Oakland Roots and Soul announced its official proposal to build a permanent stadium in Howard Terminal on Thursday, confirming the club’s initial expression of interest in the site back in October. Roots and Soul president Lindsay Barenz and chief real estate officer Lydia Tan appeared on Brodie Brazil‘s podcast to discuss their recent proposal and … More Oakland Roots & Soul discuss Howard Terminal proposal
Oakland Roots Sports Club confirmed their interest in Howard Terminal for its permanent stadium site on Thursday, per Scott Osler of the San Francisco Chronicle. Back in October, Roots and Soul president Lindsay Barenz first indicated the organization’s interest in Howard Terminal when discussing the Coliseum and Malibu stadium project, calling both “bridges” toward its … More Oakland Roots confirm interest in Howard Terminal for permanent stadium site
Oakland Roots announced they signed veteran midfielder Tyler Gibson to a contract on Thursday. Gibson, 33, marks the second incoming signing for Roots after adding Kai Greene in recent weeks. Similar to Greene, Gibson comes to Oakland with a leadership background on his previous team. Adding veteran experience seems to be trend for head coach … More Takeaways from Oakland Roots signing midfielder Tyler Gibson, what the club had to say
Oakland Roots initial roster for the 2025 season was announced, marking the official start to the organization’s roster build this offseason. Roots welcomed back 15 total players from last year’s squad in addition to signing Kai Greene from Monterey. Below is a current list of how the roster is shaping up. Goal Keepers (1): Tim Syrel. … More Takeaways from Oakland Roots initial 2025 roster
Oakland Roots announced they officially hired Gavin Glinton as its full-time head coach on Tuesday. It’s a move that comes after the club’s largest supporters groups in La Union–Los Roots, Homegrown Hooligans, and Forever Oakland–expressed they demand changes going into the 2025 following two consecutive late-season collapses. This time, Roots fell from second place at … More Oakland Roots announce Gavin Glinton as head coach; the case for him, what it means, looming questions
Oakland Roots saw its season come to an end, losing 2-0 to Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the first round of the USL Championship Western Conference playoffs. Colorado Springs broke the deadlock in the 41st minute after a couple of deflections slipped through Oakland’s back line, allowing Jairo Henriquez to capitalize with an easy finish, giving … More Oakland Roots bounced out of first round in 2-0 loss to Colorado Springs
Roots fans we get at least one more game day and today is that at least one more! Roots travel to Colorado Springs to face two-seed Switchbacks at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2. Roots had a bumpy trip into the playoffs, with only one win in essentially as long as anyone can remember, including … More Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (November 2, 2024)
They did it again. Oakland Roots dropped its regular season finale 5-0 to Birmingham Legion, becoming its fourth game to concede five goals in a match. Four of those goals came in the first half. Tonight’s results drops Oakland to seventh place behind Orange County. Roots will now travel to second-seed Colorado Springs for the … More Oakland Roots end regular season with another 5-0 loss
Roots fans it’s game day! For the first time in weeks, things seem okay for the Oakland Roots, who secured a playoff berth with a win over Las Vegas Lights, and control their own destiny as to playoff seeding. In their final match of the regular season, and their final match at CSU East Bay, … More Oakland Roots vs. Birmingham Legion – Match Preview (October 26, 2024)
In its recent Q&A webinar with new investors on Monday, Oakland Roots president Lindsay Barenz and co-owner Edreece Arghandiwal shed light on several topics in regards to the team’s future. During the online meeting, Barenz and Arghandiwal was asked about possible plans at the Oakland Coliseum, potentially making a bid for its permanent stadium at … More Oakland Roots open to extending lease at Coliseum, bids for Howard Terminal & MLS