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Rowdies find defensive help in the stands in Scotland’s Neill Collins

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A soccer team can find players anywhere. Sometimes, they look half a world away. Sometimes, they would be smart to check out their own stands. If the Tampa Bay Rowdies had done so last year, as they played Atlanta, they might have found a tourist in the stands, watching the game. It was Neill Collins, happening by on one of his regular vacations to the Tampa Bay area. Collins and his family have been vacationing in Florida for 24 years.…

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Rowdies earn late draw with Miami on Georgi Hristov goal

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies waited long enough for their first goal of 2016. The Rowdies went scoreless for the season’s first 175 minutes, but earned their second draw of the season against Miami FC Saturday night. Georgi Hristov scored in the 85th minute to tie the game at 1-1 after Dario Cvitanich opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Tampa Bay had trouble solving Miami, which was playing its first home game, but got the equalizer just ahead of the…

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Rowdies add forward Eliot Richards from England for spring

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Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell has reached into his past for the team’s latest signing, forward Eliot Richards. The Rowdies have signed Richards for the 2016 spring season with an option for the fall. Richards, who most recently played for Bath City on loan from Cheltenham Town in England, has had various stints with clubs throughout the England Football League. Most notably, Richards spent five seasons with the Bristol Rovers, the team most closely associated with Campbell. Richards and…

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Tampa Bay Rowdies fight Indy 11 to 0-0 draw in season opener

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Good and frustrating. That about sums it up. Everything you want to know about the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ opener Saturday night was etched in the final 0-0 score. The goaltending was solid on those few occasions it needed to be. The defense was superb. Still, the Rowdies were unable to score, which led to bits of frustration for the Rowdies at the start. Despite several chances, the Rowdies were unable to take advantage of a game in which it clearly…

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Tampa Bay Rowdies open their season tonight against Indy

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He has taken over disappointing teams. He has gathered teams in the clubhouse to say farewell. He has wandered the sideline, urging this player to be better than he was yesterday. What Stuart Campbell has never done, however, is coach a season opener. He has never directed a team toward a new season. He has never felt the eagerness of the fans at the start of the journey. He has never opened the wrapping on a new team. Until tonight.…

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Tampa Bay Rowdies sign another TV contract to broadcast games

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Days after announcing one new television package, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have announced another. The North American Soccer League has announced a deal with beIN Sports, a global network, that will broadcast a minimum of 34 matches throughout the season. Included will be 11 matches during the spring, 18 in the fall and five weekday games. “We’re obviously very excited to announce our new partnership with beIN SPORTS,” said NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson. “Like the NASL, beIN SPORTS has quickly grown in importance…

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Rowdies’ games to be broadcast on Bright House Networks

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are television stars. And they’re going to be more popular than ever. The Rowdies have reached an agreement with Bright House Sports to broadcast all of their home games this season. The Rays, Bucs and Lightning also have most of their games broadcast. More than 85,000 fans came out to Al Lang stadium to see the Rowdies in 2015.  With this new partnership, Rowdies soccer will now be available on television in homes St. Petersburg/Tampa/ Clearwater…

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