Wasatch Soccer Sentinel
It’s summer. The Olympics are here. And the NWSL and MLS are on break, at least from league play. Both leagues are hosting cup competitions that sees Liga MX & Liga MX Femenil head to the US.
Utah Royals in the Summer Cup
What is it?
This is the first Summer Cup, a collaboration that starts in a cup competitions that sees a mix of NWSL and Liga MX Femenil teams face one another. It was announced in March of this year. There are five groups, and the Royals are in group A along side the Portland Thorns, Seattle Reign, and Club Tijuana.
Despite there being five groups, only the four top teams across all group will advance to the knockout stage, so finishing top of your group doesn’t guarantee you a place in the knockout stage. With only four teams advancing, we go right into a semi-final before the final game at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, October 25.
When are games?
Utah Royals played their first game on the series on Friday, July 19 where they lost against the Seattle Reign 2-1 in Seattle.
