After record-setting year, Tampa Bay Rowdies look ahead to 2018

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After record-setting year, Tampa Bay Rowdies look ahead to 2018

“Coming off a successful 2017 season, we felt in order for us to put a dominant team on the pitch next season, it was important to bring back several key players of the 2017 season,” Tampa Bay Rowdies chairman and CEO Bill Edwards said about the signings. “This adds to an important list of already signed players, as we continue to work on strengthening the squad for next year. We believe this team to be even more exciting for fans to watch than it was during the 2017 record-breaking season.”

“We saw some really exciting things from Leo last season before his injury and Hunter obviously played really well for us down the stretch,” Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell said in the press release about the two players. “Both players work extremely hard in training and set a good example for the players around them, so we’re delighted to see what they can do in 2018.”

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From the editor-in-chief: Five stories I’m closely watching in 2018

Rowdies ascension

The Tampa Bay Rowdies evolved in 2017 — adding star talent, making the United Soccer League playoffs, and winning a referendum to build a waterfront stadium as part of a Major League Soccer bid. It was not among the first teams chosen to negotiate for an MLS franchise, but it isn’t out of the running. Key for 2018, and for owner Bill Edwards: Can the community move the needle on its average of nearly 6,000 fans a game? For that, he’ll need Tampa, let alone many more central Florida soccer fans to come across the bridges to more than double the nightly gate. We’ll be watching how the owner challenges the community to show up.

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Mizell Makes Return to Rowdies

Goalkeeper set for second stint in Tampa Bay after shining in Charlotte

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Graf Unveiled as Rowdies Strengthen Attack

First new addition of the offseason for Tampa Bay

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Rowdies Strengthen Attack with Addition of Forward Jochen Graf (rowdiessoccer.com)

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Rowdies Strengthen Attack with Addition of Forward Jochen Graf

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Rowdies Sign Talented Goalkeeper Cody Mizell Ahead of 2018 Season (rowdiessoccer.com)

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Rowdies Sign Talented Goalkeeper Cody Mizell Ahead of 2018 Season

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Flo Rida’s concert at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg: Canceled

Maybe Florida just got too cold for Flo Rida.

The mega-selling hip-pop star was scheduled to perform an open-air concert at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg on Jan. 14, but that show has been called off.

No reason has been given for the abrupt cancellation. It has been scrubbed from Ticketmaster and the website of the Mahaffey Theater, which booked it. It's still listed on the theater's Facebook page, but general manager Joe Santiago confirmed that it is no longer happening.

If you had a ticket and are not automatically refunded, look for more info at your point of purchase.

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See 210 new developments mapped in Miami for Crane Watch update

South Florida Business Journal

High-profile new additions to the map include the Beckham United MLS stadium, the expansion of Miami Jewish Health, the River Landing-mixed use project, the renovations to Jungle Island, a creative hotel in the Miami Design District, the Magic City Innovation District, and new facilities for both ...

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Major League Soccer’s Awkward Expansion Process Stalls

expansion has been slow for David Beckham and the MLS.