Steelers-Bengals rivalry hits soccer field in Cincinnati

[polamalubeast]

The Steelers-Bengals rivalry has now reached, of all places, the United Soccer League.

FC Cincinnati will host the Riverhounds on Saturday and is looking to set an USL attendance record — and they're drawing on the festering rivalry between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals to help them do it.

Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones are among seven Bengals players who will serve as honorary captains for FC Cincinnati for Saturday afternoon's home game against the Riverhounds. Burfict, a linebacker, and Jones, a cornerback — who each have extensive and recent histories of verbal and physical exchanges with the Steelers — join running backs Giovani Bernard and Jeremy Hill, punter Kevin Huber, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and defensive tackle Domata Peko, who will be introduced on the field prior to the start of the game.

“Cincinnati and Pittsburgh is probably one of the nastiest rivalries in football,” Peko said in a statement released by FC Cincinnati. “Whenever we play Pittsburgh, everyone wants us to beat them. That's how I feel when it comes to soccer. Hopefully we can get this big win.”


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[hawaiiansteeler]

I predict the Riverhounds will win 18-16, largely due to a late missed trap by Jeremy Hill in front of the FC Cincinnati goal and eight penalty kicks called on both Burfict and Jones...