Rowdies’ Cole Excited by Continued Growth

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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/782615

Rowdies’ Cole Excited by Continued Growth

Arrival of former Chelsea teammate Drogba latest in high-profile additions to USL

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http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/04/18/12/52/20170417-feat-usoc-chattanooga-fc-big-tent-revival

Chattanooga FC’s Big-Tent Revival

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http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/04/18/report-john-terry-no-longer-wanted-by-major-league-soccer/

Report: John Terry no longer wanted by Major League Soccer

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https://www.whoscored.com/News/nJDJV4EInkqdnVEXBY1k8A/Show/MLS-not-interested-in-signing-Chelsea-defender

MLS not interested in signing Chelsea defender

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http://www.sounderatheart.com/2017/4/18/15331712/major-link-soccer

Major Link Soccer: John Terry isn't coming to MLS

No one in the league wanted to listen to Jurgen. The BVB terror attack suspicions shifted from ISIS to the far-right. There's great soccer on TV today.

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http://www.espnfc.com/atlanta-united-fc/story/3106759/atlanta-uniteds-debut-at-mercedes-benz-stadium-delayed-until-september

Mercedes-Benz Stadium to open with Falcons in August, not MLS in July

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http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/04/18/17/35/20170418-news-us-soccer-nwsl-mls-host-head-injury-in-soccer-science-to-field

U.S. Soccer, NWSL and MLS to Host "Head Injury in Soccer; Science to Field"

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http://www.excellesports.com/news/nwsl-mls-us-soccer-host-medical-summit/

NWSL, MLS and U.S. Soccer combine to host “Head Injury in Soccer; From Science to the Field”

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https://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/04/18/crystal-palace-leicester-viewing-number-beats-orlando-la-galaxy-mls-game-fox/

Crystal Palace-Leicester viewing number beats Orlando-LA Galaxy MLS game on FOX

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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/18/mercedes-benz-stadium-construction-forces-schedule-adjustment-atlanta

Mercedes-Benz Stadium construction forces schedule adjustment for Atlanta

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/mls-early-schedule-home-road-analysis-6-teams-results

Real or fake? 6 examples of how MLS' early schedule distorts what we know

Sample size is already an issue. Imbalanced home, road schedules? It's enough to question what we really know.

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http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/04/18/match-day-5-fc-cincy-welcomes-tampa-bay-rowdies-big-name-players/100586934/

Match day 5: FC Cincy welcomes Tampa Bay Rowdies' big-name players

As far as Futbol Club Cincinnati defender Harrison Delbridge can recall, he was in his early teen years when Joe Cole hit his famous, chest-volley goal against Sweden in the 2006 World Cup in Germany....

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http://www.fccincinnati.com/news_article/show/782705

Match Preview: 4/19 vs Tampa Bay Rowdies

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http://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/04/18/ussf-division-2-what-usl-d3-potentially-means-for-the-nasl/

USSF Division 2: What USL D3 potentially means for the NASL

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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/782593

Cincinnati in Elevated Division II Company

Attendance in Louisville, San Antonio also compares well to other Division II leagues

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https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/04/18/world-cup-2026-usa-canada-mexico-oceania-support

North American bid for 2026 World Cup backed by Oceania

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Spotted on the latest Cheez-It Boxes

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Spotted on the latest Cheez-It Boxes (imgur.com)

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/2026-world-cup-united-states-can-win-usmnt-bruce-arena-quotes-usa

Believe Bruce Arena when he says the U.S. can compete for the 2026 World Cup

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http://soccerstadiumdigest.com/2017/04/handicapping-mls-expansion-april-2017-edition/

Handicapping MLS Expansion: April 2017 Edition

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http://drinkwire.liquor.com/post/worst-rated-beers-in-the-world

Worst-Rated Beers in the America

DrinkWire is Liquor.com's showcase for the best articles, recipe and reviews from the web's top writers and bloggers. In this post, Drinking in America recaps RateBeer's list of the 20 lowest-rated beers, as chosen by their users.

Ben Franklin once said, “beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” We’re pretty confident Big Ben wasn’t talking about these beers. Here is a list of the 20 Worst Beers in the World, according to RateBeer. We like to think these beers are dedicated for broke, college kids who can’t afford to drink anything better. And we get it: sometimes a Bud Light is the best it’s gonna get. But here are the beers to avoid when you've got other options:

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http://mlsmultiplex.com/2017/04/18/usl-television-network-puts-games-air/

USL Television Network Puts Their Games on The Air

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https://www.soctakes.com/2017/04/17/new-diii-league-begins-to-take-shape/

New Division III league begins to take shape

League will be largely populated by NPSL clubs and involves Club 9 sports and other partners.

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https://www.lawinsport.com/articles/item/a-dispute-over-training-compensation-in-us-soccer-youth-soccer-clubs-v-ussf-mls-mlspu

A dispute over training compensation in US Soccer: Youth Soccer Clubs v USSF, MLS & MLSPU 

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http://www.businessobserverfl.com/section/detail/tampa-dealmaker-entrepreneur-gets-tv-spotlight/

Tampa dealmaker, entrepreneur, gets TV spotlight

TAMPA — MOR-TV in Tampa announced it has a new original series, Chronicles, which will spotlight some of the best known people in business, entertainment and sports in Tampa Bay.

The first installment will feature Bill Edwards, a prominent commercial real estate developer and entrepreneur, who also owns the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Longtime Tampa Bay personality John Wilson will host the premiere episode according to a statement.  Hearst Television owns MOR-TV.

“We are excited by the development of this new Chronicle series,” states MOR-TV President and General Manager Pam Barber in the statement. “It provides a unique platform for some of Tampa Bay’s most engaging individuals.”

The premiere episode of this Chronicle will air Wednesday, April 19, at 8pm on MOR-TV. An encore presentation will air April 23 at 8pm on thisTV Tampa Bay.

MOR-TV can be found over-the-air at 32.1; Spectrum on 1012; Frontier Fios 512; and Comcast 437. ThisTV Tampa Bay can be found over-the-air on 32.2; Spectrum on 630; Frontier Fios on 463; and Comcast on 229.

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https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/885060/former-sunderland-and-sheffield-united-defender-neill-collins-admits-decision-to-move-to-america-for-a-new-life-in-florida-was-a-simple-one/

No contest Former Sunderland and Sheffield United defender Neill Collins admits decision to move to America for a new life in Florida was a simple one

The Scot has started his second season with Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL, the second level of the professional pyramid in America

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https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/04/18/mls-nwsl-us-soccer-set-co-host-head-injury-prevention-summit

MLS, NWSL, US Soccer set to co-host head injury prevention summit