HALF AND HALF
FC Cincinnati’s DP signing Jurgen Locadia greeted the club’s fans at the club’s downtown
store, who gathered in numbers to meet the Dutch forward and buy the new season kit. To
mark club’s sophomore year in the league, FC Cincinnati will don “BOLD Kit” with a half-half
jersey split between navy and royal blue colors which will bring out the orange in the three
stripes draping the right shoulder.
OOOOH, A NEW APP ... MUST HAVE
FC Cincinnati and Venuetize have launched a mobile application designed to offer a superior
fan experience for the team’s final year in Nippert Stadium in 2020, and then an enhanced
fan experience – including expanded in-stadium amenities – as the team transitions to its
new, state-of-the-art West End Stadium in 2021. The Phase I launch in 2020 includes fans’
ticketing experience through full SeatGeek integration, allowing ticket holders to manage,
buy and transfer tickets to games inside the FC Cincinnati application.
NATIONAL SPORTS
HOLIDAY
Qatar National Sport Day was
celebrated in Houston again this year,
thanks to the Embassy of the State of
Qatar, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Houston, and Dynamo Charities.
Qatar is one of several countries that
celebrate a national sports holiday,
with residents being encouraged to
participate in many sporting events
offered in stadiums and parks across
Qatar with both friends and family.
Throughout the day, participants
also learn about the unique sporting
heritage Qatar has and how it has
helped shape the country’s growth
over the years, including the upcoming
2022 FIFA World Cup that will be held
in Qatar.
NARCOS STAR ON TV
Narcos Mexico star Diego Luna has acted in plenty of movies
that include football and during a recent appearance on The Rich
Eisen Show, he was introduced to LAFC, expressing surprise over
the atmosphere at The Banc. And from there, the current leading
celebrity LAFC fan, actor Colin Hanks, invited Luna to a game, who
was down. Guess we’ll be seeing him on the pitch in a matter of
months.NO SPIDERS FOR THIS
NOAH
Noah Billingsley seems quite fearless
when he takes on the league’s trickiest
wingers and keeps Minnesota United’s
right flank protected. However, the
22-year-old revealed in a recent interview
he does have a sense of fear, and it goes
off profoundly when he’s around spiders!
Who could have thought the stone-cold
fullback was scared of spiders?HAIR RAISING
San Jose Earthquakes introduced us to the go-to guy for
the Quakes who keeps their hair in tip-top shape. San Jose
Earthquakes gave a shout out to Samuel Barajas, a Quakes fan and
a prominent hairstylist, who worked closely with many Earthquakes
stars over the years and earned their trust with his exquisite skills.SINGING RAUL
Seattle Sounders striker Raul Ruidiaz made his musical talents well
known at a Sounders dinner party. The Peru international wasn’t
shy to showcase his vocal range variation in front of his teammates
and sang along the mariachi band with his hearts out.FORD RANGER
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SNew Sporting
KC signing Alan
Pulido won the
Liga MX Apertura
2019 Golden Boot
with 12 goals, but
four of those were
from penalties.
Eight players
managed a higher
non-penalty xG
total than Pulido,
overall.
The only two
outfield players
to play at least
26,000 minutes
in MLS over the
last decade were
Jeff Larentowicz
(26,691) and Dax
McCarty (26,486).
Since making his
debut in Major
League Soccer
in August 2013,
Bradley Wright-
Phillips has scored
117 goals in the
competition (incl.
playoffs); 34 more
than any other
player in this
period.