Posts by Phil Kennedy
Phoenix Rising vs El Paso Locomotive: USL Match Preview 8/1/20
El Paso Locomotive travel to Casino Arizona Field in Tempe, Arizona to play Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Phoenix comes into the matches reeling after back to back games where they dropped points on the road to arch rivals Orange County SC. The result of getting only 1 point from those 2 matches has seen Phoenix…
Read MoreOrange County vs Phoenix Rising: USL Group B Match Preview 7/25/20
Phoenix Rising FC will travel to Championship Soccer Stadium to play Orange County SC this Saturday, July 25, 2020. It is the second of two consecutive USL Championship match-ups between PRFC and OCSC in a 10-day-period, both at Irvine, California. In the first match, on last Thursday, July 16, the clubs fought to a 1-1…
Read MoreOrange County SC vs Phoenix Rising: 2020 USL Group B Match Preview
Phoenix Rising FC will travel to Championship Soccer Stadium to play Orange County SC this Thursday, July 16, 2020. It is the first of what will be two consecutive USL Championship match-ups between the two clubs over the next 10 days. It is Phoenix’s second match since the USL’s “Return To Play”, and they are…
Read MorePhoenix Rising vs LA Galaxy II: 2020 USL Group B Match Preview
LA Galaxy II travel to Casino Arizona Field to play Phoenix Rising FC this Saturday, July 11 2020 as the USL Championship returns to play for the first time since the season was suspended due to COVID-19. It will be Phoenix’s first time in action since beating Portland Timbers 2 by a 6-1 margin all the…
Read MorePhoenix Rising vs Portland Timbers 2: 2020 USL Match Preview
Portland Timbers 2 travel to Casino Arizona Field to play Phoenix Rising FC this Saturday, March 7, 2020. It is the first USL Championship match of the year for these Western Conference foes. Phoenix finished 1st place in the Western Conference last season with 78 points, before being upset in the 2nd round of the playoffs…
Read MoreWhy Accrington Stanley? Unabridged Raw Milk Fanzine Article
Why Accrington Stanley? It is a question that I have been asked more than once since I started Across The Pitch. The first person was Scott Brown, the former Stanley midfielder who is now with Harrogate Town. It was the first thing he asked Arran Airs and myself, when we interviewed him the first time…
Read MoreOfficial Accrington Stanley Supporter Club of North America
It was a record setting day on the pitch for Accrington Stanley, as their 7-1 win over Bolton Wanderers F.C. was their largest margin of victory since a 7-0 win over Bradford City all the way back in 1955. However, over 5000 miles away, more history was being made with the first ever meet-up of…
Read MoreCoventry City vs Accrington Stanley: EFL League One Match Preview
The EFL League One match coming up this Saturday, 26 October 2019, between Coventry City F.C. and Accrington Stanley F.C. will take place at St. Andrew’s in Birmingham, England. This match looks to favor Coventry on paper, but Accrington has had a habit of playing to the level of their opponents recently, beating Ipswich Town F.C., but…
Read MorePhoenix Rising vs Real Monarchs: USL Championship Playoffs Preview
Real Monarchs travel to Casino Arizona Field in Tempe, Arizona to play Phoenix Rising FC on Friday, November 1, 2019. It is a Western Conference semi-final match in the USL Championship playoffs. It will be the 3rd meeting of the season between these two clubs, with each having as the road team during the regular season.…
Read MorePhoenix Rising vs Austin Bold: USL Championship Playoffs Preview
Austin Bold FC travel to Casino Arizona Field in Tempe, Arizona to play Phoenix Rising FC on Saturday, October 26, 2019. It is a first round match in the USL Championship playoffs. It will be the 3rd meeting of the season between these two clubs, with each having defended their home pitch during the regular season.…
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