A true underdog story

For a really cool unimportant human interest story, check out the exploits of FC Roma Dallas. They are an amateur soccer team that plays in the "North Texas Premier League," every Sunday. I assume that this is what we would call a city league team in softball or baseball. Anyway, by virtue of their membership in something called the US Amatuer Soccer Association, they were entered in the early rounds of the U.S. Open Cup. Apparently it is just like the British FA Cup where all teams can enter and, as you progress, pro teams enter the competition later on up the ladder. The bracket for this year looks like this

http://www.usopencup.com/2005bracket/index_E.html

If you notice, FC Roma Dallas made it from the USASA qualifying rounds into the proper rounds of the cup and have already defeated one MLS team (Chivas USA). They are playing the LA Galaxy next and, if they win, make it into the quarters. I think they have made it farther than any amateur team ever.

I know y'all don't care, but I think it is cool.