Orlando City SC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies – Cascadia for Florida

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http://www.prostamerika.com/2017/07/16/orlando-city-sc-vs-tampa-bay-rowdies-cascadia-florida/165471

Orlando City SC vs Tampa Bay Rowdies – Cascadia for Florida

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https://thefloridasqueeze.com/2017/07/16/orlando-vs-tampa-bay-the-ultimate-rivalry/

Orlando vs Tampa Bay – The ultimate rivalry

July 16, 2017 · by Kartik Krishnaiyer · in Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride, Tampa Bay Rowdies    ·

The rivalry between Orlando City SC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies is the ultimate Florida contest with statewide supremacy and so much more on the line. Here is my 1,500 word soliloquy for Prost Amerika, a Seattle-based national soccer site that is known especially for its wall-to-wall coverage of the intense rivalries in the Cascadia area.

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/will-nasl-stop-playing-san-francisco-deltas-division-ii-sacntioning

Extinction level event? Deltas' peril pushing NASL to the brink ... again

As the league needed an eighth team to remain eligible for Division II sanctioning in 2017, the Deltas were a necessary addition. This past winter saw Rayo OKC and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers go dormant, Minnesota United FC leave for MLS, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury switch to the USL. The NASL nearly folded entirely before an 11th-hour owners meeting kept the core intact.

For the sake of argument, let’s say the Deltas hang on for another year and the NASL lumbers on as a 12-team, independent league. Unless San Francisco turns up in droves (a la FC Cincinnati), there will be lingering questions about the sustainability of the Bay Area club. Meanwhile, the New York Cosmos organization is back in murky water after being on life support this winter. Longtime gaffer Giovanni Savarese made public his longtime desires to leave and coach in MLS, and he seems a strong candidate for any winter opening. He has long steered the ship for the club now located in Brooklyn. Without his guidance, its prospects are put back into question.

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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/817233

Morrell Moving Up with Rowdies

LOCAL STANDOUT HAS HELPED PROVIDE SPARK OVER PAST MONTH

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http://www.broadwayworld.com/tampa/article/Creative-Loafing-Opens-Voting-for-Annual-Best-of-the-Bay-20170728

Creative Loafing Opens Voting for Annual 'Best of the Bay'

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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/07/28/mls-stadium-prep-work-sacramento/

Charging Ahead: New Stadium Prep Work To Begin At Sacramento Railyards

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https://www.indomitablecitysoccer.com/2017/7/28/16054748/opinion-mls-to-sacramento-is-a-done-deal-republic-fc

OPINION: MLS to Sacramento is a Done Deal

The $7 million “ground-making” event is all but confirmation.

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https://www.charlotteagenda.com/99149/mailbag-40-feedback-letters-babies-vs-dogs-raleigh-vs-charlotte-mls-apartments-rabbits/

Mailbag: 40 feedback letters on babies vs dogs, Raleigh vs Charlotte MLS bids, apartments and rabbits

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http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2017/07/28/mls-restructure-could-have-big-implications-louisville-city-fc/519123001/

MLS restructure could have big implications for Louisville City FC | Tim Sullivan

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https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/07/28/as-he-heads-to-japan-bill-hagertys-mls-confidence.html

As he heads to Japan, Bill Hagerty's MLS confidence remains sky-high

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http://www.citybeat.com/news/blog/20970819/morning-news

Morning News: What's wrong with Nippert, Portune asks; who dies from opiate overdoses?; last-minute drama as Obamacare repeal fails

FC Cincinnati says it needs a new stadium to grab a major league franchise for a number of reasons. But Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune, whose support would be critical to securing tax payer money, calls those reasons “red herrings.”

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/story/3164144/mls-rejected-$4-billion-media-rights-deal-that-hinged-on-promotion-and-relegation

MLS rejected $4 billion media rights deal requiring promotion/relegation

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http://www.gamingtoday.com/vegas_style/article/68982-Add_soccer_to_the_growing_list_of_Vegas_sports_franchises

Add soccer to the growing list of Vegas sports franchises

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https://knpr.org/knpr/2017-07/pro-soccer-vegas-heat

Pro Soccer In Vegas, But In This Heat?

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http://kmph.com/sports/local-sports/growth-in-soccer-fandom-helps-bring-professional-team-to-fresno

Growth in soccer fandom helps bring professional team to Fresno

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http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/2017/07/25/pro-soccer-league-has-eyes-greenville/510116001/

Pro soccer league has eyes on Greenville

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http://www.sportspromedia.com/opinion/the-long-read-riccardo-silvas-american-soccer-power-play

The Long Read: Riccardo Silva’s American soccer power play

SportsPro Americas editor Michael Long ponders Riccardo Silva's reported US$4 billion offer for the global media rights to Major League Soccer and considers what it might reveal about the Italian's broader intentions.

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http://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/sports-business/blog/20970592/nashville-sc-likely-to-join-a-newlook-usl

Nashville SC likely to join a new-look USL

League plans to change from two- to three-conference structure as early as 2018

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https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/07/26/fresno-football-club-join-usl-2018

Fresno Football Club to join USL in 2018

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https://www.soccernation.com/fresno-fc-officially-unveiled-by-united-soccer-league/

FRESNO FC OFFICIALLY UNVEILED BY UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE

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http://krqe.com/2017/07/26/study-pinpoints-possible-locations-price-tag-on-stadium-for-albuquerque-sol-fc/

Study pinpoints possible locations, price tag on soccer stadium for Albuquerque Sol FC

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http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/soccer/article163853218.html

Fresno’s new pro soccer team has big plans, starting with playing at Chukchansi Park

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http://kmph.com/sports/local-sports/new-fresno-usl-soccer-team-announces-team-name-logo-where-theyll-play

New Fresno USL soccer team announces team name, logo, where they'll play

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http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/fresno-pro-soccer-team-name-and-venue-revealed/775510788

Fresno pro soccer team name and venue revealed

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http://www.orangeobserver.com/article/maitland-businessman-purchases-jacksonville-armada-football-club

Maitland businessman purchases Jacksonville Armada Football Club

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http://www.kolotv.com/content/sports/Fresno-gets-USL-team-436821123.html

Fresno gets USL team

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http://www.vidaenelvalle.com/sports/article164091357.html

Central Valley finally has its own pro soccer team: Fresno Football Club

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http://hanfordsentinel.com/sports/local/fresno-lands-pro-soccer-franchise/article_2a0500b0-4fe2-5f53-9b2b-be3e51fc9fee.html

Fresno lands pro soccer franchise

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http://mercerspace.com/2017/07/28/fury-latest-stop-hamilton-pairs-path-pro-soccer/

Philadelphia Fury latest stop on Hamilton pair’s path to pro soccer

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http://www.phillysoccerpage.net/2017/07/26/the-life-and-murder-of-a-u-s-soccer-president/comment-page-1/

The life — and murder — of a U.S. Soccer president

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http://www.vector-foiltec.com/projects/resinda-park-mall-etfe-canopy-indonesia/

Resinda Park Mall ETFE Canopy, Indonesia

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http://www.tampabay.com/sports/soccer/rowdies-part-of-a-record-setting-season-for-usl-attendance/2331095

Rowdies part of record-setting season for USL attendance

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http://www.heraldsun.com/sports/other-sports/article162688603.html

Q&A: Everything you need to know about Raleigh’s bid for an MLS team

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/jul/21/mls-team-names-european-style-united-city

Not feeling the (Dallas) Burn: why MLS teams tried to sound more European

There was a time when US soccer was a storm of Rowdies and Cosmos, but now United is the name of choice. What’s going on?

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https://www.beachesleader.com/sports/florida-based-entrepreneur-robert-palmer-unveiled-new-owner-jacksonville-armada-fc

FLORIDA-BASED ENTREPRENEUR ROBERT PALMER UNVEILED AS NEW OWNER OF JACKSONVILLE ARMADA FC

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http://www.eurosport.com/football/former-england-boss-sam-allardyce-would-consider-another-international-job_sto6258573/story.shtml

Former England boss Sam Allardyce would consider another international job

Sam Allardyce would consider a return to football management if the right international job came up, but intends to enjoy his break from the game first.

Allardyce had a spell playing in the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1983 and a move to coach in Major Soccer League has been suggested.

"There has been one or two offers, but not internationally and of course it is far too early for me to consider a position at the moment. Time has to elapse and see how I feel," he added.

"I am going to spend some time travelling the world - me and Lynn have booked a fabulous holiday in Hawaii, so I am going to go there and chill out a bit."

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http://saintpetersblog.com/tampa-bay-rowdies-sign-winger-walter-restrepo/

Tampa Bay Rowdies sign winger Walter Restrepo

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http://www.mdjonline.com/sports/nashville-touts-place-as-mls-expansion-target/article_9aafd208-6ce9-11e7-b2e8-2be412d9a869.html

Nashville touts place as MLS expansion target

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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/815730

Rowdies Add Restrepo to Squad

FORMER UNION MIDFIELDER ADDS CREATIVITY IN ATTACKING THIRD

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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/817082

SCHÄFER: I’M ALWAYS VERY HAPPY WHEN I SEE WOLFSBURG FANS HERE

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http://www.theunsubs.com/wp/2017/07/28/rowdies-set-to-sign-former-cosmos-midfielder-sebastian-guenzatti/3121

ROWDIES SET TO SIGN FORMER COSMOS MIDFIELDER SEBASTIAN GUENZATTI

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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/817167

MORRELL NAMED TO USL TEAM OF THE WEEK

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http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/news_article/show/815680

ROWDIES SIGN WINGER WALTER RESTREPO

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http://www.empireofsoccer.com/cosmos-notebook-restrepo-departs-for-rowdies-63353/

Cosmos Notebook: Restrepo Departs for Rowdies

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https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/carlos-valderrama-mls-icon

MLS icons, Carlos Valderrama: The brightest star of MLS 1.0

One of the league's first superstars, the Colombian international remains MLS' standard for creation and creativity.