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Kenta Hagiwara

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Mar 13, 20265 min
FC Cincinnati Opens Second Round of CCC Strong, Wins 3-0 Against Tigres UANL.
CINCINNATI, OH - FC Cincinnati takes a commanding 3-0 victory at home in the first leg of the tie against Tigres UANL in Cincinnati. FC Cincinnati came off of consecutive losses in MLS regular season play, held scoreless and ultimately losing 0-1 in both matches. Pat Noonan's side lined up a bit differently from past matches, in a 3-5-2 with a deep-lying defensive midfielder in Sami Gidi with Obinna Nwobodo and Pavel Bucha as two box-to-box midfielders on either side of the 21-year-old...

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Mar 9, 20263 min
Nod if You've Seen This Before: FC Cincinnati Loses, Shutout for Second Straight Match.
CINCINNATI, OH - FC Cincinnati dropped a second consecutive match in MLS play, losing to Toronto FC 0-1. FC Cincinnati hosted Toronto FC at TQL Stadium for Sunday Night Soccer. The club had a bobblehead promotional giveaway of the club captain and All-Star Evander for fans at the match. FC Cincinnati struggled to generate chances throughout the entirety of the match, even with the introduction of Evander on his bobblehead night in the 74th minute. A quick transitional goal by Toronto FC's...

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Feb 26, 20266 min
FC Cincinnati Score a Baker's Dozen Goals on Aggregate and Beat O&M FC.
CINCINNATI, OH - FC Cincinnati put up a baker's dozen goals across two matches against O&M FC, moving on to the Round of 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup. "I was pleased with the professional approach," Pat Noonan commented after the second leg victory at TQL Stadium on Wednesday night, a lopsided 9-0 victory and a 13-0 aggregate win against O&M FC from the Dominican Republic. FC Cincinnati saw six players score their first goals for the club across the two legs. Tom Barlow, formerly of Red...

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Feb 22, 20263 min
Late goals help lift FC Cincinnati past Atlanta United in regular season opener.
CINCINNATI, OH - Late goals secure win for FC Cincinnati in MLS season opener. FC Cincinnati lost 2025 MVP finalist Evander to an early injury, forcing Homegrown player Gerardo "Dado" Valenzuela into the match. Valenzuela had three key passes in 76 minutes. After the match, Nick Hagglund remarked about their MVP finalist's early exit. "Obviously Evander's a big part of what we're doing. We weren't really sure what the extent [of the injury] was until he [Evander] got subbed, but we have full...

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Nov 24, 20254 min
FC Cincinnati’s Season Ends in a Blowout Loss to Inter Miami.
By Kenta Hagiwara NOVEMBER 23, 2025 (CINCINNATI, OH) - FC CIncinnati’s season ends in a 0-4 loss at home to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF.  In an elimination match at home, the last thing one would expect to hear from the players after the match is that the energy was low. “The energy was really low,” Kevin Denkey stated after the loss at home. “We didn’t show that we are hungry. It’s good that we have talent. They also have talent.” “It wasn’t enough to me. It wasn’t enough.” Denkey added....

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Sep 8, 20254 min
USMNT looks to bounce back against strong Japan side.
By Kenta Hagiwara  SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 (COLUMBUS, OH)  – Mauricio Pochettino’s US Men’s National Team look to bounce back after suffering...

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Jun 29, 20253 min
USWNT wins their 600th match.
JULY 29, 2025 (CINCINNATI, OH) - Rose Lavelle's home city plays host to the Republic of Ireland in the last USWNT match of June. The...

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Jun 12, 202518 min
In Conversation with Joey Akpunonu: On His Journey So Far
JUNE 12, 2025 (CHARLESTON, SC) - Joey Akpunonu’s career is a compelling case study in why the collegiate soccer path works - he’s a...

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May 8, 20253 min
Kentucky Derby Week in Louisville means... soccer?
May 8, 2025 (Louisville, KY) - The first week of May in Louisville is iconic - the Kentucky Derby hits town as nearly 150,000 were in...

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Mar 30, 20254 min
AFC and OFC to Cincinnati, expectations for this summer's FIFA Club World Cup.
March 30, 2025 (CINCINNATI, OH) - Both AFC and OFC will be represented in Cincinnati, OH in 2025, as TQL Stadium plays host to Auckland...

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Mar 17, 20254 min
USL Championship Matchday 2 Recap
MARCH 17, 2025 - More USL Championship action this past weekend, with crazy golazos, comebacks, and rematches. Photo Credits: Charleston...

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Mar 10, 20254 min
USL Championship Season Kickoff
MARCH 10, 2025 (LEXINGTON, KY) - The USL Championship returned to action this weekend, with 22 clubs playing their first matches of the...

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