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The 2026 Roster has been revised on GoZips.com. It appears to include only those players remaining from the Spring but does not yet reflect those incoming this Fall. It also has some uniform number changes, for example ... O'Rourke 7, Morck 8, Roman 10. (https://gozips.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster) I’ve revised the first post in this thread to reflect this roster and our Fall 2026 recruits.

Congratulations to Thomas O’Rourke on making the final U21 Dominican Republic roster… translation: These are the DOMINICANS who will represent us at the Central American and Caribbean Games 2026

A chance to see Zips MSOC’s Aiden Benitez who is on the El Salvador U20 MNT squad tomorrow night at 10 pm EDT on FS2.

On to the USL 2 Championship game on August 1st. Best wishes to Zips Men’s Soccer’s Jack Roman, Matthew Paiva, and Remi Agunbiade and the Flint City Bucks in their quest for the 🏆.

Wow!!! 🤯 incredible goal from midfield for former Zip Marco Micaletto.

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For those who may want to watch Remi Agunbiade, Jack Roman, and Matthew Paiva in the USL 2 playoffs at 7:30 pm tonight, I believe the following is free… https://sportsengineplay.com/USL/USL-League-Two-662798/2026-USL-League-Two-Playoffs/game/Flint-City-Bucks-vs-Peoria-City-Central-Conference-Final-2026-07-24?video_id=6a5e1aaeac813b6037971eed I downloaded the SportsEngine Play app on my Roku and was able to watch free last Sunday.

Flint City Bucks defeated Steel City FC 2-1 last night (July 19th), and play Peoria City FC this Friday evening at 7:30 pm at home again in the USL 2 round of 8. Jack Roman, Matthew Paiva, and Remi Agunbiade all started again last night.

Flint City Bucks 2-0 Buffalo FC in the USL 2 playoffs round of 32. Remi Agunbiade with the 1st (game-winning) goal. Replay - Remi's goal at ~42:13 Next game is Sunday, July 19th at 7 pm v Steel City FC.

Aiden Benitez selected to represent El Salvador in the upcoming CONCACAF U20 World Cup Qualifiers (listed at ~2:26 in the video below; they still list him as Butler University).... https://www.concacaf.com/competitions/under-20-championship/news/schedule-and-venues-confirmed-for-2026-u-20-championship The tournament – part of Concacaf’s revamped Youth National Team competitions calendar – will also serve as the qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2027 and the 2028 Summer Olympics Men’s Football Tournament. The four teams that reach the semifinals of the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship will qualify for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, while the tournament winner will also qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics. Should the United States—already qualified as host of the Olympics—win the regional competition, the Olympic berth will be awarded to the runner-up.

This seemed like the best thread in which to place this. Thomas O'Rourke has been selected to participate at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games (https://jcc2026.org/en) for the Dominican Republic... https://www.fedofutbol.do/seleccion-dominicana-anuncio-convocatoria-femenina-y-masculina-para-centroamericanos-y-del-caribe-2026/ English translation of the key points from that website... The Dominican National Football Team announced the rosters of players who will represent the Dominican Republic at the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, for both the women's and men's teams. On the men's side, the roster consists of 11 players developed within the domestic league—though four of them currently play abroad—and nine based outside the country who have previously participated in youth national team programs, with some even having received call-ups to the senior squad. It is worth noting that, as this falls outside the official FIFA international window, some players did not receive permission from their clubs to participate in the event. The men's squad will gather for a training camp starting July 14 at the Dominican Football Federation's High-Performance Center, remaining there until July 28, when they must join the competition. Dominican Men's National Football Team for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games: Midfielders: Thomas O’Rourke (Akron Zips – USA), Yordy Álvarez (Real Tomayapo – Bolivia), Sergio Cuello (CYD Leonesa – España), Lucas Bretón (Málaga CF – España), Cristian Ciccone (UDC Txantrea – España), Adrián García Jaquez (CD Leganés – España) y Nicolás Cruz (Cibao FC – RD). Per AI: At the Santo Domingo 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, football (soccer) does not offer direct qualification spots to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Instead, the tournament acts as a major developmental milestone and seeding platform for regional national programs. While the matches themselves do not punch a direct ticket to LA28, they impact the international soccer landscape in several specific ways: 1. Seeding for the Direct Olympic Pathway CONCACAF (the governing body for North, Central America, and the Caribbean) uses separate under-20 (U-20) tournaments to determine direct Olympic qualification. However, the team rosters built, tested, and scouted during Santo Domingo 2026 form the core talent pool for the upcoming CONCACAF Men's and Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Travelled to Lansing, MI Monday afternoon and was treated to a first half show by Jack Roman and Remi Agunbiade. Wish I could find video to share.

Thanks again to @TennZip and all who scoured our opponents’ websites to provide us the majority of the schedule prior to its release. 👏👏👏

He and his teammates are making Canadian Mens National Team history ... So happy for Richie and his family!