By Sean McCaffery, July 20, 2018
The last four standing will be MLS squads for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup as it heads to the finals but...Portland or LAFC are not set as the Timbers await their appeal to be heard. The rest of the field is Philly facing the Fire while Houston awaits its' opponent. The issue of foreign players is a big deal with it being the "US" Open Cup and it is clearly stated in the rules. We await an answer from the decision makers within the Cup organization as previoulsy written.