Brian Olmo | Sports Director While FIU soccer doesn’t officially start until the fall, that doesn’t mean students still can’t catch an exciting game on campus. Miami FC and Inter Miami battled it out in a close match that resulted in a thrilling penalty shootout at the 2023 Miami Clásico in the third round of […]
Written by Daniel Torres/Staff Writer Chaos struck throughout the FIU community on Thursday, February 7 as word got out that Inter Miami CF was negotiating with the university to secure the Riccardo Silva Stadium as its temporary playing field. But, on Thursday, March 14, owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas showed up at the Lockhart […]
By Nicholas Poblete and Cristhian Plasencia/Panther Press Staff The decision to strip the North American Soccer League of its second division status forced Miami FC to create an alterative team, switch leagues and play away from the Riccardo Silva Stadium this Spring. “Completely disappointed that the United States Soccer Federation did not grant the NASL […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director FIU football and Miami FC soccer received a facility upgrade earlier this year, after Miami FC owner Riccardo Silva donated $3.76 million. Silva’s donation led to the installation of Revolution 360 field turf in the stadium and also the practice fields. The FieldTurf’s Revolution 360 system is an innovative feature […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer A historic run by the Miami FC ended on Sunday, losing in penalty kicks against the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League Championship semi-final, at the Riccardo Silva Stadium. “We had a season to remember, to say the least.” defender Hunter Freeman said. “We broke numerous records, […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer Saturday night the Miami FC were crowned champions of the NASL Fall Season after defeating FC Edmonton 2-1, becoming the first club in NASL history to win both the Fall and Spring season in the same year. After a scoreless first half at the Riccardo Silva Stadium, Kwadwo Poku put […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer Miami FC defeated Indy Eleven 3-1 at Riccardo Silva Stadium last Saturday, securing their first win of the NASL Fall season. Prior to Saturday’s win, Miami FC was on a three-game losing streak in all competitions. The Miami squad lost the first two games of the Fall season, one of […]
By Alex Toledo/Staff Writer After a dominant Spring Season and after advancing all the way to the US Open Cup quarterfinals in just their second year, Miami FC was eliminated from the tournament after going down 0-1 against FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night at Riccardo Silva Stadium. Despite taking one more shot, passing the […]
By Alex Toledo/Staff Writer After winning their first spring season title, Miami FC is starting their quest to end up as Miami’s soccer franchise that worked. The team finished with an 11-3-2 record in the spring, good for 36 points, which was a full 10 points more than the next closest team. They also […]
By Alex Toledo/Staff Writer After having already clinched the spring season against the Deltas in a 7-0 win last weekend, Miami FC left the rain and thunder down south and headed to the west coast, where they defeated San Francisco again. In a battle in which the newest teams NASL teams also own the […]
By Alex Toledo/Staff Writer After a relentless onslaught of goals, Miami FC looked unbeatable in their 7-0 win over the San Francisco Deltas on Saturday night, clinching the NASL Spring Season title. Miami FC scored three goals in the first 15 minutes of the game and hit four of six shot attempts at the […]
By Alex Toledo/Staff Writer With yet another W, this time, beating the Jacksonville Armada 4-nil, the Miami FC are beaming and have won 12 consecutive matches. The team is safely in first place in the NASL at 8-3-1, seven points ahead of the New York Cosmos and San Francisco Deltas. After beating the MLS’ […]
