Why are Dax McCarty, Sacha Kljestan, Bradley Wright-Phillips and Ozzie Alonso in the US Open Cup? What they said about playing for an amateur team.

Why are so many former MLS All-Stars converging in Iowa to lead a fourth-division team on a U.S. Open Cup run?

It’s been a little over a year since Ozzie Alonso retired, and two years since Sacha Kljestan and Bradley Wright-Phillips retired from MLS. Ask any former athlete in any sport: The desire to ...