The US Open Cup final is right around the corner and is the topic of the latest edition of the Philly Soccer Show.

Philadelphia Union interim head coach Jim Curtin joins KYW’s Greg Orlandini and PSP’s Eli Pearlman-Storch to talk about Tuesday’s final against three-time Cup champion Seattle Sounders at PPL Park, which kicks off at 7:30 pm (click here to purchase tickets or call 877-218-6466).

Curtin, who won the Cup twice as a player with the Chicago Fire, talks about how important it will be for the Union to win the trophy.

The Union will face a tough test in the Seattle Sounders, who took home the cup in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Union top scorer Sébastien Le Toux — who is the goalscoring leader in the modern era of the US Open Cup — was on the 2009 Cup winning Sounders team.

After previewing Tuesday’s clash, Greg and Eli are joined by PSP managing editor Ed Farnsworth to talk about some local Cup history.

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To listen to the pod, click on the link above or visit the Philly Soccer Show iTunes page. Follow the pod on Twitter at @KYWPhillySoccer.

For more local US Open Cup history, see our overview of the history of the Philly and the US Open Cup Final, our look at Philly and the first US Open Cup, our look at the Philadelphia German Americans 1936 US Open Cup championship,  US National Soccer Hall of Fame historian Roger Allaway’s look at the Ukrainian Nationals 1960 championship victory, and Philadelphia soccer historian Steve Holroyd’s look at the Ukrainian Nationals and their three other US Open Cup championships.