If anyone is interested, US Open Cup games being streamed on Paramount+.
Just watched Indy Eleven (Indianapolis) comfortably beat amatuers(?) Des Moines Menace (Iowa) in what looked like an indoor training center artificial grass front of a few hundred fans. US soccer at its finest and most honest. Currently switched on to Vermont Green versus Portland Hearts of Pine at what looks to be a college Uni field. Interestingly, Portland (Maine) seem to have a sponsor "Maine," the state's tourism board. Not to be confused with Portland, Oregon, obviously.
And apparently YOU TOO can own the "iconic" away striped kit for ONLY $120. The red / white hoops away kit a "nod" toward the well known striped lighthouses on the coast of shores of Maine.
Oh and the team is only 3 years old, third division.
The Lighthouse Kit — a jersey that bridges American soccer history with one of Maine’s most iconic landmarks. The red and white hoops of the lighthouse kit are inspired by both iconic Maine landmark and easternmost point in the U.S, West Quoddy Head Light House and the most beloved kit in United...