In many ways, Tim Real is your typical Philadelphia sports fan who grew up as a “four for four” fan of the Phillies, Eagles, Flyers and Sixers.
But when it comes to soccer, MLS newcomers FC Cincinnati have captured the attention of the Drexel Hill, Pa. native to the point where his Twitter profile now references four Philly teams and FCC.
Real first encountered the team — founded as a USL club in 2016 — when he was visiting his brother in the Cincinnati area and attended a game.
“The first game I went to I was just like ‘wow,’ the atmosphere was so crazy,” he said in an interview earlier this week.