The year 2025 was a mixed blessing for FC Cincinnati fans, but there's always more promise on the horizon. As much as the Orange & Blue left points on the table, they were still much closer to success than the 2024 season provided.
However, 2026 is already weeks away, bringing with it big challenges for both club and country. What can Cincinnati do to build for the next year? What teams have already started to pack their shopping carts with talent? And while we're at it, how does the recent World Cup draw look for all of its qualified teams?
We mosey up to a table with our special guest Tom Bogert from The Athletic and Soccerwise to close the book on the past season and open the next for 2026. What teams does Tommy Scoops see capitalizing on the transfer market?
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The sun has sadly set on FC Cincinnati for 2025. At least we can take pride in taking down our in-state rivals, but the cataclysmic wipeout against the eventual MLS Cup winners left fans searching for answers.
What is it that we can glean from our 2025 squad, considering how much had to be fixed in the past offseason? Has the ship been steered toward a productive 2026, or are we still patching the leaks in the hull? We go on location to talk with stats insider Nate Gilman to crack the Orange & Blue's eggshell before we figure out to put them back together.
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Tonight we officially close out the 2025 MLS season with a roundtable of CST members. Join us in the chat during the live show to share your thoughts on FCC's season, their post season roster moves, and your expectations for 2026.
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While the season came to a crushing end this weekend, FCC gave us plenty to celebrate, talk about, and at times, criticize this year. In this episode of Cincinnati Soccer Talk, our team will look back on the season to talk about the biggest surprises, the biggest moments and the biggest flops. And we'll look ahead at some of the roster moves we anticipate for this off season.
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We've gotten the dirt sheet on the opposition, but is there more to surmise? Can FC Cincinnati ride momentum to achieve the heights from two years ago? What actually are the chances that the underdog wins? (And when we say "underdog", are we actually talking about Inter Miami?)
We sit down with Jake Zivin, the play-by-play broadcaster for Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal matchup at TQL. It's easy to give opinions on the MVP candidates and designated players, but who does Jake think could play the X-factor? Is there anything either squad should avoid from their respective mid-series losses?
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MLS owners recently voted to adopt a new format for the MLS season that would include a Fall/Spring schedule with short winter and summer breaks. It all comes with a new table structure and regional play replacing conference play. What does it mean for fans in Cincinnati? Join us tonight at 9 pm to chime in.
And don't forget about the playoff match with Inter Miami coming to town this weekend. We've got you covered!
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Has your pulse returned to normal yet?
After scratching out a seismic win that may have altered the soccer landscape in Ohio, the Orange & Blue have to take on the GOAT in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The victor between FC Cincinnati and Inter Miami just might be the heavy favorite to win the East. While Cincinnati has had Miami's number this season, we know what happened the last time both teams squared off in an elimination game. Can either side reverse-jinx the other?
We bring back Kris from the Battered Herons to ask his thoughts on this season's Miami squad. Yes, Messi has just about everyone else's number, but is it possible to constrain the potent offense and pierce the susceptible defense? Does Miami need to tinker with the team, or is the performance displayed against Nashville enough to move on?
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The victory for the Orange and Blue on Saturday was one to remember. Not only did they knock Columbus out of the post season, they had to do it in comeback fashion -- something they have not done often this season.
In this episode of Cincinnati Soccer Talk, we'll recap the match, and look ahead at the Inter Miami squad who comes to town on November 23 for round 2 of the MLS playoffs.
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Saturday's pivotal match between FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew will give local fans fits of dread and positivity. So many phantoms lurk from the past two seasons alone. Still, from the perspective of a third party, what are the chances that snowball in hell melts or freezes? Can Cincinnati rebound from the devastation of Match #2? Can Columbus avoid another letdown in the Queen City?
To get finer points on the match, we've asked MLS Season Pass color commentator and analyst Danny Higginbotham to provide his two cents. Where does this season's "Hell Is Real" derby belong in the pantheon of soccer rivalries? What does it take for a team to capitalize in elimination games like these? Who from either side needs to produce an individual performance that lifts their team to the next round?
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If you like watching the Hell is Real Derby, the good news is you're going to get to see a third installment in this first round of the MLS playoffs. If you are like the rest of us, we were hoping it would end this weekend.
What happened? How could it have gone so wrong? Will FC Cincinnati be ready for the next match or will they find another early exit in the playoffs?
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With one win under their belt, FC Cincinnati looks to close things against their bitter rivals, but how dangerous is a wounded animal? Columbus has the potential to keep the series alive with a trip back to Lower.com Field this weekend, but what are we to say after everything that took place in Match #1? Do the Crew have a lifeline left?
We sit down with Patrick, the managing editor from Massive Report, to process and dissect the 1-0 Cincinnati win last Monday. What went right enough for fans in Columbus to feel good about their chances in the next match? Where do the likes of Daniel Gazdag and Jacen Russell-Rowe fit into a possible Starting XI? What does Nancy need from his team to extend this to a third match?
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FC Cincinnati won the first match of their best of three first round series match up with the Columbus Crew and we jumped on for a live post-game reaction show with several hundred of our closest friends.
Relive the excitement of this opening round Hell is Real match in this episode of Cincinnati Soccer Talk.
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With the Supporters' Shield landing just out of their reach, FC Cincinnati turns the page and walks the treacherous path to the MLS Cup. The first obstacle is, unfortunately, one they have had trouble climbing.
The "Hell Is Real" Derby again takes place in the postseason, but this one requires two wins to advance. The Orange & Blue take on Columbus Crew in the first round, the first matchup taking place at home on Monday. Columbus had the upper hand at TQL Stadium this season, but that was over three months ago. Both teams have made it to the playoffs, but while Cincinnati has managed to stay above water, the Crew have been decimated by the injury bug that hit FCC hard last year.
We ask Ty Fisher from Massive Report about the hardships the Crew have endured, but also about what could work against Cincinnati. Will Diego Rossi's return be enough of a spark to supercharge the offense? Has Daniel Gazdag been a bust, or is his just lying in wait? Who takes this best-of-three series in the end (and will Geoff stop predicting disasters)?
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With a decisive win over Montreal on Decision Day, FC Cincinnati secured the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference and will now face Columbus in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. And who's not excited about another Hell is Real playoff edition?!
Join us tonight as we recap the win over Montreal and prepare for the Crew coming to town.
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One more match at TQL, and the FC Cincinnati regular season is officially in the books. It may depend on who you ask, but the Noonan-Albright Era appears to be the gold standard, achieving heights that were not expected on Day 1.
It's easy to call a finish in the Top 3 a success. On the other hand, how did this season look from the outside? For such promising transfer markets in the winter and summer, did FC Cincinnati fall short of the mark?
David Gass joins Geoff and Coach Gough for a special double-wide Jersey Swap to close out the regular season. We ask the founder and host of Soccerwise about the launch of his new endeavor this year and his perception of FC Cincinnati from a distance. What are his thoughts on the roster and staff as they power into the postseason? What is holding the Orange & Blue back from another trophy in the case? Most of all, who from FCC does he feel would fit his theorem and have a terrific year in 2026?
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Cincinnati is in and will be hosting a playoff match. But where they end up in the top four and who they will play has yet to be determined. There's still a lot to play for on Decision Day with Montreal coming to town.
In this episode we'll look ahead at the Montreal match and share what we hope to see from the Orange and Blue as they head to the playoffs. And we'll share our picks for the best of the MLS awards.
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The 2025 MLS regular season finally comes to an end with FC Cincinnati hosting CF Montreal for the finale. A win for Cincinnati gets them the #2 seed in the East, while a Montreal win will provide some morale for a disappointing season. Both teams have a lot to review over the offseason, but for Montreal, that review comes much sooner.
Le Bleu-Blanc-Noir endured a difficult season with a premature sacking and a fire sale to salvage what assets could be recaptured. However, Montreal still have a fear factor in them, having won four of their six matches on the road. We invite Andy from The Ball Is Round to understand how the team can build anew in the offseason and the sort of coach Montreal needs for the future. (And we talk a little bit about the Canadian National Team's roster build on the way to the World Cup.)
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FC Cincinnati continue to prove they are one of the best road teams in the history of Major League Soccer and have etched their name in the books as the only team in the post-shootout era to with 11 games on the road in back to back seasons. But this time it doesn't come without a price as the team arrives home with a few more scars to show for their efforts.
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Ask any FC Cincinnati fan who they consider to be our biggest rival during the Noonan-Albright Era, and you'll likely get an overall consensus in Columbus. However, in terms of sheer frequency, some may suggest the New York Red Bulls. The 2017 U.S. Open Cup semifinal loss, the Frankie Amaya trade, the MLS playoff tangles, the Matt Miazga "Pizza-Gate" game...need we say more?
However, before this late-season matchup could take place, fate had different plans. Chicago's win over Miami means that the Red Bulls have missed the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
The degree of competitiveness may be lower, but the match still should mean something in the standings. We ask Mark from the Seeing Red Podcast to pass judgement on this season's Red Bulls, especially after last season's deep advancement. What went wrong with the roster build? What happened with the rumored summer transfers? How should we view the upcoming matchup?
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Cincinnati came out with high pressure, speed, and intensity on Sunday night against Orlando City, and for the first 10 minutes of the match, looked like they could run away with it. And though they did find themselves up 1-0 after Kevin Denkey's first goal in 5 matches, they finished the match, as they've done all too often this season, on their heels, giving up a goal in the final moments of the match.
Now with the playoffs on the horizon, what adjustments does FC Cincinnati need to make to have a chance at the ultimate prize, the MLS Cup?
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What's better than one Jersey Swap? Two of them in one week! That's how meaty this matchup between Cincinnati and Orlando is.
To kick off a special "Sunday Night Soccer" version of the pod, we chat with MLS Season Pass on AppleTV's very own Andrew Wiebe to talk soccer in the Queen City. It's been over six years since Andrew attended the first march to Nippert Stadium in the FCC MLS era, so we reminisce a little before chewing the fat and biting through this exciting matchup.
All this talk of food reminds us--perhaps there is a Cincinnati chili parlor we could recommend to Andrew?
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It's time for the MLS Cup playoffs to come into form, and the top of the table is getting crowded. Your Orange & Blue are nipping at the leaders' heels, but they need to look over their shoulder to see the peloton looming close, including a solid Orlando City SC team wanting silverware. FC Cincinnati rode an Evander brace to take the away leg, but Orlando's still performed well at TQL.
We bring Luis from Loud & Proud Orlando to talk about the Wingless Lions and their typically strong push for the postseason. Can Orlando aim higher than last season's finish? Does head coach Oscar Pareja have the talent in their high-risk-high-reward roster build? Who will play the role of spoiler to capture all three points?
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The Orange and Blue brought home three more points from yet another road win. This time they did it on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles to visit the Galaxy. Some say it was a statement win, but what statement did it make?
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It took a few attempts, but FC Cincinnati finally punched their ticket to the playoffs for the fourth time under Pat Noonan. There are still some obstacles along the way to the MLS Cup, including the team that won the entire hill of beans last season.
The public was sufficiently amazed when the Los Angeles Galaxy tiptoed around the competition and beat the Red Bulls for their sixth cup. However, their rough stumble out of the blocks this season was perhaps even more shocking. Still, is it wise to dismiss this year's Galaxy squad as being inefficient and toothless?
We sit down with Edgar from News Across the Galaxy to ask what has gone wrong this season, but also what could go very right under the right conditions. Could the Galaxy be the first Western Conference squad to beat the Orange & Blue this season? Just how can Greg Vanney get his team to pull off a big win on the West Coast?
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Just when we thought the Supporters Shield was out of reach for the Orange and Blue, some big players stepped up in big moments to squeeze out another 1 goal win at the death. Cincinnati also got some help from the beating Philly took in Vancouver and San Diego dropping points to Minnesota.
Now with a secure spot in the playoffs, it's just a matter of what position they can grab as they roll through the final four matches of the season.
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