I’m honored that
@CharlotteFC
deemed
@JessTalksFootie
and I worthy to be the first radio broadcast team for the club on
@wfnz
.
Jess and I will work to make sure the Queen City has the best soccer coverage with our broadcasts.
We’re both so thrilled, thank you!
Terry McLaurin just took his helmet off on the field to celebrate after a catch to get Washington down to the one-yard line in a one-score game. No flag.
A young man interviewed at halftime at Littlejohn Coliseum was just asked what he wanted to be when he grew up.
His response: "An Ohio State football player"
Raucous boos from the
#Clemson
faithful.
Can’t impress upon you enough how different a
#Panthers
practice feels with Cam Newton as opposed to without. Different energy, and a heckuva lot more attention with NFL Network & ESPN both having crews here.
My goal was to get to 200 pounds by New Year’s. With 10 days to go in the year I’m at 202! 48 pounds down with PHD weight loss. Should round out between 195-200 when it’s all said and done! What a great Christmas gift!
Thank you to those of you who have left flowers to pay tribute to
@AntonWalkes
at the home of
@CharlotteFC
. I’ve never been so sad to walk into this stadium. Vigil for Anton starts in less than 90 mins.
#RIP
Tired of people saying attendance will be an issue of Clemson/Bama fatigue. Look at the price of getting to San Jose from the American southeast and what it costs to stay there and come back to me. True fans have been priced out of this experience.
Seemed like CB Donte Jackson was genuinely surprised he was named a captain. Said when Matt Rhule told him, he thought the head coach was joking. Jackson is very humbled by the honor.
#Panthers
Just got some clarification from
@CharlotteFC
, in addition to the free t-shirts for everyone admitted Saturday, they also ordered 25,000 ponchos which will be FREE to those in the Bank for the match. Great stuff from
@JCLaBue
for the year’s most important match!
#ForTheCrown
NEWS:
@CharlotteFC
President Joe LaBue just announced the club will open the full stadium
@BofAstadium
for the home opener next year. $15 Upper Bowl tickets available for purchase on Black Friday.
#ForTheCrown
LaMelo Ball and a couple of Hornets went over to Miles Bridges and had an extended celebration with him courtside. LeBron also went over to talk to him after the game.
This is for you,
@CharlotteFC
fans, what drama, what chaos, what resilience, what joy.
It’s been a privilege for
@JessTalksFootie
and I to bring to you this season, and we’re so happy to have punched our ticket to our first postseason berth.
Talk to you Wednesday.
#ForTheCrown
Source:
@CharlotteFC
has passed the 15,000 seat threshold for season tickets. This puts them in the top seven in all of MLS with five months before the opener. Source also said they should be top four in season tickets by the time they kick.
I need to make a change. I want to fit into my clothes again, I want to be healthy & I want to most importantly enjoy the new journey I’m on with my wife-to-be. Today is Day 1 of my new beginning with
@PHD_WeightLoss
. Thank you in advance for your support!
#Clemson
HC Dabo Swinney with
@RyanDLeaf
on the field. Swinney told Leaf he appreciated his story and another Tigers official slipped him a business card and told him to stay in touch. I love that someone who’s grown to be a valued friend continues to inspire.
NEWS: Christian Fuchs announces his retirement from professional soccer.
Fuchs, 36, played in 17 matches scoring two goals during
@CharlotteFC
’s inaugural campaign.
The club says he’ll remain in Charlotte and maintain “an expanded role” with CLTFC.
The back and forth between Jaycee Horn and Michael Pittman, Jr. is something, man. The trash talking is constant and it is entertaining. Horn won the first battle.
#Panthers
#KeepPounding
I don't mean to be square, but starting the National Championship at 9 PM in the Eastern Time Zone is freaking ridiculous. And no. I don't care about you, West Coast.
A great gesture from the folks at
@ally
who donated 1,000 tickets to this weekend’s
@CharlotteFC
match vs Nashville to local law enforcement officers as a showing of support in the wake of the April 29th killing of Sam Poloche, Alden Elliott, Thomas Weeks, Jr. & Joshua Eyer.
Five months ago this would be an unflattering angle for me. While there’s some debate if it still is, it’s a picture of the day I found out I weigh less than 200 lbs. for the first time since I don’t remember when. Thank you to
@PHD_WeightLoss
for the help! 52 down, job not done!
Before & After: the results are in. 62 pounds down with
@PHD_WeightLoss
and I have reached (and exceeded) my weight loss goal! Went from 250 pounds down to 188!
Welcome to the land of maintenance. Journey isn’t done. Now to keep the fat pounds off for good!
I posted the wrong version of this before… here it is with the synced audio.
The moment the final whistle blew to put
@CharlotteFC
through.
#ForTheCrown
LaMelo Ball's shooting struggles explained: He told me he still can't get full range of motion with his previously-injured wrist so he couldn't follow through.
Says once that returns, it should look more like the form pre-injury.
#Hornets
Put the first two years of
@CharlotteFC
in perspective. Per
@MLS
, CLTFC is just the 6th expansion team to make playoffs within its first 2 years of existence and earn 40 points in both seasons.
Every situation is different.
Something is building in the Queen City.
#ForTheCrown
I asked
#Panthers
RB Ameer Abdullah whether or not Matt Rhule's propensity to go with the hot hand at RB is a motivating factor, he said (quite emphatically):
"I think motivation is BS, you got a job to do, do your job."
The great thing about last night, walking around Uptown Charlotte after the game was bars, restaurants, and streets filled with people. Plenty of
@hornets
&
@CharlotteFC
fans savoring the two victories. Great for the businesses and overall vibe of the city.
#CharlotteIsWonderful
We’re back!
@CharlotteFC
takes on NYCFC today! Hear
@JessTalksFootie
& me variety of ways:
-
@wfnz
& the Charlotte FC Radio Network;
-Using the “home radio” option on the languages tab on MLS Season Pass on
@AppleTV
;
-On
@SiriusXMFC
Channel 157!
I know the tournament means next to nothing, and it’s not the top flight team, but it just hits different to see dudes with the USA badge on the chest enter your home stadium.
#USMNT
#GoldCup2023
Darnold's worst game. O-Line's worst game. Blocked punt. Defense lets a gift touchdown turn into a safety.
Disaster. Lose a team worse than you. That's the sign of a team not ready for the stage.
The
#Hawks
inserted Vince Carter for a “last” shot before the NBA suspended its season. They then replayed the Vince “Decades” montage on the Jumbotron as the fans and Carter saluted each other. This will serve as a lasting image until games resume.
Thanks to
@MLSist
for reaching out to talk to me about getting a little bit of attention this weekend. The thing I hope comes out the most is how much you hear how much
@JessTalksFootie
& I love
@CharlotteFC
#ForTheCrown
I’m always 💯
#ForTheCrown
, and I want to see everyone who bleeds black & blue (& purple) at the Bank on Saturday. We need everyone we can get in there against our rivals to the south. The keepers of the Crown must defend their fortress!
@CharlotteFC
Reminded of the quote from “It’s A Wonderful Life”: “Remember that no man is a failure who has friends.”
Mark Baker had more friends in this community than you can count, and it grew even more exponentially through his fight.
RIP to MFG and prayers to his family.
It’s with deep sadness I must tell you that we have lost Mark From Gastonia. He is a person that ran his own race. At his own speed. Every day was cherished and when life was tough he never stopped being a beautiful soul. I’ve never been around someone who fought a fight with the
As someone who generally takes a liberal viewpoint on PEDs, it really is sad to see rival fan bases (one in particular) slam the kid. Yes, he’s responsible for what goes in his body, but he’s getting unjustifiably pummeled by some for what seems like a genuine mistake. (3/3) Fin.
Love that
@CharlotteFC
fans are witnessing the career renaissance of
@JustinMeram
, who has been the best midseason acquisition for any team in
@MLS
to this point of the campaign. Don’t @ me.
#ForTheCrown
NEWS:
@BofAstadium
has been selected to host of 1 of the 2 semifinals & the third-place game for Copa America.
To put it in perspective, in terms of reach, this has the potential to be the most watched soccer match in the city’s history.
Could be Messi? Brazil? Maybe the USMNT?
Let me get this straight, an expansion team, who picked in an expansion draft, had no roster before this season, picked a better roster and has more wins than basically half the
#NHL
?!
@GoldenKnights
I'm going to probably get emotional, (and have), but still so humbled to be a part of what begins tomorrow.
@JessTalksFootie
and I both have wanted gigs like this for as long as we've been working, & it's hard to believe it's here.
@CharlotteFC
is on the air tomorrow on
@wfnz
!
Each year through 12 matches for
@CharlotteFC
:
W-L-D, Pts, Place in Eastern Conference
'22: 4-7-1, 13 pts, 9th place
'23: 4-5-3, 15 pts, 12th place
'24: 5-5-2, 17 pts, 6th place
#ForTheCrown
In the final remarks of his press conference today,
@CharlotteFC
HC Miguel Angel Ramirez offers this:
“I was the first to tell the players, I want my first win against Atlanta in Atlanta’s house.”
Still lots of $15 seats to get into the Bank on Saturday night. The biggest party in Charlotte meets (at least) 18 times this year. Don’t miss the first
@CharlotteFC
match!
#ForTheCrown
The folks
@CharlotteFC
tell us that they have surpassed 60,000 tickets sold for Saturday’s opener.
Looking at what’s still on sale from the club (not resales), they still have some $15 upper-level tickets. Let’s get everyone in the Bank to break the 70k mark!
#ForTheCrown
Information still to come, but
@CharlotteFC
is planning on having an on-field watch party at
@BofAstadium
for next Wednesday’s road match against Inter Miami!
#ForTheCrown
If you would have told me we’d take four points from six with the defending champs and defending supporters shield winners before this stretch, I would have declared that mighty fine.
Still need to be more clinical, but I love what
@CharlotteFC
has on the horizon.
#ForTheCrown