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 […]
With under 30 seconds left in stoppage time in Wednesday’s battle with Atlanta United 2 (2W-9L-3D, 9 pts), it looked as if the Tampa Bay Rowdies (9W-2L-3D, 30 pts) were going to have to settle for a point. Fortunately, Sebastian Guenzatti had other plans and bagged a last-gasp winner in the final seconds to give […]
For the second time in recent weeks, the Tampa Bay Rowdies (8W-L-3D, 27 pts) are aiming to rebound from a loss to Charleston Battery (7W-2L-3D, 24 pts) on a quick turnaround. This Wednesday they travel to face Atlanta United 2 (2W-8L-3D, 9 pts) for the fourth and final time this year. The MLS reserve side […]
The Tampa Bay Rowdies’ returned to South Carolina on Friday hoping to set things right after falling 1-0 to the Charleston Battery two weeks ago. Instead they fell by the exact same scoreline, allowing the Battery to pull within three points of them in the Group H standings. This time around Zeiko Lewis provided the […]
Chad Burt knows a thing or two about the soccer scene in Tampa Bay. A native of St. Petersburg, Burt grew up playing the game in the region through the 90s and early 00s. When he was just a few years old his father Hans founded the local youth soccer club Stricty Soccer FC, which […]
On the back of five goals scored and no goals conceded in two victories at Al Lang last week, the Tampa Bay Rowdies (8W-1L-3D, 27 pts) will head back to South Carolina this Friday hoping to rectify their loss to the Charleston Battery (6-2-3, 21 pts) two weeks ago. Charleston have only played one game […]
You don’t get to say this too often — the Tampa Bay Rowdies’s 2-0 win over Philadelphia Union II on Sunday night came very close to carrying over into Monday. A lengthy lightning delay pushed kickoff by two and a half hours, meaning the final whistle didn’t blow until around a quarter to midnight. It’s […]
Late last year, Kevin Foley was driving home in the rain after a shift at the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy when his phone rang. It was his old Wolves teammate Neill Collins. They had been playing phone tag for about a week. This time they connected. Collins had an unexpected offer — come join the Rowdies […]
The Rowdies will get a break from Group H action this Sunday as they host Philadelphia Union II at Al Lang. This will be the first time the Rowdies have faced the MLS reserve side since it rembranded from Bethlehem Steel FC to Philadelphia Union II in the offseason. Neill Collins and his staff are […]
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 […]