Cup season once again, my favorite time of year filled with chaos and giant-slayers and more soccer than one can possibly hope to follow simultaneously. Trust me, I’ve tried. The 2019 Open Cup features a whopping 84 teams, and while it’s down slightly from last year,...
INDIANAPOLIS — After hitting the road and losing to vastly inferior competition in the past couple editions of the U.S. Open Cup, the Indy Eleven have decided it’s time to take one of the oldest soccer competitions on the planet a little more seriously. The Eleven will host a...
A look at the top game in each region, plus honorable mentions With U.S. Soccer’s unveiling of the first-round matchups of the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, the most compelling time in American soccer is nearly upon us. Each year, the nation’s top amateur teams from two national amateur leagues...
While FC Wichita’s players were on the field playing NTX Rayados in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, someone broke into the locker room and robbed the team. Phones, wallets, passports and other valuables were stolen. The latest value estimate is $20,000. FC Wichita is an amateur team, and...
Recently on Twitter, my friend and former colleague Chad Irvine pinged me to ask if I might hop on my soapbox and write (complain) about the region designations for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. If you’re unfamiliar, the tournament in the early rounds splits the bracket into regional groupings....
The US Open Cup returns to Nippert Stadium where FC Cincinnati will host Louisville City FC on Wednesday May 31. The United Soccer League rivals are familiar with each other, but this will be their first meeting in the USOC. Both teams advanced to round three of America’s famed...