by Lizzie Weiderecht I love soccer. I love it more than a lot of things in my life. I grew up playing rec soccer like most American kids. I was terrible. No part of me was ever made for running, and I now prefer roller skating over everything, but I loved it anyway. I loved […]
by Kacy Vance My whole family has grown up playing soccer. All of us started at 3 years old and we continued on as we grew up. My aunt played. My cousins both went to college on soccer scholarships. My sister won back to back state championships and now plays club at UF. I was […]
We’ve been pretty spoiled in Tampa Bay when it comes to our sports team. Back to Back Stanley Cups (even if it is at the expense of my beloved Islanders, you jerks), a Super Bowl win in our home stadium, and the reigning American League Champions who seem on pace for another stellar October run. […]
The weather is beautiful. Not too hot and little humidity. Waking up this morning, going outside with my coffee in an Unused Substitutes mug, and soaking in the vibes of my favorite time of year. The only thing in the air thicker than excitement and optimism is the pollen. Today is the first preseason match […]
There’s no getting around it: the end of the this season stung. To see the Rowdies be denied their chance at their first league title since 2012 because of circumstances away was not the way anyone wanted this to end. Given time to reflect, though, the 2020 season (a.k.a. the season of ZoZo) has […]
I was fortunate enough to see the Tampa Bay Rowdies open 2020 with a win at New York Red Bulls II in person. I was also unfortunately there to witness them get drubbed 5-0 by the same Red Bulls in April of 2018. Neill Collins was the player that came out of the locker room […]
For weeks, Neill Collins has been saying that if the Rowdies showed up and played their game at the level they’ve set for themseleves, the result would come against the Charleston Battery. Saturday night was the last chance the players had to prove him right. There wasn’t going to be a sixth matchup with the […]
For a 20-minute stretch on Saturday night the result looked far from certain. In the end, though, the Rowdies came out on top at the end of the 90 minutes to defeat Birmingham Legion FC and move on to the Eastern Conference Semifinal round next weekend. I’ll admit my optimism was dwindling quickly after Birmingham’s […]
Last night’s 2-1 win in Atlanta officially guaranteed that for the second straight year the Tampa Bay Rowdies will be playing playoff soccer. Consecutive playoff berths are a rare feat for the Rowdies in the modern era. The only other time they’ve done it was under head coach Ricky Hill during the 2011 and 2012 […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Neill Collins celebrated his 37th birthday on Wednesday and his players ensured the night ended on an appropriately happy note with a 3-0 victory over Miami FC. Rowdies fans in the stands then made sure to serenade Collins with a Happy Birthday Song as he walked off the field after […]