Golden Hour | The Magic of the Cup Poster Series It approaches. That breathless stretch when sun bathes all with a soft and melancholy glow. We’ll have our 109th Open Cup Champion soon. A beaten worthy Finalist too. Can’t have one without the other. Not here. Will it be young superclub LAFC’s first time to wear our historic crown or will Sporting Kansas City join heroes of old like Bethlehem Steel, the Fall River Marksmen and LA’s Maccabees -- as first-five time Champions of the MLS era. The fates will have a say. The crackle of thunder, of bone and sinew, will suffuse the day. The Final moments, dear friends. Dawn and dusk both. *You can purchase ALL EIGHT @BlakeInk-deisgned posters RIGHT HERE » ussoc.cr/sjo

Today & Yesterday | The Magic of the Cup Poster Series The U.S. Open Cup is a continuum. The dot on a cosmic map where now meets then and drives us together toward a brave new future. This year’s 109th edition presents two teams from MLS, the top-tier league that began life in 1996, a first chance to lift this country’s most historic prize for a fifth time. Four-time Champions Sporting Kansas City and the Seattle Sounders are both just two wins away from joining five-star heroes of yesteryear (Bethlehem Steel, Fall River Marksmen and Maccabi LA) in American soccer’s firmament. Feel the Magic, folks. It’s real. *All posters will be available for purchase before the Sept. 25th Final, we promise

Second Chance | The Magic of the Cup Poster Series On paper, first beats second every time. But the Open Cup is played on a field, with bumps and imperfections. With a ball, round and precocious, and not always willing to submit to expectation. For the last 13 years, the USL Championship, our country’s Division II, has been a shining symbol of what’s possible. 2024 Quarterfinalists Sacramento Republic reached the Final in 2022. Indy Eleven are through to the rare air of this year’s Semifinal. New Mexico United are Quarterfinalists for a second time. All of them are proud stewards of a long tradition of clubs not knowing their place – and making our competition all the better for it. Feel the Magic, folks. It’s real. *Info coming soon on how/where/when to purchase