TAMPA – It was a rare trip to the other side of the bay for the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Saturday and it resulted in a successful finish to preseason as they defeated the University of Tampa 3-1 at Pepin Stadium. The Spartans held out well for the opening moments of the match but inContinue reading “Rowdies complete preseason with win over University of Tampa”
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Rowdies demolish Naples United
ST. PETERSBURG – After a couple of heavy losses, the Tampa Bay Rowdies returned to better form, managing a 5-0 win over Naples United at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday night. The match was highlighted by all five goals coming from five different goal scorers. With Naples United playing in the amateur National Premier SoccerContinue reading “Rowdies demolish Naples United”
Rowdies Zach Steinberger stands against discriminatory law proposal
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State House is convening on Tuesday to pass a bill which would ban transgender women and girls from playing in teams in college and high school sports. That has seen Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Zach Steinberger stand up for the rights of these women. The bill, HB-1475, will ban all athletes that wereContinue reading “Rowdies Zach Steinberger stands against discriminatory law proposal”
Rowdies fall heavily to Montreal
ST. PETERSBURG – A first half onslaught from CF Montreal took the match away from the Tampa Bay Rowdies as the visitors powered to a 5-1 win at Al Lang Stadium on Sunday night. The match was delayed by over an hour due to the severe weather that unleashed in the Tampa Bay region butContinue reading “Rowdies fall heavily to Montreal”
Rowdies earn two nationally broadcasted matches
TAMPA – The United Soccer League released the 2021 national broadcast schedule on Wednesday featuring 19 matches, the most in league history. The Tampa Bay Rowdies have two matches as part of that schedule. A blockbuster match will be the Rowdies first match on television when there is a do-over of what would have beenContinue reading “Rowdies earn two nationally broadcasted matches”
Tampa Bay Rowdies charitable arm receives donation ahead of WrestleMania
TAMPA – With WrestleMania coming to Raymond James Stadium this weekend World Wrestling Entertainment has sought to do good for the community. With that in mind they have provided the Tampa Bay Rowdies with $3,700 for the Replay Tampa Bay drive. The initiative will see the Rowdies get money to provide aspiring young soccer playersContinue reading “Tampa Bay Rowdies charitable arm receives donation ahead of WrestleMania”
Both Orlando teams fail to win in latest friendlies
ORLANDO – Orlando City came from behind to manage a 2-2 draw with Chicago Fire at Exploria Stadium and Orlando Pride was upset by Florida State at Sylvan Lake Park 2-1 in a pair of matches on Saturday. The men had to twice come from behind, falling behind to a screamer in the first halfContinue reading “Both Orlando teams fail to win in latest friendlies”
Laurence Wyke joins Rowdies
ST. PETERSBURG – The Tampa Bay Rowdies have added Laurence Wyke to their 2021 roster following his successful trial, the club announced on Wednesday. The 24-year-old joins the club from Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United FC, where he played seven matches and scored two goals. That came a year after playing his first professional seasonContinue reading “Laurence Wyke joins Rowdies”
Rowdies survive US Open Cup cull
CHICAGO – The Tampa Bay Rowdies will be a US Open Cup entrant for 2021 following US Soccer announcing that the tournament has been cut to just 16 teams. The original plan for 2021 was a 24 team tournament, so halving the tournament made for big cuts and led to the USL Championship having its entrants cut down toContinue reading “Rowdies survive US Open Cup cull”
Former Rowdy Frank Worthington passes away
TELFORD, England, United Kingdom – Frank Worthington, who played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1981 passed away this week following a lengthy illness. It is commonly believed that Worthington was battling Alzheimer’s disease after his daughter released a statement in 2016 saying that he had it but that was denied by Worthington the followingContinue reading “Former Rowdy Frank Worthington passes away”
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