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David Beckham

2007 Third Round: Galactic upset! Richmond eliminate LA Galaxy 1-0

July 10, 2007 by

The Richmond Kickers pulled off the biggest upset in franchise history with a 1-0 win against Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bulow pounced on a mishandled corner kick in the 29th minute and the Kickers defense held the Galaxy off the scoresheet for the rest of the game in front of their home fans at University of Richmond Stadium.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Third Round, David Beckham, David Bulow, Los Angeles Galaxy, Richmond Kickers, Ronnie Pascale, Steve Cronin

2007 Second Round: David Beckham in Richmond? Kickers edge City Stars to host Galaxy in Round 3

June 26, 2007 by

In a Second Round game that could be a preview of the USL Second Division Championship, the undefeated Richmond Kickers held off the Cleveland City Stars 2-1 at University of Richmond Stadium. After almost 30 minutes of back and forth action, Richmond struck first. Cleveland failed to clear a corner kick and Matt Watson sent a […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Second Round, Cleveland City Stars, David Beckham, Mark Schulte, Matt Watson, Nigel Codrington, Richmond Kickers, Robert Ssejjemba

Harrisburg City Islanders selling tickets for “dream” game with David Beckham

April 2, 2007 by Josh Hakala

Joe Sierko, the General Manager of the USL Second Division’s Harrisburg City Islanders, wondered how his team could benefit from “Beckhamania.”

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: David Beckham, Harrisburg City Islanders, Joe Sierko, Los Angeles Galaxy

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U.S. Open Cup History

Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders FC is shown a red card during a 2015 US Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

A history of violence against referees in US Open Cup

Unfortunately, in the long history of the US Open Cup, this was not the first time that there have been more then a few incidents where games were halted due to referee abuse.

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  • 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only
  • American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

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