USL News Release
Friday, June 22, 2007
TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced today that its new broadband internet broadcast channel, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting’s Play On, will carry three Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Second Round matches Tuesday, June 26 on www.USLlive.com. It will be the first time multiple national video broadcasts of Second Round games can be seen in the history of the tournament. Fans can view the games at no charge.
All four levels of the teams participating in the tournament will be represented in the three broadcasts. In addition to the three host USL-1 teams, the USL Second Division Western Mass Pioneers, the Premier Development League El Paso Patriots and the USASA qualifier Milwaukee Bavarians will make their USL Live debuts. The games that will be available Live and On Demand at USL Live will be:
El Paso Patriots (PDL) at Charleston Battery (USL-1) – 7:30 pm ET
Milwaukee Bavarians (USASA) at Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) – 7:30 pm ET
Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) at Rochester Rhinos (USL-1) – 7:35 pm ET
“We again want to thank everyone at the US Soccer Federation and Turner Broadcasting for their efforts in making these games available to American soccer fans,” said USL Director of Public Relations Gerald Barnhart. “The three matches broadcast in the First Round were a great success among the fans and we are proud to be able to provide additional coverage of the nation’s premier soccer tournament. The Second Round always provides plenty of drama and with matches in the next round versus MLS teams on the line, their will be a lot of electricity on the pitch Tuesday night.”
About the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
Dating back to 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest cup competition in United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world. Open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the annual U.S. Open Cup is an 94-year-old single-elimination tournament. In a nutshell, the U.S. Open Cup is very similar to domestic cup competitions popular throughout Europe, South America and the rest of the world. Cup competitions, which usually run concurrent with a country’s league season, are open in the early stages to any club that can qualify, giving local amateur teams a chance to compete against the best teams a country has to offer.
