{"id":335261,"date":"2026-06-13T19:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/335261\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:57:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:57:22","slug":"kickers-to-conclude-road-gauntlet-at-corpus-christi-fc-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/335261\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickers to Conclude Road Gauntlet at Corpus Christi FC Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RICHMOND, Va. \u2014 The Kickers will play their third of three straight road contests as they face off against Corpus Christi FC on Saturday, June 13 at 8:30 p.m. EST. The game will be broadcast on CBS 6.3 and ESPN+ with live updates and links available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.richmondkickers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">richmondkickers.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichmondKickers\" rel=\"nofollow\">@RichmondKickers<\/a>\u00a0on X (Twitter).<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Last Time Out<\/p>\n<p>The Richmond Kickers fell to AC Boise on Wednesday, June 10, 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>The match marked Richmond\u2019s 16th of the season and 10th in USL League One regular season competition.<\/p>\n<p>Nils Seufert tallied his first goal of the 2026 USL1 Regular Season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.13.264.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17471 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.13.263.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17472 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Series History<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in history, the Richmond Kickers and Corpus Christi FC will face off in competition on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Corpus Christi FC, who began their debut campaign in March 2026, are 1-5-5 in on the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Richmond Kickers will face Corpus Christi twice in the 2026 season. The second of two matchups will be hosted at City Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Numbers to Know <\/p>\n<p>9: The Kickers have had nine different goals scorers across their last nine matches with Tarik Pannholzer the lone player scoring more than one, recording two over the last 54 days.<\/p>\n<p>10: Captain Dakota Barnathan is playing in his 10th professional season and fifth as a Richmond Kicker.<\/p>\n<p>11: Wednesday will mark Richmond\u2019s 11th USL1 regular season game of the season and seventh on the road.<\/p>\n<p>17: Saturday will mark Richmond\u2019s 17th match of the season across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>34: 2026 marks the Kickers 34th continuously operating season.<\/p>\n<p>40: Yann Fillion currently leads USL1 with 40 saves on the season.<\/p>\n<p>77: Nils Seufert attempted 77 passes in Wednesday\u2019s contest against AC Boise.<\/p>\n<p>10,000: Barnathan eclipsed his 10,000th USL1 regular season minute against Chattanooga on Wednesday, May 27.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6.13.262.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17473 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kickers_TripleCrossing_PrimaryGallery_Final_01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16876 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Kickers Release Crossing Kit<\/p>\n<p>As their 34th consecutive season begins, the Richmond Kickers reveal the Crossing Kit \u2014 a classic silhouette crafted to honor a uniquely Richmond landmark.The Kickers will debut their 2026 primary kit at AV Alta in the 2026 USL League One season opener.<\/p>\n<p>The Kickers will debut the club\u2019s 2026 primary kit on March 7 at AV Alta, in the 2026 USL League One season opener.<\/p>\n<p>The kit is inspired by Richmond\u2019s Triple Crossing \u2014 one of only two places in the United States where three railroads intersect \u2014 is a significant piece of industrial architecture that stands as a powerful symbol of the city\u2019s enduring connection to the railways that helped shape its growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The design incorporates a tonal triangular pattern subtly layering depth into the fabric, while referencing the intersecting geometry of the railway.<\/p>\n<p>The Crossing Kit is available in long-sleeve and offers supporters additional ways to style the kit on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Kickers Unveil Give Me Liberty Kit<\/p>\n<p>The Richmond Kickers unveiled their Give Me Liberty Kit on February 11, 2026 \u2014 a design inspired by one of the most historic moments in the City of Richmond and one that sparked the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the 2026 secondary kit\u2019s narrative is Patrick Henry\u2019s legendary speech, delivered at the Second Virginia Convention in Richmond\u2019s historic Church Hill neighborhood. Widely regarded as a catalyst for the American Revolution, the speech\u2019s most infamous line \u2014 \u201cGive Me Liberty or Give Me Death\u201d \u2014 is featured in a custom jocktag, anchoring the kit in one of the most pivotal moments in American history.<\/p>\n<p>The kit features dark blue-on-blue vertical stripes, contrasted by the Kickers\u2019 primary red at the collar and cuffs. The complete text of Henry\u2019s enduring words are integrated subtly into the vertical stripes across the full body of the kit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The kit was designed by Alex Kocher of Easy Friday Co., marking the third year of partnership between the club and the agency. Easy Friday Co. led the Kickers\u2019 rebrand that launched in 2025 and the 2026 primary kit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kickers_GiveMeLiberty_FeatureGallery_Final_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16877 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pods_59175_01_300x250_richmond_kickers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17252 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Richmond will return to City Stadium after three consecutive road games to face Fort Wayne FC on Saturday, June 20 at 7 p.m. EST. Get your tickets for First Responders Night today at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richmondkickers.com\/tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">richmondkickers.com\/tickets<\/a>\u00a0and follow all of the action live at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/richmondkickers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@richmondkickers<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram, Facebook and X (Twitter).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RICHMOND, Va. \u2014 The Kickers will play their third of three straight road contests as they face off&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-335261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}