This past week has been a whirlwind for Fire fans. We had the MLS SuperDraft hoopla last week with a couple of new player signings sprinkled in (Robayo and Puppo). On the heels of that we had a sponsor announcement and new jersey unveiling. Somewhat lost in the shuffle was the announcement of the changes to the U.

The US Soccer Federation has approved a major change to the US Open Cup. A change that will certainly enhance how the tournament is played in the US.

The competition will feature a Modern Professional Era (1995-present) record 64 teams, including every US-based professional club in the American soccer pyramid from Major League Soccer (16 teams), the North American Soccer League (6 teams), and USL PRO (10 teams).

By FRANCO PANIZO

The 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup will much different than any of its predecessors.

U.S. Soccer announced a number of changes for the 99th edition of the tournament. Those changes include a 64-team field (the largest in the modern era), a random selection process for determining home teams from the opening round until the quarterfinals, and the inclusion of all professional teams from the top three divisions, meaning the MLS qualifying bracket is no more.

Ilya Ksenidi (West Allis Hale/UW-Green Bay) scored late in extra time and was one of five Croatian Eagles players to convert during penalty kicks as they got past the Milwaukee Kickers 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Wisconsin Open Cup final Sunday at Croatian Park in Franklin.

Mohammed Sethi (Mequon Homestead) scored in the 90th minute, lifting Croatian Eagles to a 2-1 victory over Bavarian SC in the semifinal match of the Wisconsin Open Cup on Sunday afternoon at Croatian Park in Franklin.

The Croatians advance to play the Milwaukee Kickers in the state final next Sunday at Uihlein Soccer Park.

The draw for the 2012 Wisconsin Open Cup was held Tuesday night, with the Milwaukee Kickers getting a bye into the final.

The Croatian Eagles will play host to Bavarian SC later this month for the right to face the Kickers for the title. If Bavarians advance, they will host the final; if the Croatians prevail, the Kickers will be the host.

Tonight there will be held the longest running US soccer tradition, the US Open Cup Final. Almost 100 years of soccer tradition and almost no one knows about it or even cares. I really started thinking about the US open cup because of the fact that a lot of supporters from our hated rival like to point out that they have won the thing twice now and are in the final tonight.

The Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League, the state's top men's amateur league, is scheduled to start its 2011-12 season Sunday afternoon.

Once again there are 10 teams in the league, which plays a round-robin schedule in the fall and spring. However, there is one new team this season.

FRANKLIN – Surviving and even thriving with a man down doesn't require a secret formula. It's all about defensive shape and hard work.

Though a 40-yard half-volley doesn't hurt.

Neil Dombrowski's creative strike 10 minutes into the first extra period provided the winning margin as 10-man Bavarian SC edged the Croatian Eagles 2-1 in the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League final Sunday at Croatian Park.

The two teams with the most Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League titles over the past 40 years will meet for this season's championship.

Top-seeded Croatian Eagles and No. 3 seed Bavarian SC each posted 2-1 victories in semifinal matches Sunday afternoon, setting the stage for next Sunday's final at Croatian Park.

Playing for the second straight night and trying to keep its season alive, United Serbians battled for 40 minutes down a man Thursday night.

But the Croatian Eagles ended their postseason hopes in the waning minutes.

Aaron Schroeder scored off a pass from Brett Wiesner (Brookfield East) in the 85th minute as the host Croatians posted a 1-0 victory, leaving United Serbians out of the four-team Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League playoffs.

Madison United isn't one of the four teams vying for the final three spots in the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League playoffs, but they certainly made an impact on the race.

Marquette forward Andy Huftalin and UW-Whitewater midfielder Ryan Boyd (Waunakee) scored as Madison United knocked off United Serbians 2-1 in a rescheduled match Wednesday night at Serb Hall in Milwaukee.

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The four-team battle for three spots in the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League playoffs is still too close to call, even with just a few matches left to play.

The quartet of teams – Milwaukee Sport Club, Milwaukee Kickers, United Serbians and Bavarian SC – are within two points of one another heading into two or three makeup games that will be played during the week.

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It looks like it will go down to the wire as four teams are battling for the final three playoff spots in the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League.

Reigning champion Croatian Eagles (13-1-1) are the only team to have clinched a berth in the four-team postseason tournament, which kicks off with semifinals on July 17.

The Croatian Eagles had two teams playing for U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II championships Sunday.

And the finals for both the Men's Under-23 and Women's teams followed the same storyline – much to the dismay of the Franklin club.

Each Croatians team took the lead, but ended up dropping up 2-1 decisions in Overland Park, Kan.

Two Croatian Eagles teams will play for U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II championships.

The club's men's Under-23 and women's sides won their groups Saturday at the tournament in Overland Park, Kan., to earn berths in Sunday's finals.

In Under-23 play, UW-Green Bay's Anthony Santaga (Green Bay Notre Dame) scored lone goal as the Croatians topped KC United 1-0 to finish 3-0-0 atop Group B – one of their matches was a forfeit over a Michigan team that dropped out of the event.

It was a good start to the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II championships for the Croatian Eagles, as none of their three teams lost Friday.

The Eagles' Under-23 and women's teams both won their openers at the tournament in Overland Park, Kan., while the Majors side drew their first match in the Men's Amateur Cup.

Three Croatian Eagles teams will represent Wisconsin at the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II championships this weekend in Overland Park, Kan.

The Franklin club has teams entered in the Men's Amateur, Men's Under-23 and Women's competitions at the tournament. Regional champions advance to the USASA National Cup Finals, which are July 15 to 17 in Bowling Green, Kent.

Three weeks ago the Phoenix Sport Club Majors team punched their ticket as one of the USASA entries in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tournament. Tonight they get to show their stuff, as they travel to Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, NY for a first round tilt with the Rochester Raging Rhinos.

The match kicks off at 7:35pm and is being streamed live on Rochester ESPN 950 radio.

On one hand, the Madison 56ers head into their U.S. Open Cup first-round match against Chicago's AAC Eagles on Tuesday night with a little bit of information about the side from the Polish club.

The teams played in the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II Amateur Cup in 2009, with the 56ers winning 5-3.

B.J. Gottschlich had a pair of goals as Milwaukee Sport Club dealt Croatian Eagles their first loss of the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League season with a 3-0 decision on Sunday afternoon.

Hans Borosch also scored and Matt Eisold recorded the shutout for Sport Club (7-4-2), which is tied with Bavarian SC for fourth place in the 10-team league – the final playoff position.

With a 3 0 win over Go Soccer of New Jersey, the Phoenix SC Majors have earned a double punch on their tickets. They will host host NY Pancyprian Freedom on June 19 for the USASA Regional 1 crown and a trip to the US Adult Soccer National Open Cup Finals in Bowling Green KY. Phoenix SC has also qualified for the 98th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Tournament with the win and will play their first round match on June 14.

Once the trophies have been lifted in emphatic triumph then dropped by players unaccustomed to using their hands, the victors' confetti is swept aside along with the memories of the previous season to open an extended summer of whispers. While the Home Nations do have the odd European qualifier or international friendly over the summer and clubs partake in pre-season matches after the players enjoy a few weeks on holiday, most of this summer's action will be taking place out of the public eye as club managers haggle with player agents over transfer fees, battle creditors for unpaid services from last year, and contradict the media which are rumouring on what they are doing in the absence of actual football.

Last year, FC Milwaukee made its first foray into adult soccer by entering a team in the Women's Premier Soccer League.

Which begs the question: Are there any plans for the club to add a men's team?

"I think we'd like to have a Majors team," said Christian Lavers, the club's Academy Director and WPSL coach.

For the second time in three weeks, weather wreaked havoc on the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League schedule Sunday.

Only two of the five matches went on as scheduled, with the other three games postponed due to unplayable field conditions.

Milwaukee Sport Club earned its first victory of the spring with a 4-2 victory over Milwaukee Brewers FC.

After having their first two matches of the spring postponed, Madison United finally got to return to action in the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League on Sunday afternoon.

It gave United manager Raj Rajani his first look at a months-long project: Essentially rebuilding the team's roster.

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The start of the spring portion of the 2010-11 Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League season will have to wait, as all five scheduled matches were postponed Sunday.

A quartet of games scheduled for the Milwaukee area – Croatian Eagles vs. Club Latino, Milwaukee Kickers vs. Milwaukee Serbians, Milwaukee Sport Club vs.

The Croatian Eagles dominated the fall portion of the Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League season, winning eight of nine matches.

They open the spring part of the schedule Sunday afternoon against the only team they didn't defeat.

Club Latino, which played the Eagles to a 0-0 draw back on Sept.

The Wisconsin Adult Soccer Association Major League, the state's top men's amateur league, is scheduled to kick off the spring portion of its schedule May 1.

Defending champion Croatian Eagles (8-0-1) lead the 10-team league after the fall round-robin with 25 points, with United Serbians (6-2-1, 19), Milwaukee Kickers (6-3-0, 18) and Bavarian SC (5-2-2, 17) occupying the other three playoff spots at the midway point.

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NEW YORK, NY Consistent with US Club Soccer's goal of providing a vehicle through which clubs can offer life-long soccer to their members, the organization has announced the formation of the National Adult Leagues U-20 Division. US Club Soccer's National Adult Leagues is a program comprised of high-quality, competitive and low-cost local leagues for [.

Just after US Soccer announced the return of the provisional sanctioning of division two to the NASL and suspended them for US Open Cup play this season on Valentine's Day, three days later Soccer House in Chicago announced the structure and schedule for the 2011 edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

By AVI CREDITOR

The road to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup has been set.

The USSF released its structure and schedule for this year's tournament on Thursday. Out of the 40 teams that get by the first phases of qualifying, 11 will be from new sanctioned third division USL-PRO, nine from USL Premier Development League, eight from MLS, eight from the U.

LONG BEACH, Cal. The Seventh Annual Cal South Soccer Nation Expo will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center — its first year in the city. According to organizers, the expo is the country's largest free soccer expo. To back up that point, it was announced [.