Washington Post · Dec 15, 2023
MLS to skip U.S. Open Cup, nation’s oldest soccer tournament
The Houston Dynamo, led by former D.C. United coach Ben Olsen, left, won this year's U.S. Open Cup. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)As the North American soccer calendar filled up in recent years with an ever-increasing number of domestic and international obligations, it became apparent that something had to give. On Friday, a century-old institution fell victim to that schedule congestion.