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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEo9eobjBBg
Anatomy of a Goal: Hristov vs.Toronto FC II
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Apr 3, 2017
25 passes, 1:08 of possession, 1 goal
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https://medium.com/@sfdeltas/raider-nation-returns-to-kezar-stadium-65b498791ed3
Raider Nation Returns to Kezar Stadium
We didn’t build it, but we still hope you’ll come — $15 tickets for Raider Nation.
Raider fans recently received some tough news but regardless of the outcome Raider Nation will always live in Oakland. Come celebrate Raider pride at the place it all started, Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park, on Saturday, April 8th at 7pm.
To honor Raider Nation’s deep Bay Area roots we’re offering a one time, exclusive $15 ticket to our game against North Carolina FC which will give you access to any seat in the house* while supplies last. A third of all ticket sales will be donated to Marshawn Lynch’s Fam 1st Family Foundation which aims to improve the lives of Oakland’s youth by mentoring them on the importance of education, literacy, and self-esteem.
So, come wish the Deltas success in our first season at Kezar as we try to build a fanbase as diehard as yours. There are a limited number of tickets available so follow the link below to take advantage of this very special offer.
Either use Promo Code RAIDERNATION or follow the link below to buy your tickets.
https://sfdeltasvsnorthcarolina-4-8-2017.eventbrite.com?discount=RAIDERNATION
*Excluding all VIP seating options.
#OnlyTogether
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/777173
USL Power Rankings – Week 2
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http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/03/30/new-vegetarian-and-not-so-vegetarian-food-options-debut-bmo-field
New vegetarian -- and not-so-vegetarian -- food options debut at BMO Field
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http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/dining/south-koreans-cuban-sandwiches-and-the-columbia-a-love-story/2318612
South Koreans, Cuban sandwiches and the Columbia restaurant in Tampa: A love story
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http://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2017/03/31/bleeding-cosmos-green-savarese-almost-worked-exhaustion-saying-careers-players-crisis/
BLEEDING COSMOS GREEN: Savarese almost worked himself to exhaustion, saving careers of his players during crisis
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https://whatahowler.com/debate-over-soccer-stadium-funding-highlights-divisions-in-st-louis-f86fa91fc497
Debate over soccer stadium funding highlights divisions in St. Louis
The promising, cynical, deeply unfortunate campaign to bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/growth/st-petersburg-isnt-saving-money-for-a-new-tampa-bay-rays-stadium-but-says/2318771
St. Petersburg isn't saving money for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium, but says it can help pay for one
Charlie Frago, Times Staff Writer
Monday, April 3, 2017 11:00am
ST. PETERSBURG — As the Tampa Bay Rays continue their search for a new ballpark, St. Petersburg is spending the funding source it once used to pay off the bonds for Tropicana Field.
The bonds were paid in 2015. This year, almost all the $3.125 million the city used to spend annually on bonds has been spent on 18 projects ranging from mentoring programs, office supplies and helping the homeless. In the next fiscal year, it will be spent on the city's new police headquarters.
But if St. Petersburg were to keep the Rays — the team has long eyed a Tampa stadium — should the city be squirreling away that money to help build a stadium?
Mayor Rick Kriseman doesn't seem to think so. If the Rays wish to stay, he said St. Petersburg will be able to help pay for a stadium in much the same way it helped pay to build what is now known as the Trop in 1990: construction bonds financed by the city and the county's tourist tax.
The city also has a new funding source it didn't have three decades ago: the future development rights to Tropicana Field.
"I'm confident that the financing isn't going to be a challenge," the mayor said.
Kriseman wouldn't discuss specifics about financing a new stadium before the team makes its choice. He said he doesn't want to start negotiating in public. But other city officials offered more details.
Before the city obligations to the Trop were paid off, county bed taxes, or taxes applied to hotel rooms and short-term rentals, paid the bulk of the debt. In fiscal years 2014 and 2015, bed taxes covered all but $2.4 million of the debt. The city covered its share with a guaranteed stream of state sales taxes.
That state sales tax money, called "guaranteed essential resources," was used to pay off the construction bonds and a loan for the Trop goes into the city's general fund, just like franchise fees and property taxes.
After the bonds and loan were paid off , the state sales tax money has been spent on one-time projects. It has not been promised to any other ongoing funding commitments, officials said, so it can be rededicated to a new stadium.
"From our standpoint, it's a revenue stream just like any other revenue stream," said city administrator Gary Cornwell of the state sales taxes.
If the Rays decide to stay in St. Petersburg, Cornwell said, the city can find the money either from the guaranteed state sales tax or somewhere else. But he added: "We don't have concrete plans. It's way too speculative right now."
The mix of public and private dollars that St. Petersburg and Pinellas County could contribute to help pay for a baseball stadium is largely a mystery. The county has pledged bed tax money, but legislative support — long considered an essential part of the equation — looks shakier. Nor have the Rays discussed how much they might contribute.
The city has a tentative agreement with the Pinellas County Commission to reserve the "sixth cent" of the county's bed tax revenue to service bonds for a stadium. The county collected $8.6 million in 2016.
St. Petersburg may actually be in a better position to finance a stadium now than it was in the late 1980s because it would have a new potential funding source: the city's half of the Trop development rights.
Not only is the Trop site considered the city's leading candidate for a new stadium (built in the parking lot across from the dome) but the entire site is a hot urban sector. Whether the Rays stay or go, the city hopes to redevelop it. Money from the development rights could be bonded and used to satisfy a large portion of the city's share of a new stadium, estimated to cost at least $600 million.
"I think it's okay to wait because the other potential source of revenue is the developments rights that exist," said council member Jim Kennedy.
Kennedy has been a strong proponent of keeping the Rays in the city and twice voted against agreements to let the team look outside St. Petersburg. He said the city doesn't need to build up a reserve when it has development rights that could fetch millions.
If it wants to raise stadium cash through bonds, Cornwell said, a piggy bank for a ballpark doesn't make a lot of sense, either. Bonding agencies want a dedicated revenue stream to fund those bonds.
Rays owner Stuart Sternberg recently said the team's timeline for announcing where it wants to build a ballpark has been pushed to the end of the year. That will likely make the team's future in the city an issue in this summer's mayoral race. So far, no major candidate has gotten into the race against Kriseman, although former Mayor Rick Baker is thought to be weighing a run.
Baker was mayor when the Rays' attempt to build a ballpark in place of historic Al Lang Stadium folded in 2008. Now he works for the Tampa Bay Rowdies and is leading a referendum to allow the team to spend $80 million — but no public money — to expand Al Lang in a bid to join Major League Soccer.
In the meantime, while the Rays continue their stadium search, city administrator Cornwell said the funds once used to pay off the Trop are best spent elsewhere: "We get a better bang for our buck for our citizens to use it as a one-time expense."
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http://www.tbnweekly.com/pinellas_county/content_articles/040317_pco-03.txt
JWB celebrates social service professionals who put kids first
The Juvenile Welfare Board would like to acknowledge sponsors who made the awards program and luncheon possible: Transamerica, Alltrust Insurance, BB&T, Duke Energy, Florida Blue, Spectrum, Suncoast Credit Union, Tampa Bay Rowdies/The Edwards Group and WUSF Public Media.
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http://flbusinessdaily.com/stories/511100529-1-000-soccer-fans-help-rowdies-prepare-for-season-opener
1,000 soccer fans help Rowdies prepare for season opener
Florida Business Daily Reports | Apr 3, 2017
More than 1,000 soccer fans were on hand March 23 to help the Tampa Bay Rowdies prepare to launch the regular season at Mahaffey Theater, a release on the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce website said.
The evening included a question-and-answer period with Rowdies Chairman and CEO Bill Edwards, Chief Operating Officer Lee Cohen and former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker moderated by Tampa Bay Business Journal Editor Alexis Muellner, the release said. Baker and Edwards focused on discussing an upcoming referendum in St. Petersburg in May on a proposal that would allow the team to negotiate a long-term use agreement with the city for Al Lang Stadium, the release said.
Rowdies players helped debut the new team outfits that included a new goalkeeper uniform, the release said.
The next day, the Rowdies began their season with a 1-0 win over the Orlando City B in front of over 7,700 fans at Al Lang Stadium, a chamber release said.
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http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/tulsa-roughnecks-forfeit-season-opener-after-usl-finds-club-used/article_06f21b7e-87f8-5847-8c06-f2b967566448.html
Tulsa Roughnecks forfeit season opener after USL finds club used ineligible player
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http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article142481164.html
Time is right for professional soccer to sprout in Fresno
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http://www.joplinglobe.com/sports/local_sports/demize-returning-as-rebranded-soccer-franchise/article_5478e3f4-9121-5567-a897-7baf315b270e.html
Demize returning as rebranded soccer franchise
By Jason Peake
The professional soccer franchise formerly known as the Joplin Demize has been rebranded as the Demize NPSL.
As a result, Missouri’s only National Premier Soccer League franchise not only has a new name and logo, but also a new approach.
Now a nonprofit organization, and no longer affiliated with the past ownership group, the Demize NPSL will remain based in Joplin while also branching out to other areas of Southwest Missouri.
Chris Hanlon will continue to lead the Demize as director of soccer operations. Now the primary financial backer of the organization, Hanlon has been the head coach of the Demize since 2013.
“The Demize NPSL will be run as a nonprofit soccer organization,” Hanlon said. “The goal is to expand the club’s footprint by bringing games to multiple markets in Southwest Missouri, while having the team’s base of operations remain in Joplin. I’m excited to see the next evolution of the Demize NPSL.”
The Demize will be partnering with several high school soccer programs this summer in an attempt to not only fundraise for the school, but also grow the organization’s fan base. The Demize NPSL will play three home matches in Joplin this summer, with other home dates in Branson and Springfield.
After beginning the season on Saturday, May 20, with a road date at Little Rock, the Demize will host a game with Tulsa at 7:30 on Friday, May 26, at Branson High School as a fundraiser. The Demize will also host a free soccer clinic for middle school and high school players.
“Branson has never hosted a minor league sports game at any level in any sport before, so the Demize will be the first,” Hanlon noted. “We hope to get a big crowd for the game and that’s an environment people will want to come back for. And the money they’re spending is going back to their kids’ soccer program.”
A fundraiser for Joplin High School’s soccer program is scheduled for Sunday, May 28, with the Demize hosting Liverpool at 6. The Demize will host Little Rock in Springfield on Thursday, June 1, as a fundraiser for Parkview High School.
“My hope is in 2018 we’ll be able to partner with other high school soccer programs to host a Demize NPSL game and continue to fundraise and support their athletic sports programs, bringing the NPSL directly to their community,” Hanlon said.
Regular season home games will be held at the Joplin Athletic Complex at 7 on Thursday, June 22, against new franchise Ozark FC and at 7 on Saturday, July 1, against Wichita FC. Hanlon, who credited the past ownership for laying the foundation of the franchise, said the team has started a founders club, where local families can help support the team.
The Demize will compete in the newly-formed Heartland Conference of the South Region of the NPSL.
Other teams in the new conference are Wichita FC, the Tulsa Athletics, the Little Rock Rangers, the Liverpool Warriors and Ozark FC, which will play its home games in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Next, Kaleb Romero is the franchise’s new general manager. A former standout at Nixa High School, Romero played collegiate soccer at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and Southwest Baptist and has coaching experience at Evangel University and Parkview High School.
Current Joplin High School soccer coach Luis Percovich is joining the Demize coaching staff this summer, along with returning assistant Joey Chalk.
The organization also has a new website, as team information can be found at www.demizesoccer.com.
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http://www.ktts.com/news/local-news/stl-voters-to-decide-to-help-fund-major-league-soccer-stadium
STL Voters To Decide To Help Fund Major League Soccer Stadium
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http://www.espnfc.com/concacaf-champions-league/2298/blog/post/3095234/concacaf-champions-league-copa-mx-semifinal-preview-can-pachuca-tigres-maintain-liga-mx-dominance-over-mls
Can Pachuca, Tigres maintain Liga MX dominance over MLS in CONCACAF?
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