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A worldwide game began here for two Rowdies

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For them, it began here. On the youth fields, with cheering parents, with volunteer coaches, with a ball and a net. For them, it has ended up here, too. On better fields, with bigger crowds, with professional coaches, with a similar ball and a similar net. And if two members of the Tampa Bay Rowdies would like you to join them on their journey, well, please understand. This sport, this team, this area, all mean a lot to Brian Shriver…

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Missing the Rowdies opener is no anniversary gift

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I am not going to the Tampa Bay Rowdies opener tonight. I could just kick myself. There is a buzz in the air about the Rowdies opener. Maybe it says terrible things about me, or about the team, but I don’t remember a buzz for last year’s game. Or the year before’s. Or the year before that one. If nothing else, however, the Rowdies have earned themselves another look with all of the improvements. Have you seen Al Lang? The…

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Gary Shelton: Rowdies coach went a long way to find growth

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There are new seats behind him. There is fresh paint in front of him. The slogans of a team are around him. The sound of an earthmover beeps as it hurries through the day. For Thomas Rongen, it seems as good a spot as any to talk about growth. Of a sport. Of a team. Of a man. Rongen, 58, sits on a bench at Al Lang Field, and the sailboats drift past. The Tampa Bay Rowdies team he coaches has…

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April 11 is Rowdies Day in St. Pete

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St. Pete is recognizing the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home opener this Saturday as Rowdies Day in St. Pete. Mayor Rick Kriseman issued a proclamation ahead of the April 11 match at a City Council meeting Thursday. “Please, everyone come out to the game,” Kriseman said. The Rowdies won their first game on the road against the San Antonio Scorpions, 3-1. They did this with a team that includes 21 new players on a team of just 26. “I think we…

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The greatest ad I’ve ever seen

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From Slate’s Ad Watch: In 1994, when the World Cup first arrived on American soil, Nike’s soccer division brought in $40 million in annual revenue. This year, the figure is $1.7 billion. Together with subsidiary label Umbro, Nike is now the No. 1 soccer brand on the planet. Which is astonishing, given that 1) it’s an American company, and Americans still aren’t fully on board with this frou-frou soccer stuff; 2) Adidas, its major rival in the category, had been synonymous with…

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The greatest ad I’ve ever seen

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From Slate’s Ad Watch: In 1994, when the World Cup first arrived on American soil, Nike’s soccer division brought in $40 million in annual revenue. This year, the figure is $1.7 billion. Together with subsidiary label Umbro, Nike is now the No. 1 soccer brand on the planet. Which is astonishing, given that 1) it’s an American company, and Americans still aren’t fully on board with this frou-frou soccer stuff; 2) Adidas, its major rival in the category, had been synonymous with…

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