Baltimore-based Christos FC has battled through to the third round of the 2017 US Open Cup - a notable achievement for any team that entered the competition in the qualifying rounds. Along the way, the club has attracted some attention on and off the field.
Prior to the start of the first round, founder and general manager Jody Haislip revealed a startling detail about the team to TheCup.us:
We are an amateur team with guys who have full-time jobs and — sad to say this but — we don’t train or practice. Guys do things individually but nothing as a group.