Category Non-Political
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Coach Günter Kronsteiner sits down with Kartik
Fort Lauderdale Strikers Head Coach Günter Kronsteiner sits down with Kartik Krishnaiyer at 2pm ET today to discuss the project he is undertaking with the club. For those who don’t know Kronsteiner’s history, he hired both current Germany Manager Joachim Löw and Hans Backe to Head Coaching positions while serving as the Sporting Director at multiple Austrian First Division […]
Jacksonville Armada reportedly make coaching change as NASL postseason hopes fade
Jacksonville’s new pro soccer team, the Armada FC has been the toast of the town. The First Coast which has hosted multiple well-attended US Men’s National Team friendlies in recent years was long an expansion target for the second-tier North American Soccer League (NASL). When Jacksonville was announced in the summer of 2013 as new […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies move into NASL Championship spot (for now)
Last night’s 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies victory over the San Antonio Scorpions put the club right back into the fourth and final spot in the NASL’s unique postseason format known as “The Championship.” The Rowdies won while Florida rival Fort Lauderdale who previously held the fourth spot lost 0-2 to Ottawa at Lockhart Stadium, ending […]
Fort Lauderdale 2 – 0 Jacksonville : The Kartik Report Postgame Pod
Soccer fans we’ve launched postgame pods via Rabble for games involving Florida teams. It’s a work in progress, but this is our first show following last night’s 2-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers win over Jacksonville. We’ll have a full report on Jacksonville Armada’s first season in coming days here.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers surging entering 3-game home stand
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers are on a roll. The team is undefeated in its last five NASL matches and Coach Günter Kronsteiner after a rocky start to his second stint as Manager of the club has figured out how best to use his incredibly talented side. The Austrian Manager had to adjust his tactical setup to […]
Reports: Orlando getting a women’s pro soccer team – Thoughts
Coming off the World Cup triumph for the US Women’s National Team, the NWSL, the one fully pro league in the US, has never been more viable or popular. As one of the few people in the media who regularly covers NWSL the reports today that Orlando will get an expansion team in the league […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies moving on from difficult period
Last week, the Tampa Bay Rowdies were able to end a long period of misery by defeating the New York Cosmos 2-0 at Al Lang Stadium in St Petersburg. The match which I called for Rabble.TV was the tonic needed after weeks of controversy. The Cosmos who have been the Rowdies biggest rival since 1975 […]
Flashback Friday: Hurricane Betsy 50 years ago
In 1965 this past week, southern Florida was ravaged by Hurricane Betsy’s landfall. The Category 3 storm did a number on south Florida. Here is a look back at the storm from Wikipedia: Beginning on September 7, intermittent squalls associated with Betsy’s outer rainbands began affecting the coast, producing gusts in excess of 60 mph […]
Flashback Friday: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, “Murder at Matecumbe”
The National Hurricane Center last year reclassified the 1935 Keys Labor Day Storm, one of the greatest tragedies in Florida’s History as the strongest storm to ever hit the US mainland. This week we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the horrible event. One of the great tragedies of the Labor Day storm was the death of […]
Miami New Times – MUST READ story on SoFla angle to FIFA case
Miami New Times Reporter Tim Elfrink has penned an article any writer would be proud of. It’s a must read even if you don’t like soccer. It has all the elements to it of a thrilling short story.
The Florida Squeeze 