Former Colorado Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo is looking for Frantz Mathieu, who was his
assistant coach when he guided Haiti in World Cup qualifying in 2003. Mathieu has been missing
since a 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti on January 12.
He is a former Chicago Sting and Montreal Manic defender and was MVP of the 1981 Soccer Bowl,
the championship game of the North American Soccer League.
The new FC Tampa Bay logo unveiled on Wednesday. Will it be temporary?
What was formerly the Tampa Bay Rowdies, a name taken from the old
North American Soccer League (NASL) team, is now FC Tampa Bay and
the website that was tbrowdies.
The biggest influence in my life is my older brother Monty. He passed away suddenly yesterday at
age 37 leaving behind a devoted wife, four beautiful children and a legacy of love & friendship
with anyone he ever came across. For those of us that knew him our lives will never be what they
were when he was here.
And, just like that, the era of the new Rowdies appears to have come to an end.
FC Tampa Bay announced today they will discontinue use of the historic "Rowdies" moniker "until
further notice," though honcho Andrew Nestor points to "positive developments in this process" and
says he looks forward to "a quick resolution.
FC Tampa Bay released a press statement yesterday announcing that for now they will cease to
call themselves the Rowdies. The team will now be referred to only as FC Tampa Bay.
The team has been involved in a law suit for nearly two years with Classic Ink, a Dallas-based
apparel company who owns the rights to many old team logos.
The Chicago Riot of the Major Indoor Soccer League is hosting "Chicago Soccer Heritage Night" at 7
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, for the team's game against the Baltimore Blast at the Odeum Sports and Expo
Center in Villa Park, Ill. The night is in honor to all those who have put Chicago soccer on the
map, including long-time Chicago Fire veteran C.