CINCINNATI — After just 11 Major League Soccer matches at the helm, FC Cincinnati relieved head coach Alan Koch of his duties Tuesday. Koch becomes the second MLS manager to lose his job in 2019, following Colorado’s firing of Anthony Hudson just under a week ago. FC Cincinnati posted a 2-7-2 record in 2019 under […]
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CINCINNATI — FC Cincinnati head coach Alan Koch says he has “two to three” tough decisions to make about his starting XI ahead of Sunday’s visit from Sporting KC. For the first time this season, Koch will have nearly his entire squad at his disposal. Between injuries and last month’s international break, FCC has been […]
CINCINNATI — A pair of second-half goals allowed visiting Philadelphia Union to hand FC Cincinnati a 2-0 loss on a wet and windy Saturday night in Ohio. Returning to Cincinnati for just its second home fixture of the campaign, FCC entered the match unbeaten in three games and riding a two-match winning streak. And though […]
CINCINNATI — International call-ups and injuries mean FC Cincinnati is expected to field a new-look lineup Sunday against the New England Revolution. Facing a third road match in their opening four fixtures was hard enough for FCC head coach Alan Koch. But making matters worse, Koch will be without six players for the 4 p.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
SEATTLE — Despite taking an early lead through a Leonard Bertone wonder-strike, FC Cincinnati’s first match in Major League Soccer ended in a 4-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Saturday night. Anticipation for the 24th MLS expansion franchise’s inaugural match was sky high, both in Cincinnati and Seattle. Reports of up to […]
CINCINNATI — Life as an expansion side in Major League Soccer can be tricky. While clubs like Atlanta United and LAFC have hit the ground running, others, such as Orlando City SC and Minnesota United, found it a little more turbulent. And as FC Cincinnati embarks on its first MLS campaign as the league’s 24th […]
FC Cincinnati is about a month away from taking the pitch for its first regular-season contest in Major League Soccer. But the new kids on the block are still building their roster. Last week, Cincinnati added a pair of players that should bolster its defense. The club acquired Caleb Stanko, a defensive midfielder, via transfer […]
CHICAGO — Trades highlighted the first two rounds of the 2019 Major League Soccer Draft. Days before the draft, the Philadelphia Union traded out of the MLS SuperDraft entirely in one fell swoop. The host Chicago Fire followed suit by trading away all three picks they had in the first two rounds as well. Despite some […]