After a long offseason for the Orange and Blue, it sure feels fantastic to get back to analyzing actual soccer matches rather than stadium locations. This week we look ahead to TWO more friendlies.

We catch up with Northern Kentucky University Men’s Soccer Coach Stu Riddle on this week’s show. Get downloading!

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Highlights from this week’s show.

We started off this week’s show by recapping last week’s 2-1 win for FC Cincinnati over Indy XI. It was Boston’s first time seeing FC Cincinnati in person this year and he already notices a massive difference in the squad.

Many of you will get your first look at FC Cincinnati Tuesday night when they take on NKU in their next friendly. NKU Men’s Head Soccer Coach Stu Riddle visited with us for the first time! Stu has a wealth of experience coaching at the collegiate level. He also has had a few opportunities this week to watch FC Cincinnati train. He also was in Florida watching the Blue and Orange draw with the New England Revolution. Stu has a special bond with a particular FCC winger in Russell Cicerone, who played for him while he was the Head Coach at the University of Buffalo.

FC Cincinnati also announced last week that they have signed new forward Tomi Ameobi. To learn more about the newest FC Cincinnati striker you can read up on him here.

We also touched on some betting lines that came out yesterday. According to Las Vegas sportsbook William Hill, FC Cincinnati is 20 to 1 odds to win the USL Championship. Does anyone want to take those odds?

Bill late in the show also broke the news that FC Cincinnati and the City have put in their bid to be a host city in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Whoa!

We have learned that in addition to the @fccincinnati, @CityOfCincy World Cup Bid, the city has also thrown their hat in the ring for the 2019 @GoldCup. To be hosted at Nippert Stadium. — Cincy Soccer Talk (@cincysoccertalk) February 27, 2018

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