https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/797bn7/amazon_stadium_chicago_developer_hopes_its_the/
Amazon Stadium? Chicago developer hopes it's the ticket to HQ2 (chicagotribune.com)
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Amazon Stadium? Chicago developer hopes it's the ticket to HQ2
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[Bob Williams] Made an inquiry about MLS Miami team: still awaiting league approval and new partner. Also 'working through local govt entitlement matters' (twitter.com)
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Made an inquiry about MLS Miami team: still awaiting league approval and new partner. Also 'working through local govt entitlement matters'
8:55 AM - 27 Oct 2017
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Stuart Campbell Praises Home Support (uslsoccer.com)
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Rowdies’ Campbell Praises Home Support
Tampa Bay aims to add to tremendous home record against Red Bulls II
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/78x8lq/key_matchup_hunter_gorskie_vs_stefano_bonomo/
Key Matchup: Hunter Gorskie vs. Stefano Bonomo (rowdiessoccer.com)
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Key Matchup Highlight: Hunter Gorskie vs. Stefano Bonomo
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/78x4eo/psa_ticket_prices_for_playoff_games_go_up_on/
PSA: Ticket prices for playoff games go UP on gameday - if you're going, get them soon (ticketmaster.com)
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USL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Rowdies v New York Red Bulls II
Sat 10/28 @ 7:30pm
Al Lang Stadium, St Petersburg, FL
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USL Game Preview: High-Powered Rowdies, Red Bulls II Clash (uslsoccer.com)
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High-Powered Rowdies, Red Bulls II Clash
Eastern Conference Semifinal sees Tampa Bay, New York enter off big wins
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/796sh8/rowdies_ready_to_take_on_defending_usl_champ/
Rowdies ready to take on defending USL champ (tampabay.com)
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Rowdies ready to take on defending USL champ
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TampaBayRowdies/comments/7979w9/conference_seminfinals_hyyyyyyyyyypppppeee_thread/
PRE-MATCH HYPE THREAD CONFERENCE SEMINFINALS HYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPEEE THREAD!!! (self.TampaBayRowdies)
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
"You're around a great group of players but also people. That's the stuff that eventually in my opinion makes champions."
TIX: (727)222-2000 / tinyurl.com/FBTBRvNY
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TAG a friend who should make it out to this Saturday's crucial USL Conference Semifinal match against NYRB II!
Help us spread the word and #PackAlLang!
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I Love the Burg St. Pete was live.
Sitting down with Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Marcel Schäfer before the second playoff game tomorrow. Leave a question below for your chance to win a limited edition t-shirt, and join us tomorrow Al Lang! Click here for tickets: http://bit.ly/RowdiesPlayoffs2
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
"Big games bring some pressure, which is normal, but we're very focused and positive."
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Tampa Bay Rowdies
24 hours until Al Lang Stadium gets rocking! See everyone tomorrow night at our USL Eastern Conference Semifinal!
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http://www.theunsubs.com/wp/2017/10/25/episode-136-champainful/3325
Episode 136 – Champainful
Dan and Matt talk about the Rowdies complete performance in their playoff win over Cincy, other playoff results from around the league, discuss the 4 games coming up this weekend, and then Dan chugs a bottle of champagne.
In this episode:
Rowdies 3:0 Cincy
Other Playoff Results
Previewing this weekend’s games
Oh no Dan, what is you doing?
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2017 USL Playoffs: "You have the feeling that you're part of something special"
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Published on Oct 26, 2017
The Rowdies host New York Red Bulls II on Saturday, October 28th in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
TICKETS: 727-222-2000 / tinyurl.com/FBTBRvNY
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MLS Consultants to visit Sacramento on Monday for Progress Report (sacbee.com)
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He went from penniless to super rich. Is he about to bring Major League Soccer to Sacramento?
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Javier Mascherano: Heading to the United States (sport-english.com)
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Javier Mascherano: Heading to the United States
The Argentine wants to keep playing, but in the USA
Mascherano has told the club he is planning on leaving at the end of the season
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Nashville SC Surpasses 2,000 Season Ticket Holders (uslsoccer.com)
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Nashville SC Surpasses 2,000 Season Ticket Holders
2018 expansion club confident of USL-record first-year season ticket sales
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Louisville Metro Council approves $30M bond for Butchertown soccer stadium (courier-journal.com)
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Louisville City FC gets money to build its soccer stadium in Butchertown
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2017/10/26/metro-council-approves-30-m-bond-louisville-city-fcs-butchertown-soccer-stadium/794399001/
Louisville City FC gets money to build its soccer stadium in Butchertown
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#SaveTheCrew Where can an owner move their football club 1,000 miles on a whim? America. (theguardian.com)
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Where can an owner move their football club 1,000 miles on a whim? America
Columbus Crew’s owner plans to move the team from Ohio to Texas. And MLS doesn’t appear too bothered about stopping him
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Major League Soccer is further establishing itself as a significant player in world football after the 2017 season saw a new average attendance record that makes it more popular with match going fans than Serie A or Ligue 1 in Europe. (90min.com)
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MLS Surpasses Serie A & Ligue 1 in Popularity Stakes After New Attendance Records in 2017
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Chicago's chance to host 2026 World Cup looks strong (chicago.suntimes.com)
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Chicago’s chance to host 2026 World Cup looks strong
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First rendering of the SD NASL team stadium to open in 2019 in Oceanside, CA (don't know how to link to i.reddit) (reddit.com)
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First rendering of future 1904FC stadium opening in 2019 in Oceanside,CA (i.redd.it)
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1904 FC (SD NASL) announces stadium location (Torero Stadium) and GM (Alexandre Gontran) (nasl.com)
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1904 FC Announces Stadium Location, General Manager
The club will play at Torero Stadium and have hired Alexandre Gontran as the club's GM
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The old "Nashville in 2019" rumor. (self.MLS)
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Announced attendance for Chicago Fire's playoff game: 11,647 (twitter.com)
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Announced attendance for tonight’s Fire finale: 11,647
7:15 PM - 25 Oct 2017
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https://www.onceametro.com/2017/10/27/16553046/red-bulls-2-getting-ready-to-be-rowdie
Red Bulls 2 getting ready to be Rowdie
In the next round of the USL Playoffs the USL Bulls head down town Tampa Bay and face the Rowdies
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https://orangeandbluepress.com/2017/10/27/usl-eastern-conference-playoff-predictions-conference-semi-finals/
USL Eastern Conference Playoff Predictions: Conference Semi-Finals
It was easy to predict Louisville’s machine-gun mauling of Bethlehem at home and Rochester’s smothering defense taking the last breath of air out of a wounded Charlotte team. Perhaps even the mugging that FC Cincinnati received at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rowdies wasn’t that hard to see.
#3 Tampa Bay Rowdies (15-11-7) vs. #7 New York Red Bulls II (14-5-14)
Head-to-head record:
The teams are level in the two matches they have faced each other (1W-1L-0T).
Past results:
While the rivalry between Tampa Bay and the New York Red Bulls’ USL affiliate has not been very deep, the Ghosts of Leagues Past may resurface—Tampa Bay’s stint in the modern-day version of the NASL had been haunted by the team’s inability to figure out the New York Cosmos. Not only did the Rowdies manage to win only twice in 11 games versus the Rowdies, but the Cosmos had won three NASL titles in that span to Tampa Bay’s one.
As FC Cincinnati fans can attest, Tampa Bay is a well-oiled machine at home, losing only once at Al Lang Stadium all year. Despite the overall numbers being close to even, Tampa Bay’s edge came from their ruthless efficiency on net—eight of the Rowdies’ 12 shots were on goal, with all three goals coming from the keeper’s right. Midfielder Marcel Schäfer pocketed a brace, and ace Georgi Hristov scored a banger off the crossbar to ice the game.
New York, however, seems more dangerous than advertised. Unsatisfied with simply handing over their 2016 championship stake, the Baby Bulls marched into Charleston and torched the Battery for a 4-0 beat-down. Forward Stefano Bonomo and midfielder Florian Valot were again amongst those who scored, and goalkeeper Evan Louro got his third clean sheet of the season. Considering that Charleston had a +23 goal differential at home this year, it could be safe to say that the Baby Bulls aren’t afraid of defenses on the road.
Prediction: New York 3, Tampa Bay 2.
It’s quite possible that New York’s offense is hitting its stride at the right time, as the team has not been shut out since July. The Red Bulls laid out the Rowdies 4-2 at home with three players picking up a goal and an assist, while Tampa Bay had arguably its worst passing game of the season (yet still scored twice).
The Rowdies hung on for a 3-2 win later in the season at home, scoring all three goals in the first half, with Schäfer smoking two goals with his red-hot left foot. However, there is one glaring factor in the second game that might have given the Rowdies the win—New York picked up a debilitating red card in the second half. Had New York managed a full team for the final thirty minutes, could the game have been different?
That is just one reason why this game could turn into a potential upset. New York sports one of the youngest squads in the USL with their oldest player at the age of 28. Meanwhile, ten players on the Rowdies’ squad are over the age of 30. The average age gap is striking between these two teams, and still a bit of that 2016 Red Bulls II championship team is in place, so experience isn’t something they lack. Expect Junior Flemmings to be the thorn in Tampa Bay’s side—the forward scored in both games against the Rowdies this year.
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/849455
USL Weekend Preview – Conference Semifinals
Saturday night sees spotlight fall on final eight teams vying for USL Cup
No. 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. No. 7 New York Red Bulls II
7:30 p.m. ET, Al Lang Stadium (Match Center | Full Preview)
The Tampa Bay Rowdies and New York Red Bulls II meet for the first time in the postseason after each having taken victory on home turf in their two regular-season meetings. With both coming off impressive victories in the previous round, and having combined for 11 goals in two prior meetings, there could be quite an attacking display at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday night.
The Rowdies opened their first trip to the USL Cup Playoffs with an emphatic 3-0 win against No. 6-seed FC Cincinnati last Saturday night that saw former German international Marcel Schäfer score twice and the club’s modern-era goal-scoring leader Georgi Hristov add a third. The win was Tampa Bay’s 12th in 17 league games at Al Lang Stadium this season, where the side has lost only once in front of its passionate support.
The Red Bulls II opened their quest to become the first team to win back-to-back USL Cups with a 4-0 victory against the No. 2-seed Charleston Battery, as four different players found the net. New York’s attack has been on fire in the final third of the season, averaging 2.9 goals per game over its past 10 outings. After being edged out 3-2 in their first visit to Al Lang Stadium after being reduced to 10 men early in the second half, the Red Bulls II have their focus set on another big road win.
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blog-standard-neill-collins-charts-11420793
Blog standard: Neill Collins charts epic journey from shivering at Sons to soaking up the sun with Tampa Bay online
Former Dumbarton teen Collins is loving life in America’s United Soccer League - and you can read all about it in his colourful blog.
Neill Collins made his name as a gangling teenage centre-half shivering through winter nights playing for Dumbarton in the shadow of the Rock.
These days at 33 he sweats it out alongside former Chelsea ace Joe Cole starring for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the sweltering heat of America’s United Soccer League.
And the former Sheffield United, Sunderland and Wolves stopper has shown he has the write stuff to make it in the States, penning one of the most entertaining football blogs out there on his road trips.
As he drives over the stunning Skyway Bridge to training each morning the veteran Troon-born defender admits he still feels like he is on holiday every day.
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http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/849232
USL Insights – Going Flat Out
Rowdies, Red Bulls II bring attacking sensibility to Saturday’s contest
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https://www.themaneland.com/2017/10/27/16552550/attempting-to-make-sense-of-the-various-us-soccer-leagues
Attempting to Make Sense of the Various U.S. Soccer Leagues
The more you look, the more complicated it gets.
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https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/10/26/here-s-how-fc-cincinnati-s-attendance-stacked-up.html
Here’s how FC Cincinnati’s attendance stacked up to expansion rivals, MLS teams
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http://www.tbo.com/sports/soccer/rowdies-ready-to-take-on-defending-usl-champ/2342628
Rowdies ready to take on defending USL champ
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blog-standard-neill-collins-charts-11420793
Blog standard: Neill Collins charts epic journey from shivering at Sons to soaking up the sun with Tampa Bay online
Former Dumbarton teen Collins is loving life in America’s United Soccer League - and you can read all about it in his colourful blog.
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http://the18.com/soccer-news/louisville-city-soccer-stadium-funding
ity Of Louisville Puts Faith In Transformative Power Of Soccer With New Stadium Funding
The USL’s Louisville City FC secured the funding for a soccer-specific stadium just east of downtown.
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http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/potential-rays-stadium-announcement-political-power-move/486134659
Was the Rays' relocation announcement a political power move?
Debate continues over whether the Tampa Bay Rays should stay or leave St. Petersburg. And was the proposed location announcement a political move?
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/next-step-for-tampa-ballpark-dreams-deciding-how-to-pay-for-it/2342359
Next step for Tampa ballpark dreams: Deciding how to pay for it
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https://www.813area.com/sports/coach-is-holding-the-runner-at-second-as-land-is-purchased-for-the-rays-in-ybor.html
Rays in Ybor
The initial stories on Tuesday evening had the Rays packing up their equipment and moving to Tampa, just as soon as the traffic thinned out on the Howard Frankland. Hold on there, can’t you see the third base coach holding the runner at second? This is just another step in the process, albeit a significant step. Finally, a location in Hillsborough County for the Rays to build their new stadium.
But is it THE site?
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http://www.tbreporter.com/government/bridge-coming-40th-avenue-st-pete/
New Bridge Coming to 40th Avenue in St. Pete
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http://kwese.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21180381/mls-great-launchpad-africans
Bradley Carnell: MLS a great launchpad for Africans
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https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/75099/sunday-tv-viewing-pulisic-on-60-minutes.html
Sunday TV viewing: Pulisic on '60 Minutes'
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https://www.newsday.com/sports/atlanta-becomes-us-soccer-s-new-hotbed-but-will-it-last-1.14621239
Atlanta becomes US soccer's new hotbed, but will it last?
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