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Colorado Springs Switchbacks looking to build on momentum Friday night in New Mexico
For the second time in two weeks, and for the third time this season, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and New Mexico United will meet in a key Mountain Division match. Friday’s game between the United Soccer League Championship foes will take place in the Land of Enchantment for the first time since 2019. The…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks looking to build on momentum Friday night in New Mexico
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the second time in two weeks, and for the third time this season, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and New Mexico United will meet in a key Mountain Division match. Friday’s game between the…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks open up new downtown digs with 2-2 tie
A new era of Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC soccer was born Saturday night at Weidner Field. The team, its seventh season, christened the new downtown stadium by drawing a 2-2 tie with Orange County SC in front of an estimated 2,200. The friendly was the final exhibition match for the Switchbacks, who finished the preseason…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks show off new away jerseys
The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC unveiled their new away jerseys on Thursday and nobody in the room was prouder than midfielder Jose Torres. “This is something special because this is my first team here in the states,” said Torres, a 33-year-old Texas native who has played professionally in Mexico since he was a teenager. “Being…
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks acquire defender Triston Hodge via transfer
Hopefully, the Trailheads held onto the Trinidad and Tobago flag. The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC supporters group has flown the home flag of the local United Soccer League Championship club’s players during matches in previous years. Should that tradition continue at new Weidner Field downtown for the 2021 season, the Caribbean country’s red, black and…
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VIDEO | Switchbacks Q&A: George Lebese
Q&A with Switchbacks midfielder George Lebese. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Some east-side Switchbacks fans not yet sold on downtown stadium
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Switchbacks FC president Nick Ragain expressed a hope that the United Soccer League club could retain its fans on the eastern side of Colorado Springs, while adding new supporters from other parts of town Wednesday when a new 10,000-seat downtown stadium was announced. “We live…
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New stadium in downtown Colorado Springs expected to secure Switchbacks’ status as Tier II club
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The United Soccer League seems to have outpaced the growth of Colorado Springs Switchbacks in recent seasons, but the club hopes the addition of a new downtown stadium and a strengthened partnership with Weidner Apartment Homes announced Wednesday will put the young club back in…
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Malcolm’s goal gives Switchbacks a point in Oklahoma City
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Things got worse for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks before they got better in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Oklahoma City. The Switchbacks saw another defender leave with an injury, as Taylor Hunter limped off just before…
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AJ Ajeakwa looks to provide spark for Colorado Springs Switchbacks against former team
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Switchbacks forward AJ Ajeakwa didn’t get the chance to face his former team when the club traveled to Texas for a U.S. Open Cup match earlier this season, but he’s hoping to find a way onto the pitch Saturday when San Antonio FC…