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Queen City Press launched on Jan. 26, 2021, as a professional news media website covering FC Cincinnati.

Founder Laurel Pfahler has covered the team since 2016 and provides special emphasis on enterprise reporting and in-depth features.

01/21/2025

Sources: finalizing agreement to send Alvaro Barreal on loan to Santos FC. The key to this deal was getting Barreal to sign an extension so FCC could get a purchase obligation out of it. Otherwise, he was scheduled to go free next year.

FC Cincinnati is finalizing an agreement to send Alvaro Barreal on loan to Santos FC through the end of 2025 with a purchase option, sources confirmed to Queen

01/13/2025

Luciano Acosta still plans to report for preseason, according to sources, but he's not the only no-show as the team sets to begin training tomorrow. Luca Orellano also did not report. More on those two situations, plus an update on Alvaro Barreal.

Luciano Acosta has not reported to FC Cincinnati for the start of preseason, but a source familiar with the situation said the midfielder still intends to do so

12/04/2024

Notables in this piece I wrote from GM Chris Albright's presser on offseason roster moves, etc.
🔸 looking at what's best for club & Acosta. No bridges burnt, according to Albright.
🔹Barreal TBD but unlikely to return (sale to Cruzeiro or elsewhere).
🔸 Asad's option = Senior roster spot (not many left to play with).
🔹Lots more to do.

FC Cincinnati has just two spots remaining on its senior roster for 2025 as things currently stand – if Nick Hagglund returns, as expected, on a similar contrac

11/10/2024

"A lot of things the club did hurt me, they hurt a lot. To go from having a incredible year, winning the Supporters' Shield, and then leave a lot of players aside...”

More on why captain Luciano Acosta is pondering his future with the club, following a challenging season personally and with the team coming up short of expectations.

After another season ended in disappointment, FC Cincinnati captain Luciano Acosta shared he has been thinking about whether it is time for him to move on from

11/09/2024

DeAndre Yedlin co-authored a kids book themed on mindfulness with Miami GK Drake Callender. I wrote about how Yedlin’s own ‘Mindfulness Expedition’ impacted his career and now helps . Check out my piece and learn more about Yedlin's book series.

DeAndre Yedlin remembers a time early in his professional soccer career when he felt defeated and a little lost. Had he known then what he does now, nine years

09/11/2024

"My life changed in an instant."

CB Chidozie Awaziem described his childhood as "chaos" at times, growing up in a home with five boys after his mother passed when he was young. Soccer has meant everything to him and his family, which drives him. 📸 Jeremy Miller

Like the runt of a pack often must fend for himself, Chidozie Awaziem sometimes had to do the same as the youngest of five boys in a household where at times th

08/05/2024

ICYMI: Aaron Boupendza has been away from for more than a week now. The club says he is recovering from illness, but meanwhile he's been spotted downtown and sources tell me he is just not showing up to team activities.

Aaron Boupendza has been absent from FC Cincinnati's training sessions for more than a week, and according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation,

07/23/2024

has its first signing of the summer transfer window. A league source confirmed the club is acquiring Nigerian CB Chidozie Awaziem from Portuguese club Boavista. More details, including the length of his contract and how long FCC has been eying him...

FC Cincinnati has acquired Nigerian centerback Chidozie Awaziem from Portuguese club Boavista, according to a league source. Awaziem takes Matt Miazga’s spot on

07/11/2024

Some have questioned why FC Cincinnati would let Miles Robinson go to the Olympics after being away for Copa America already and considering the injuries on the back line. Curious if anyone's thoughts were changed after reading about what the opportunity means for him and how Atlanta twice prevented him from call-ups.

What do you think?

Miles Robinson was always an avid follower of the Olympics as a youth. The FC Cincinnati centerback remembers watching the Beijing Games in 2008 on the edge of

06/26/2024

From 90-minute train rides to school and training as a 10-year-old, Pavel Bucha learned the discipline that helped him become 's most oft-used player this season. My feature on the Czech midfielder as he adjusts in his first stint abroad...

Teammates describe Pavel Bucha as one of the more serious personalities on FC Cincinnati’s roster. He says that was engrained in him as a youth trying to balanc

06/24/2024

EXCLUSIVE: forward Aaron Boupendza spoke to me after Saturday’s game about his return to the field for the first time since April 27, the difficulty of being out for jaw surgery and now focusing on his future:

Aaron Boupendza said he has moved on from the off-field incident that led to jaw surgery and an extended absence from the pitch, and he is just happy to be back

06/21/2024

Matt Miazga will undergo knee surgery in the coming days, and his timeline to return for remains up in the air. More from interviews with Pat Noonan and Nick Hagglund regarding Miazga and the challenges of also having Miles Robinson away.

FC Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan confirmed Friday that center back Matt Miazga will undergo knee surgery, but the extent of the injury is unknown until he goes th

05/11/2024

MATCHDAY: Those that were a part of ’s Eastern Conference final loss are reminded of that sting this week ahead of . The club has too many of those in this rivalry, still looking for it’s first road win in the series, but confident.

As much as FC Cincinnati tries not to dwell on the past, that task is a bit more challenging this week. With the first “Hell is Real” derby of the season comes

05/01/2024

New on : Multiple sources tell me forward Aaron Boupendza suffered a facial injury in an off-field incident.

FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza suffered a facial injury outside of team facilities, multiple sources close to the situation told Queen City Press. The i

04/17/2024

Mail is here! For those trying to figure out the end of the fans' song for Roman Celentano, I asked him his thoughts and what he hears. Made for a fun question to answer in my latest mailbag, in addition to covering a wide range of other topics.

It's mail time. This week's mailbag is full of a wide range of topics asked by readers, so let's dive right in... Alex P: What do you think the chances are we s

04/04/2024

Lots of news today in land. Coach Pat Noonan ruled Roman Celentano out for this weekend's game against New York Red Bulls and the club announced the loan of Quimi Ordonez to OFK in Sweden. Both stories linked below...

Celentano out: https://queencitypress.net/2024/04/03/week-of-4-2-24-notes-from-fc-cincinnati-training/

Ordonez loaned: https://queencitypress.net/2024/04/04/fc-cincinnati-sends-ordonez-on-loan-in-sweden/

FC Cincinnati is down to three forwards on its roster. The club has loaned homegrown player Quimi Ordonez to Östersunds FK of the Swedish second division

03/24/2024

ICYMI: Luciano Acosta's milestone goal lifted to a 1-0 win over and put FCC atop the league standings. He's now in elite company with 60 goals and 80 assists. More on his feat, the defense's unsurprising start + more. Feature photo by Jeremy Miller.

PHOTOS BY JEREMY MILLER STORY BY LAUREL PFAHLER Luciano Acosta was both surprised and honored when someone showed him the elite group of players he joined with

03/07/2024

“When I look back at my four years here in Cincinnati, I would say they were the best years of my life."

Brandon Vazquez went from MLS Supporters' Shield winner to Liga MX & Concacaf's top team at Monterrey. Ahead of the first match against his old club, the former forward spoke about the move, his time here and facing friends.

Brandon Vazquez recognized the four seasons he spent with FC Cincinnati as “the best years” of his life. It started off a little rough, playing a bench role for

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Lively morning at Mercy Health Training Center, as FC Cincinnati wrapped up preparations for tomorrow's match at D.C. United. Here are notes from today's training session, including updates on Joe Gyau and Kyle Scott. https://queencitypress.net/2021/09/22/week-23-observations-from-fc-cincinnati-training/