OKC Energy FC is in a playoff position with seven games left in the season.
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OKC Energy FC drops first game with loss to LA
An early lead didn’t last for Oklahoma City Energy Football Club as the soccer squad dropped its first game of the season to Los Angeles Galaxy II, 4-2, on Monday night in Carson, Calif. After winning its first game in franchise history two nights earlier, OKC continued its California road trip with a match against […]
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Use your Energy
Ray Clark Photo by Shannon Cornman On April 26, the Oklahoma City Energy FC will make its home-turf debut at Clement E. Pribil Stadium at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School. Excitement has been building since the team was officially announced last year, and a buzz has exploded around the arrival of the United Soccer League […]
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Energy FC begin new era with win over Orange County
First professional game, first goal and first win. Energy FC kicked off its first season in franchise history with a 2-0 win over the Orange County Blues in Irvine on April 5. “I think overall it was a very strong performance,” head coach Jimmy Nielsen said following the match. “When you consider this is the […]
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Fields & Futures partners with Energy soccer
Tim McLaughlin is a supporter of local schools and founded the Fields & Futures Program in 2012. McLaughlin’s passion for OKC dovetailed this week with Prodigal owner Bob Funk Jr.’s own vision of good Oklahoma sportsmanship. McLaughlin was the primary backer for a plan to bring a North American Soccer League (NASL) league to OKC, […]
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Energy FC open soccer tryouts this weekend
Head soccer coach Jimmy Nielson and his coaching staff will oversee the tryouts, a media statement said. Applications are now being accepted at energyfc.com. Walk-ups are welcome during open tryout days, as well. Registration is $200, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Feb. 15. Saturday will include two training sessions from 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. Sunday scrimmage will […]
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Kicked off
The Energy FC will kick off this spring, and local fans already have shown their excitement. Announcement and preview events were received with a growing flood of fans, even before much information about the team was clear. At the forefront of this effort is to help the team achieve the status of a Major League […]
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Ball control
The pair charge at the goal of success in this market and nationally. It’s a competition neither league really asked for, but it’s also not one that either is willing to back away from. Two well-known local sports operators — Prodigal and Sold Out Strategies — find themselves on opposite sides. Prodigal, led by owner […]
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Get your kicks
The success of the Oklahoma City Thunder is one reason to think professional sports can work in OKC. History shows it, too. With the Thunder’s widespread popularity and the niche market popularity of professional hockey’s Blazers and Barons, Brad Lund said it only makes sense the same will be true for the city’s newest professional […]
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Hot! hot! hot!
Credit: Brad Gregg “[Then] I got an email from Cosmo saying they had picked me,” he said. “I was caught off guard, but I was excited for the opportunity to represent my state.” And represent he does. His scruffy facial hair doesn’t hide his chiseled jaw, which matches his chiseled abs. Um, where were we? […]