Josh Hakala - US Open Cup Extraordinaire
Josh Hakala has been covering the US Open Cup since 2003.
At that time, he started USOpenCup.com (now thecup.us because USSF did a USSF thing) and provided coverage to a competition that has been in existence since 1914. A competition that has never truly peaked. A competition which Josh believes will continue to grow in popularity as US soccer becomes more prevalent in the world football landscape.
Josh speaks with us about how he became interested in the cup, more about TheCup.Us and its coverage of the Open Cup, some of his favorite moments from the past tournaments, and what he's looking forward to for this year's tournament.
It's a great primer for anyone interested in the tournament this year! If you, like me, have only begun to become interested in the tournament, this is a great place to start.