2024 U.S. Open Cup features 8 MLS teams; MLS reduces participation, U.S. Soccer Federation increases incentives.

The 2024 U.S. Open Cup will feature only eight Major League Soccer (MLS) teams, including the defending champion Houston Dynamo, as MLS has reduced its participation in the nation's oldest soccer competition. The U.S. Soccer Federation has responded by increasing financial incentives, travel reimbursement, and adding new commercial partners, with the first-round matches scheduled for March 19-21 and the championship scheduled for September 25.

March 01, 2024
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