pic of the week 7/20-7/26

on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

Even though we’re literally just over 10 hours into the week, the soccer gods have been kind and already gifted us the latest “Pic of the Week”. I don’t need the rest of the week to make that call, as there is no possible way a picture will be produced that bests the one above. […]

#forcincy match poster 6: saints vs indiana fire

on July 17, 2015November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

Well, the end of the National Premier Soccer League 2015 season is imminent, and this coming Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fire Juniors will be the Cincinnati Saints’ final home date of the campaign (though a rescheduled home friendly against the Columbus Crew SC College Program will still take place on Saturday, July 25th at […]

a more attractive proposal

on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

Much has been made of an announcement Tottenham Hotspur Football Club made last week. No, not the announcement capture of Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid, though that could prove an impact signing in the seasons to come. No, it was that other announcement that caused the biggest stir: that Tottenham had updated their new stadium designs to […]

ten words or less #111

on July 13, 2015July 14, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

So 2015 has been the summer of soccer to end all summers of soccer. There has been at least one — and often times two or three — “major” international tournament(s) going on each week, ranging from the less-prominent youth World Cups and Gold Cups to the more prestigious Women’s World Cup and Copa America. Those […]

weight off their shoulders

on July 8, 2015October 12, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

Legacy and expectations are tough companions, particularly so during the pressure cooker that is a World Cup. Ask anyone on the US Women’s National Team, and I’m sure they’d agree. Living up to the prior greatness of US teams of the past is a heavy burden, one that’s taken a long, tedious 16 years to […]

WSOTP pod: live from the square for the women’s world cup

on July 7, 2015November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

Well, I’m not sure how we did it. But somehow we must have appeased the soccer gods enough to once again trick people with power into letting us host the latest #Pondcast on Cincinnati’s Fountain Square, in front of thousands of people. And this latest rendition of the pod is the result. And unlike last […]

soccer is coming back to the square

on July 3, 2015November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

During last summer’s male rendition of the FIFA World Cup, a wave of national pride washed over the country, blanketing major cities with watch parties numbering in the thousands for each of the four US Men’s National Team matches. It was no different here in Cincinnati, where the enthusiasm often transformed into euphoria as the […]

#forcincy match poster 5: saints vs erie commodores

on June 26, 2015November 7, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

This week has been a madhouse for me personally, so getting the things that needed to get for the website took a bit of a backseat. As such, I was way behind the eight ball when it came to getting up my next match poster for the Cincinnati Saints’ NPSL match posters. Normally, I try to publish […]

pic of the week 6/22-6/28

on June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 by D.J. Switzer

I know I’ve been a bit negligent around these parts lately. And for those of you who have been asking for additional Women’s World Cup coverage, I hear you too. Summer time is busy, what with a seemingly a game kicking off every 30 minutes over the last two weeks between Canada 2015, the Copa América […]

there’s more than one way to skin a cat

on June 18, 2015October 8, 2015 by D.J. Switzer 1 Comment

I’ll start this by saying I know this post is going to inspire some ire. It will be taken the wrong way. Some will take it personally, even though that’s not my intention. Angry emails will be received, my mentions will see the same, and I’ll probably have to tweet out another 5000 words on Twitter to defend my […]