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Who needs to pay attention to the somewhat juvenile complaining that's been going on between the two front offices in Seattle and D.C., when we can get an actual child to lay down the truth of the matter? This adorable little girl summarizes all you need to know about tonight's U.S. Open Cup Final at RFK Stadium.

Wave that flag high, kid. If this doesn't make you want to go to the game tonight, we don't know what will.

The following post is from our advertiser, D.C. United.

What more could you want than cheap tickets to a championship match and cheap beer and hot dogs all evening long? Join D.C. United this Wednesday, September 2, as the team attempts to win its record 13th trophy in the U.S. Open Cup final. Seattle Sounders FC will make its first ever visit to RFK Stadium for the championship match, set for 7:30 p.m. ET For the big game, United has rolled back prices to 1996 level - in honor of the team’s first-ever Open Cup title. Tickets start at just $12 and hot dogs and beers (16oz domestic drafts) are $2 all night throughout RFK Stadium! If you’re a college student, you can get an even better deal via our special College Student Discount - tickets for only $10! D.C. United. We win trophies. Join us for the next one.

The following post is from our advertiser, D.C. United.

Looking for the best place to have an after-work drink with friends? Look no further than D.C. United's Win We Trophies Tour. The most successful soccer team in U.S. history is celebrating ahead of it's big championship match in the U.S. Open Cup final versus Seattle Sounders FC on September 2 by taking its 2008 U.S. Open Cup trophy to DC-area bars every night this week. At each stop you can:

• Get your photo taken with the 2008 U.S. Open Cup trophy
• Win United memorabilia and merchandise
• Enter to win the We Win Trophies Giveaway, which includes four fantasy sideline seats to the Open Cup final and four all-you-can-grab shopping sprees through the D.C. United Team Store.

This week's schedule:

• Monday, 7-9 pm: The Pug (1234 H St. NE)
• Tuesday, 5-7 pm: Fado (808 7th St. NW)
• Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 pm: Ventnor's Sports Cafe (2411 18th St. NW)
• Thursday, 6-8 pm: Mackey's (1823 L St. NW)
• Friday, 5-7 pm: The Irish Channel (500 H St. NW)

View the full We Win Trophies Tour schedule online. You can purchase tickets to the Open Cup final, for as low as $12. We win trophies. Join us for the next one.

It was a night where one would be hard-pressed to call United's 2-0 victory over the amateur Ocean City Barons at the Maryland SoccerPlex undeserved. It took a penalty kick, a mishandle by the goalkeeper, some kind woodwork, and a some spectacular efforts from Milos Kocik to get by a team consisting of collegiate players, an elementary school teacher, a civil engineer, and a youth soccer coach. You can probably forgive the few United supporters in attendance for sweating a bit.

If there was anything to glean from United's 5-3 whupping of the New York Red Bulls last night, it was that any analytical recap angles this writer planned to explore went out the window after United struck four times in the opening 30 minutes. Oh, and that Chris Pontius is really, really good in the air. With apologies to topics like goalie Josh Wicks and how he compares to United's other keepers and United's incredible bench strength, last night's win -- which earned United a place in the First Round Proper of the U.S. Open Cup -- was simply about one side running roughshod over the other for 45 minutes, and, of course, the further emergence of United's newest goal-scoring phenom.

Half the fun of winning a trophy in soccer (any sport really) is getting your hands on it, parading around a bit and even planting a kiss on the goods. Last night at RFK was no exception. The team, who were jubilant during the post-game trophy presentation, made a beeline for the far sideline as soon as they could to share in the occasion with the Supporters Groups, still gathered in the stands.

One could make the argument that D.C. United is the most decorated outfit in Major League Soccer - after all, the team has won 11 pieces of silverware in just 12 years of existence, and no other squad can come close to matching that rate of success. But for all its triumphs as the flag-bearers of the still-fledgling American first division, the simple fact remains: the last time the Black and Red actually lifted a physical trophy and added to their haul was almost four years ago - their most recent MLS Cup victory in 2004.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup may not have the allure of its English counterpart, the FA Cup, but it's still one of the oldest competitions in the world, now in it's 94th year (out-dating the main cup competitions in both Germany and Italy by years). But even though it's fun and unpredictable cup football, when one of the notable claims to tradition of the tournament is the triple victories achieved in 1980, 1982, and 1983 by the (no kidding) New York Pancyprian Freedoms — well, it's safe to say that the tournament is going to have some difficulty drawing significant interest. Cue the D.C. United supporters who rarely disappoint — the small crowd of 6,797 was at it's throaty best, voicing for a crowd twice as large. It's no wonder that United responded in kind, overwhelming the New England Revolution 3-1 to move on to the 2008 Open Cup final.