The Orange and Blue traveled to North Carolina this past Saturday to face a very good Charlotte FC team and unfortunately, they came home empty handed. The offensive fire power has stalled. The back line looks leaky. And depth continues to be an issue with injuries, a red card, and international duty.

Fans are beginning to ask some questions. But are they justified or just a bunch of knee-jerk overreactions?

Join Brian, Coach, Cliff and Bill for episode 410 of Cincinnati Soccer as they recap the Charlotte match, address the fan reaction and look ahead to Atlanta coming to TQL.

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FC Cincinnati falls to Tigres UANL 3-1 (4-2) and is eliminated from the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup. Is there a lesson to be learned from the match? What is an away day south of the border look like? Who is the real Queen City?

Join Kristi Bridgwater, Jose Guerra, Justin Blair and Cliff Adams for episode 409 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk. 

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For three years, fans of FC Cincinnati and Charlotte FC have disputed which is the true "Queen City". However, that may be where the differences end. Head-to-head results have not resolved anything—both teams have two wins over the other, and both have retooled their attacks and fortified their defenses in order to challenge the beasts of the East.

We know of the big addition of Wilfried Zaha atop the attack, but how else has head coach Dean Smith polished the Crown? Can the defense replicate their conference-best performance from 2024? What have the first three matches said about the state of CFC? We talk with Anna about the sea change in the Tar Heel State and Charlotte's progression towards the top.

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FC Cincinnati took care of business on Saturday in a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC. But there is little time to celebrate as the team now heads to Monterrey to face Tigres in the second match of the CONCACAF Champions Cup second round series.

In episode 408 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk, our hosts, Brian, Coach, Nick and Jose break down the Toronto match, look ahead to Tigres, and catch up with Nick Hagglund after his start with FCC2 on Sunday.

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FC Cincinnati was unable to get ahead in the CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg match against Tigres UANL after a 1-1 draw at home. The group will help dissect that match and what FCC will need to advance next Tuesday in Monterrey.

FCC will return to MLS regular season action as they host eastern conference foe Toronto FC. Tyler Terrens (MLS broadcaster) will join the show to discuss his upcoming broadcast of that match. Join Jason, Josh, and Justin for this midweek edition of Cincinnati Soccer Talk!

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As much as FC Cincinnati's fortunes have flipped from bad to better, the times in Toronto have become difficult. It's been over a calendar year since the Reds from Canada came to visit the Orange & Blue, and it's been over three years since Toronto FC have won over Cincinnati. Can the team from La Ville-Reine—the "Queen City" of Canada—find their footing under a new coach?

We talk with Jeffrey from the "Toronto Til I Die" podcast to get his thoughts on Toronto's chances. With a fairly unchanged roster bogged down by an expensive anchor of a contract, how does he feel Saturday's match will go? Does this hotel have a high top floor, or is down the only way on this elevator?

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This past Saturday, FC Cincinnati traveled to Subaru Park to face Eastern Conference rivals, the Philadelphia Union. Game management and paying attention to player minutes where priorities for this match knowing they would have to turn around quickly to face Tigres of LigaMX on Tuesday. 

In episode 406 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk, hosts Brian, Coach, Jeremy and Jason discuss what went wrong in this 4-1 loss and how Coach Noonan is going to fix it by tomorrow. 

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Though the match ended in a 1-1 draw, FC Cincinnati advanced on an aggregate score of 5-2 and will now play in the round of 16 in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

In episode 405 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk Justin, Brian and Josh discuss the rotation in the line-up, how the new players performed and what FCC is up against when Tigres come to town.

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Since the dawn of Pat Noonan's tenure, the “Master vs. Student” showdown has fueled the matchup between Cincinnati and Philadelphia. But time marches on—Jim Curtin has left, and Noonan has finally become the teacher. What has become of the Union, now that the coaching carousel has come to town?

For this sparring session, we bring in JP Zapata, "El Parcero Philly" himself, to tap gloves between Big Brother and Little Brother. This time around, the roles may be reversed with FC Cincinnati as the prizefighter, but if Philadelphia's win over Orlando says anything, the Union still have a puncher's chance. (After all, we saw what the Birds did to Kansas City!)

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Though the match was far from flawless, Cincinnati stole their first ever home win against RBNY at TQL in their MLS home opener of 2025. Stats would show RBNY with the advantage in most categories, but stats don't always matter with a player like Kevin Denkey wreaking havoc on the RedBull back line. And in the end it was Celentano with the clean sheet and Denkey with the game winner on a header reminiscent of Djibi Fall's double doink that knocked the Crew from the Open Cup and put FCC in the national spotlight. 

This is episode 404 of Cincinnati Soccer Talk and our hosts, Brian, Coach, Nick, and José, along with special guest, Alejandro Delgado from  @nacionfcc9313 , are here to talk about the team we all love and their win against a team we all love to hate.

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