Major League Soccer’s World Cup break really isn’t much of a break at all. The league is taking this weekend off in theory, but 13 teams are in U.S. Open Cup’s round of 16 games. So it will feel like a full slate.
The Union are one of those teams, but they should feel plenty refreshed when they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night (7 p.m., live stream at ussoccer.com). After playing their fifth game in 14 days last Friday, the team has had eight days to rest and rehab injuries.
Union manager Jim Curtin didn’t want to call his team fatigued after the stretch-ending 2-0 loss to Toronto FC, but players were a half-step slow at both ends of the field.