On this Friday edition of The Third Half:

We give our thoughts on the 2nd Round of the US Open Cup and our thoughts on what 3rd round matches interest us the most.

Orange County SC announce partnership with Strikers FC, Irvine.

Birmingham Legion name Nick Hall as clubs first Chief Business Officer with Jay Heaps role expanded to being CEO and Chief Soccer Officer.

SigningsLoudoun United: former SC Braga and MLS winger Pedro Santos on a 25 day contract.

Monterey Bay: defender Sami Guediri. Was in MLS before going to Algerian side ES Sétif.

SchedulingColorado Springs home match with New Mexico United this weekend moved due to the threat of inclement weather. New date is September 24th at 7 pm Mountain (9 Eastern).

North Carolina FC’s home match with Rhode Island moved from October 19th to Saturday 18th October at 7 pm Eastern.

Birmingham Legion FC’s match with North Carolina FC moved from October 16th to October 15th at 8 pm Eastern due to stadium availability at Protective Stadium.

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