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A beginners guide to FC Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium

CINCINNATI — Though they’ve been playing soccer there for three years, FC Cincinnati’s 2019 season at historic Nippert Stadium will be a first. This will the first in which Major League Soccer is played in the Queen City. The 104-year-old Nippert Stadium is in the heart of the University of Cincinnati campus in the densely-populated […]

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MLS Week 3 Preview: Hype trains, reunions and more

The latest hype train to leave the station has Paxton Pomykal’s name written all over it in Sharpie.  The FC Dallas Homegrown player dazzled in the club’s Week 2 win over the LA Galaxy, and by doing so, he caught the eye of plenty of Major League Soccer and U.S. Men’s National Team fans.  Pomykal’s […]

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Complete list of MLS players called up to national teams

The first international window of the 2019 Major League Soccer season takes place over the next week and a half, and there are plenty of players heading to all parts of the world to represent their countries.  In total, 21 nations will have MLS players on their respective rosters, with the majority of the teams […]

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FC Cincinnati offers response to fan blowback over FloSports deal

CINCINNATI — Two days after announcing a streaming partnership with FloSports, FC Cincinnati president and general manager Jeff Berding issued a lengthy reply to supporter concerns about the deal. Debuted on Monday, the multiyear partnership granted Austin-based FloSports exclusive regional streaming rights for all non-nationally televised FCC matches. That region stretches north to Dayton, South […]

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MLS Power Rankings Week 2: Seattle Sounders move up to No. 1

Two weeks are in the books in the 2019 Major League Soccer season and already we have a new No. 1 team atop the Pro Soccer USA Power Rankings. Coming off a second win at CenturyLink Field, an impressive 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the Seattle Sounders jump to the No. 1 spot, while […]

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MLS Week 2 recap: Overreactions, Sesame Street and a big week for USMNT players

Overreacting is one of the things we’re best at in the social media age.  Even though it’s just two weeks into the 2019 Major League Soccer season, the over-the-top opinions are flying left and right.  At the forefront of the conversations are the pair of third-year clubs, Atlanta United and Minnesota United.  The Loons are […]

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Roland Lamah helps Cincinnati overcome intimidating Atlanta atmosphere for 1st MLS point

ATLANTA — Roland Lamah’s 86th-minute equalizer earned FC Cincinnati a surprising first point in MLS with a 1-1 draw at Atlanta United on Sunday. Playing away against the reigning MLS Cup champion for the expansion team’s second match, expectations were understandably modest. That was especially true following FCC’s opening 4-1 loss at Seattle last Saturday.  But […]

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Atlanta United, FC Cincinnati play to 1-1 draw

ATLANTA — For a short time, it felt like the Atlanta United of old. Josef Martinez scored off a Julian Gressel assist in the fifth minute, but an 85th-minute equalizer from FC Cincinnati’s Roland Lamah left the teams splitting the points after a 1-1 draw Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. An evening that began with the […]

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MLS Week 2 preview: Wondo Watch, big clash in West and more

At some point in the near future, fans will rise for an extended ovation and praise will come in from all over social media to celebrate San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski. Wondolowski is one goal away from tying Landon Donovan’s all-time scoring record of 145 goals, and Wondo’s recent success against Minnesota United suggests […]

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FC Cincinnati adapting to an early change in tactics

CINCINNATI — For some coaches, talking formations can sometimes be the opposite of straightforward.  “Everybody will talk about your formations,” offered FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch at the club’s training on Thursday. “Formations are [just] numbers, of course. It’s really about where you want to put the players on the field in their areas of […]