For those who have grown to appreciate the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for its history, gritty displays and penchant for upsets, the Washington chapter can deliver on all those counts and more.
When Sounders FC pulls into the StubHub Center's track venue for the quarterfinal date with the Galaxy, it will almost be like old, old times. Like when a Seattle side first ventured into southern California for a quarterfinal that, incidentally, was 50 years ago. Spoiler alert: Seattle did OK. That day, anyway. But more on that later.
Rather than recite every last detail of the USOC games of the past six decades and repeat everything known about the past 10 years of Sounders success, instead here's an invitation to take a spin down memory lane for some choice excerpts, most of which predate the common fan's first hands-on encounter with America's oldest soccer tournament.