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Orlando City Soccer stadium unveils 49 rainbow-colored seats as tribute to Pulse victims

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The soon-to-open Orlando City Soccer stadium will have a section of seats painted in bright, proud rainbow colors to celebrate and memorialize the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. There will be 49 seats painted that way in total – one for each person lost in the shooting. They’ll all be emblazoned with the hashtag “Orlando United, ” and they’re placed in section 12, as the shooting happened on June 12 last year. The rest of the seats are purple…

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Rowdies add 22-year-old forward Alex Morrell to its roster

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After re-signing the core of its team, the Tampa Bay Rowdies have reached out for a new face. Alex Morrell, 22, has signed with the Rowdies. The forward is from Lakeland. Morrell spent most of last season in the MLS, playing for the Chicago Fire. He spent part of last season on loan to St. Louis. “We’re excited to sign a young player of Alex’s quality,” Rowdies Head Coach Stuart Campbell said. “He spent last year in MLS learning from…

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Does St. Petersburg face tough climb to get MLS team?

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From the outside, it would appear that St. Petersburg has some catching up to do in its pursuit of Major League Soccer, particularly if it wants to be on the front-burner of expansion. St. Petersburg, home of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, has announced that it wishes to expand Al Lang and join the MLS. But the website fiftyfiveone.com, evaluating the 10 cities that are scrambling for a team, ranks St. Petersburg only eighth. Owner Bill Edwards has said he would…

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Is Tampa Bay’s best all-time soccer performer … Bill Edwards?

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He did not grow up on the pitch. He did score any golden goals to break nil-nil ties. Before it’s all said and done, however, the finest soccer performer in Tampa Bay history might just be a smiling man named Bill Edwards. With all deference to Rodney Marsh, Derek Smethurst and Oscar Fabbiani, it is Edwards who is the current steward of the sport in Tampa. And it is Edwards who sees a bigger stadium, a better league and larger…

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Tampa Bay among 10 cities announced for potential MLS franchise

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Well, that didn’t take long. Only days after mentioning his twin ambitions of moving to the MLS and expanding Al Lang Stadium, Tampa Bay Rowdies’ owner Bill Edwards finds his team among 10 teams being considered for expansion by North America’s most prestigious soccer league. The MLS is currently at 20 teams — three others are planned — but has plays to go to 28. “I want to be the first of the 10 potential cities to earn an MLS franchise,” Edwards said. The team expects…

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Core of Tampa Bay Rowdies’ roster set to return to team in 2017

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The core of the Tampa Bay Rowdies will return in 2017. The Rowdies announced the re-signing of Joe Cole, Martin Vingaard and Neill Collins. Cole and Vingaard joined the team after the season began, but the trio still combined for 63 starts. Georgi Hristov announced his return earlier. Cole, a former Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC midfielder and three-time World Cup participant, made headlines when he joined the Rowdies in the early part of last season, making his club debut…

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Rowdies finish with a sour taste after loss to Jacksonville

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The sting went all the way to the end for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Rowdies saw a lead slip away in the final moments of their final game of the season Sunday evening. Tampa Bay dropped a 3-2 game to Jacksonville. Tampa Bay led 2-0 after 20 minutes and 2-1 after 80, but still lost with goals in the 82nd and 83rd minutes. The Rowdies went ahead on goals by Martin Vingaard and Keith Savage. But the Armada came…

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