Articles by Michael Koenig

The Oakland Roots earned their first point of the season in a scoreless draw with Las Vegas Lights FC at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday night, but it could’ve been a lot more. In a […]

The Oakland Roots’ debut at the historic Oakland Coliseum was a huge success, an all-day party with a sellout crowd of more than 26,000 fans making a defiant statement of the value of their community, […]

A tumultuous season came to a quiet end for the Oakland Roots, as the host Colorado Springs Switchbacks cruised to a 2-0 win in the first round of the USL Championship playoffs on Saturday night. […]

The 2024 Oakland Roots’ regular season will be remembered for its consistent inconsistency. On Saturday night, as Roots fans were ready to celebrate the club’s upcoming playoff appearance, the team frustrated them by losing 5-0 […]

The Oakland Roots rose to the occasion with one of their best performances of the season, clinching a playoff berth with a 3-2 road win over the Las Vegas Lights on Saturday night. Las Vegas […]

The Oakland Roots took another step down the playoff ladder (at least temporarily) with their 1-0 home loss to Phoenix Rising FC in front of a sellout crowd of more than 5,000 at Pioneer Stadium […]

FC Tulsa climbed to within one point of the playoff line in the Western Conference of the USL Championship with a 1-0 win over the Oakland Roots on Sunday afternoon at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward. […]

The Oakland Roots looked out of sync in their 2-0 loss to Hartford Athletic on Saturday evening. Oakland has now lost three consecutive matches for the first time since Gavin Glinton took over the head […]

San Antonio FC relied on a pair of key moments in the first half to earn a 1-0 win over the Oakland Roots at Pioneer Stadium on Saturday night. The first moment came in the […]