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WESTFIELD, Ind. — When legendary British rockers Iron Maiden hit the road, they do what any warm-blooded, footy-obsessed blokes from across the pond might do. They seek out a game. Thus, as the band’s Legacy of the Beast Tour rolled along stateside with a show at Ruoff Home Mortgage...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Some second-half changes by Indy Eleven head coach Martin Rennie to both his personnel and tactics guided the Indy Eleven over Saint Louis FC on Sunday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. Indy attackers Tyler Pasher and Dane Kelly both came off the bench to score in the...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Outside Lucas Oil Stadium during the second half of Sunday’s match between the Indy Eleven and Saint Louis FC, a nasty thunderstorm began spewing down from the heavens. Inside the stadium, a mild tempest of its own formed around the same time. After a nil-nil first half,...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday was the first home game of the season for the Indy Eleven, playing against the Hartford Athletic. Although a rainy day, it wasn’t enough to deter the record-breaking crowd that attended the match. A total of 20,251 tickets were sold for the game, the most in...
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The show Josh Penn put on in the Indy Eleven’s 2-1 loss to Saint Louis FC on Saturday was so enthralling that the only thing missing was Teller. The U-19 U.S. men’s national team member and Indiana Hoosiers commit regularly diced up opponents on the left flank and showed...
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indy Eleven manager Martin Rennie somewhat prides himself on being cryptic about his lineups and tactics, especially during the preseason. The first time I interviewed him and inquired about his coaching philosophy shortly after he took the job, he told me he didn’t want to give...
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the final preseason fixture for both sides ahead of the start of the 2019 USL Championship season, the Indy Eleven and Nashville SC battled to a nil-nil draw Saturday afternoon at Arad McCutchan Stadium on the campus of the University of Evansville. An absurdly choppy...
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WESTFIELD, Ind. — Butler University men’s soccer and the Indy Eleven stretched their legs out Saturday night in a preseason exhibition tune-up at Grand Park. The first match to kick off the season, it drew in a large crowd that left little room in the stands to watch the...
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Eleven signed Zach Steinberger in January, seemingly to become a focal point of new head coach Martin Rennie‘s offense. A versatile attacker who can play as a No. 10, winger, second striker or flat central midfielder, Steinberger experienced a breakout campaign with the NASL’s Jacksonville...
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INDIANAPOLIS — Head coach Martin Rennie speaks with reporters following his Indy Eleven side’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC II at Lucas Oil Stadium on Aug. 22, 2018. After Indy squandered a 2-nil lead, midfielder Dylan Mares delivered the game winner for the hosts in his first game back...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Under the guidance of now-Orlando City SC manager James O’Connor, Louisville City FC established itself as a formidable juggernaut in the USL. Back-to-back runs to the conference finals in 2015 and 2016 followed by a league title in 2017 prove as much. And this season —...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When Louisville City FC and the Indy Eleven met in Indianapolis earlier this season, it was quite the snooze-fest. Neither club truly found its rhythm before an Ayoze penalty conversion finally gave Indy a 1-0 win in the May 5 battle of attrition. The two teams...