Las Vegas: No Peter Wilson, no problem for the Oakland Roots, as Jesus de Vicente and company helped power the Roots to 2-0 victory over the Las Vegas Lights on Saturday evening. The Lights were on a 10 game home winning streak that dated back to last August, but put up little resistance to the … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Las Vegas Lights

Oakland Coliseum: The Prinx Tires USL Cup may not be officially over for the Oakland Roots, but Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of rival Sacramento Republic FC basically ends this chapter of the USL Cup for Oakland. I would say that the Oakland Roots gave it their all, but giving Monterey Bay their lone … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs Sacramento Republic FC

Oakland Coliseum- In a battle between two of the top four teams in the Western Conference, it was the Oakland Roots that defended the Oakland Coliseum with a 2-1 victory over El Paso Locomotive FC on Saturday evening in Oakland. In front of a sparse crowd, El Paso Locomotive FC could have had two opening … More Poulter Ponders: Oakland Roots Top-10 Ratings vs El Paso Locomotive FC

VIRGINIA – In coach Ryan Martin’s return to Loudoun United, the veteran leader flies home to the Bay Area with a hard-fought point in the 2-2 tie at his former stomping grounds, Segra Field in Virginia. This is the eighth straight game without a clean sheet for the Oakland Roots, but the offense continues to … More Oakland Roots top-10 player ratings vs. Loudoun United