The Riverhounds have signed Midfielder/Defender Xhelil Asani to their roster for the 2020 season to help strengthen their defense. Asani will be playing his first season in the USL, formerly playing professionally in Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. Coach Bob Lilley seems confident that Asani will be a great addition to both theContinueContinue reading “Hounds Sign Asani to Roster”
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The Premier League Sucked This Past Weekend
Well, first and foremost, I do want to sincerely apologize for the absolute S*** parlay that I had originally written about. I do want to assure you all that you were not alone if you lost that bet. Because with some of the results that happened, I am almost 100% certain that A LOT ofContinueContinue reading “The Premier League Sucked This Past Weekend”
Free Riverhounds Soccer!
Here it is! The moment we have all been waiting for! The Riverhounds have announced their preseason schedule which starts on February 9th at 2pm against Villanova University. These games are awesome to watch, seeing some of the top talents that local college programs have to offer and see how it matches up to theContinueContinue reading “Free Riverhounds Soccer!”
A New Era in Chicago: Chicago Fire F.C.
A new era is upon the former Chicago Fire SC. Under new ownership, the new Chicago Fire FC will be wearing a new logo and will be playing in a new stadium, with games looking to be played in Solder Field for the 2020 season. The story behind the new logo is “At the centerContinueContinue reading “A New Era in Chicago: Chicago Fire F.C.”
Jose Finds a Home
Wow. Just freaking…wow. In an unreal turn of events (that we kind of saw coming but still doesn’t feel real) the Tottenham Hotspurs sacked manager Mauricio Pochettino, ending a run many expected to lead him to a larger club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnZf9YGyTRk From Southampton to Tottenham, Poch was fondly thought of as a promising coach that canContinueContinue reading “Jose Finds a Home”
Riverhounds Send 4 Players to the All-League Squad Among Other Awards
Unfortunately, the Riverhounds took an early exit out of the USL Championship Playoffs for the second year in a row following a late goal from Louisville FC in the Conference Semi Finals. Even with the hounds out of the playoffs, the year was not a total loss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGD0m6tLFsI The hounds had 4 players nominated forContinueContinue reading “Riverhounds Send 4 Players to the All-League Squad Among Other Awards”
The 3: Greatest Miracles in Sports History
I was sitting my desk at work today, bored out of my mind, and came across a Reddit post that said, “what is the greatest sports miracle of all time?” Well here we go, the three greatest miracles in sports history: 3. “THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE JUST BEATEN THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES!!!!!!!” Michigan was looking at aContinueContinue reading “The 3: Greatest Miracles in Sports History”
Another Eurpoean Night at Anfield
A few weeks ago a joke was made on ESPN’s Caught Offside podcast. Andrew Gundling exclaimed, “it feels like Liverpool play every game at Anfield, if there is a must win game it always at Anfield.” It maybe a joke but the fact of the matter is, it’s all too true. On Tuesday the ChampionsContinueContinue reading “Another Eurpoean Night at Anfield”
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