Soccer Culture

Exploring the traditions, passion, and identity of the global game through a local lens. From supporter culture to matchday rituals, this is where football lives beyond the pitch.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy stands centered on a pedestal, with a blurred stadium background behind it, representing the prize in U.S. soccer’s oldest national competition.

And Now They Know...

A cold weeknight in Vermont. A hostile, beautiful little ground. A wall of green behind a team that didn’t blink for 120 minutes. And somewhere in the middle of it, a handful of us from the 914th Infantry, watching it all unfold and realizing this wasn’t going to be easy.

Randy Medina

Apr 23 min read

A large coach bus labeled “914th Infantry” and “Westchester Soccer Club” drives along an open road at sunset. Graphics above show Vermont Green FC vs Westchester SC for the U.S. Open Cup at Virtue Field in Burlington, Vermont. A sign reads “Next Stop Burlington, VT,” with a “For the County” flag displayed.

This Is Why We Go: the U.S. Open Cup calls again

Tomorrow, Westchester SC walks into Vermont with something bigger than a fixture list attached to it. This is the U.S. Open Cup. And if you’ve been around this game long enough, you know that means something different.

Randy Medina

Mar 312 min read

Two supporter t-shirts displayed side by side under the headline “The Next Chapter.” One royal blue “Run It Back” shirt lists returning Westchester SC players, and one navy “We Got Next” shirt lists new arrivals. Both feature bold yellow text and support the 914th Infantry supporters group.

The Next Chapter Starts Now

That’s the idea behind The Next Chapter — a two-shirt supporters series designed to mark where we are and where we’re going.

Randy Medina

Feb 32 min read

Do You Feel It?

This year the season is approaching like a Metro-North express, no stops, no hesitation, and everyone on the platform knows it is coming. And this time, Westchester and the 914th Infantry are locked in.

Randy Medina

Feb 23 min read