Rowdies and Norwich City team up to grow soccer in the Tampa Bay area

For England's Norwich City FC, they chose the Tampa Bay area as its home away from home for the next week as the World Cup puts international soccer on hold. Now, players from Norwich City are joining the Tampa Bay Rowdies to help grow the game locally.

Rowdies head coach brings intense passion to Tampa Bay

Collins played for the Rowdies from 2016 through his hiring as the team's new head coach in 2018. Before that, the Troon, Scotland native played for the Scottish national under 21 team and had a five-year stint with Sheffield United in England.

6 months later, Rowdies ready for championship game -- sort of

The Rowdies’ Eastern Conference championship banner hangs at Al Lang field as a reminder of what could have been. A COVID outbreak within the Rowdies team -- days before the USL's Championship – led to an abrupt cancelation of the title game on November 1.