Rowdies Add Depth In Backline With Addition of Hunter Gorskie

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Rowdies Add Depth In Backline With Addition of Hunter Gorskie

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Rowdies Add Gorskie to Defensive Corps

Veteran brings versatility, experience to back line

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http://sportzedge.com/2017/08/22/new-york-city-fc-to-host-regular-season-game-at-rentschler-field/

New York City FC to host regular season game at Rentschler Field

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https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2017/8/22/16186270/nycfc-dynamo-september-23-mls-rentschler-field

NYCFC has to play a home game at a college football stadium in Hartford, Connecticut

A Yankees makeup game will push NYCFC more than two hours away from its home.

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https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/08/22/nycfcs-home-game-vs-houston-dynamo-relocated-pratt-whitney-stadium

NYCFC's Home Game vs Houston Dynamo Relocated to Pratt & Whitney Stadium

New York City FC’s MLS regular season home game against the Houston Dynamo on September 23 has been relocated from Yankee Stadium to Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. Kick off time will remain at 3 p.m.

This venue change comes as a result of a New York Yankees game that had to be rescheduled due to rain. To ensure the best available location was chosen, an extensive search took place with Pratt & Whitney Stadium being selected as the top alternative.

Pratt & Whitney Stadium, located in East Hartford, CT, has hosted multiple U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team games with the most recent coming on July 1, 2017, when the Men’s team defeated Ghana 2-1 in front of 28,754 fans.

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https://www.dynamotheory.com/2017/8/22/16180560/texas-derby-ranked-as-third-most-intensive-rivalry-in-mls-by-study

Texas Derby ranked as third-most intensive rivalry in MLS by study

Researchers conducted a survey of MLS fans, and found the Houston-Dallas rivalry to be among the most intensive in the league.

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http://www.espnfc.com/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/3186160/given-time-to-mature-rivalry-week-has-become-appointment-viewing-in-mls

Given time to mature, Rivalry Week has become appointment viewing in MLS

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https://www.themaneland.com/2017/8/22/16162192/video-review-in-mls-successes-failures-and-the-future

Video Review in MLS: Successes, Failures, and the Future

Another look at this whole video review thing.

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http://soccer.nbcsports.com/2017/08/22/five-thirty-eight-unveils-top-426-soccer-clubs-in-the-world/

Five Thirty Eight unveils Top 426 soccer clubs in the world

At its very base level, the rankings will give reason to check back all season. Can Manchester United break into the Top Three? Will an MLS side leap into the Top 100? Can the worst American club avoid the bottom slot?

Brighton is 17 spots below MLS’ top representative: Toronto FC. The same web site ranked MLS as the 28th best league in the world earlier this month, between Denmark and Croatia.

New York City FC shows up next, at 259, then rivals New York Red Bulls at 267. The bulk of MLS clubs fit between 320 and 422, where Minnesota United brings up the rear. The study ranks 426 teams, with three Scottish clubs running 424-426.

— MLS side Chicago Fire suffered the fourth biggest drop in the world this week (40 spots).

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https://www.natlawreview.com/article/major-league-soccer-defiance-fifa

Major League Soccer: In Defiance of FIFA

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http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2017/08/22/exclusive-nashville-soccer-club-play-inaugural-season-first-tennessee-park/587832001/

Exclusive: Nashville Soccer Club to play inaugural season at First Tennessee Park

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http://www.kansan.com/sports/brew-mls-needs-to-adopt-promotion-and-relegation-to-improve/article_ac0e0bde-86e1-11e7-9f96-df49ddb21d8d.html

Brew: MLS needs to adopt promotion and relegation to improve competition

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https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2017/08/22/heineken-rivalry-week-serves-five-nationally-televised-matches

Heineken Rivalry Week serves up five nationally televised matches

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https://www.broadwayworld.com/tampa/article/Creative-Loafing-to-Celebrate-27th-Annual-Best-of-the-Bay-with-Awards-Party-20170821

Creative Loafing to Celebrate 27th Annual Best of the Bay with Awards Party

For the 27th consecutive year, Creative Loafing will celebrate the Tampa Bay area's best local businesses, people, and places during Best of the Bay. Winners will be announced at Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay Awards Party presented by Tampa Bay Rowdies at Mahaffey Theater (400 1st Street South in St. Pete) on Wednesday, September 27th, and in the annual Best Of The Bay issue online and in print on Thursday, September 28th.

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https://www.themaneland.com/2017/8/21/16173132/ownership-or-hybrid-which-usl-route-should-orlando-city-go

Ownership or Hybrid: Which USL Route Should Orlando City Go?

With MLS-owned USL teams possibly being forced into choosing a hybrid structure or moving to the third division, the choice is a difficult one for Orlando City.

If Orlando City was to go the hybrid route, it would likely be more in the situation of the latter. And, to make matters worse, it probably wouldn’t even solve the attendance problem. The four big cities in Florida already have teams: the Jacksonville Armada of the NASL, the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL, and Miami FC of the NASL, in addition to Orlando City. Plus, Miami, and possibly Tampa, is close to getting a team in MLS. Putting a team in any of those markets would be setting it up to fail before it even begins

Other cities include Naples, West Palm Beach, and Tallahassee, but, in the event that residents in those areas don't already support a closer team, those cities are all over 150 miles away which would make using the team as a reserve team much more difficult logistically. OCB played in another city within the market, Melbourne, last year and attendance was similar to its attendance this year, so playing within the market in Melbourne or Daytona wouldn’t solve the problem.

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http://www.the-standard.org/back_to_campus/alumni-where-are-they-now/article_acef17fe-6d97-11e7-9ae6-b7bd16fd0058.html

Alumni: Where are they now?

Matt Pickens

After finishing his soccer career at MSU, Pickens was drafted by the Chicago Fire as the 19th overall pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. He has also played for the Queens Park Rangers, the Colorado Rapids, the New England Revolution and the Tampa Bay Rowdies. In 2010, Pickens won an MLS championship with the Rapids.

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https://mlsgb.com/2017/08/22/watch-new-york-derby-cascadia-cup-rivalries-heating-up/

Watch: New York and Cascadia rivalries are heating up in MLS

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http://collinsvillepress.com/2017/08/mls-game-in-ct-new-york-city-moves-home-game-with-houston-to-east-hartford/14866/

MLS game in CT; New York City moves home game with Houston to East Hartford

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http://www.newsrecord.org/sports/fc-cincinnati-continues-to-dominate-cincy-s-summer/article_5f559ec0-879e-11e7-82a9-db43c574d141.html

FC Cincinnati continues to dominate Cincy’s summer

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https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/where-these-10-english-footballers-are-playing-now-may-surprise-you

Where These 10 English Footballers Are Playing Now May Surprise You

Joe Cole (Tampa Bay Rowdies)

Another 35-year-old former Premier League title winner currently playing in the same league as Shaun Wright-Phillips is Joe Cole.

Cole won the Premier League three times with Chelsea and also turned out for the likes of West Ham United, Liverpool and Aston Villa, as well as winning 56 caps for England. The attacking midfielder now finds himself playing for Tampa Bay Rowdies.