The rivalry between Orlando City SC and the Tampa Bay Rowdies is the ultimate Florida contest with statewide supremacy and so much more on the line. Here is my 1,500 word soliloquy for Prost Amerika, a Seattle-based national soccer site that is known especially for its wall-to-wall coverage of the intense rivalries in the Cascadia […]
Ever hear of St Joseph Florida? Likely not. Long before Miami in the roaring 1920’s and Key West in the 1890’s or even Arcadia as a frontier town in the 1900’s, what is currently Gulf County produced the first real boom-town with Florida as a part of the United States. As a US territory, Florida […]
USL is a Tampa-based soccer league that fills all areas of the pyramid below first-tier Major League Soccer (MLS). USL has adopted the catchphrase “rising” to describe the emergence of the league. At the Division 2 level USL competes with the NASL (full disclosure- NASL is my former employer for almost four years), at the […]
As most of you by now know, Hollywood, Florida has decided to change the name of three streets named after historical figures. I personally don’t agree with this type of thinking as it in my opinion whitewashes history and holds figures of yesteryear to a contemporary standard which few if any could pass. But if […]
A lot of consternation has been thrown out there about President Trump’s new budget proposals – one of the most damaging portions of the budget included the proposal to cut funding for most long-distance and money-losing routes of Amtrak. To this point Florida politicians have mostly been silent about the proposal which would cut all […]
The past five matches for the Orlando Pride has shown improvement in their form, with the exception of dropping points last week, and against the Houston Dash when they visited Orlando three weeks ago. That result was disappointing with the Pride being shutout at home resulting a 2-0 victory for Houston; the week before, Orlando […]
St Augustine was under British rule for a grand total of 20 years in its 460 year history. But the British left an indelible mark on the city that remains today. The Seven Years War/French and Indian War ended formally on this day in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris. With this treaty Florida changed […]
This weekend the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, the men’s soccer championship for North America, the Caribbean and Central America takes place this month at venues across the United States. CONCACAF, the governing body for football(soccer) in North America, Caribbean and Central America is based in Miami. The tournament has throughout its history had matches in […]
After years of rumors and seeming near misses, British Airways (BA) has finally commenced service to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). BA Flight 2169 left London’s Gatwick Airport about five minutes late this morning but is en route to FLL at this writing. Scheduled landing time is 2:11 pm. British Airways was first rumored to […]
This incarnation of the Tampa Bay Rowdies will make their debut on an ESPN TV network (not to be confused with ESPN 3 live streaming of NASL and USL games) on Thursday night with an ESPNU national telecast of a home game versus FC Cincinnati. The Rowdies are currently on a seven game winless streak […]
The Florida Squeeze 