With all three host countries out of the tournament and no World Cup games today, some of us are emerging from a soccer stupor and checking in with our NSL, NWSL, Liga MX, MLS, CPL, and USL sides, which has got me wondering: what team or competition do Lemmings follow from the host countries? And, for those of you located in a host country, has following this World Cup encouraged you to support your local soccer team?
Who has the coffee pot cup currently? Is it the Battery?
Wut?
It’s a silly trophy the Charleston Battery and DC United have as part of their rivalry. It’s passed back and forth to the club that won in their most recent meeting, which is usually the US Open Cup or the Carolina Challenge (a preseason tournament) since the Battery aren’t in MLS. It’s a coffee pot to celebrate the time y’all trashed Charleston’s locker room after they beat you in USOC in '99. This looks like a pretty good history of the trophy.