Kenny Arena

“What I love about sports is friendships. I think sports makes friendships more soulful and more deep and more connected,” George Karl The relationships you build with your teammates determine your immeasurable moments of success.

Take a look inside the club with Assistant Coach Ricky Paez as he reflects on his work and the players impacted every day.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Assistant Coach @KsArena14 and his family work closely with @SSOhioInc, a nonprofit organization empowering individuals with disabilities and their families throughout Greater Cincinnati. If you’re looking for a way to get involved, visit the links below or stop by Carl and Martha Linder Plaza at TQL Stadium before tomorrow’s match to visit booths from Stepping Stones, EmPath for Autism, and Autism Connections. Donate / Volunteer Stepping Stones - fccincy.com/4vLb1Iz EmPath For Autism - fccincy.com/4mNJ9Q6 Autism Connections - fccincy.com/4cD5zQJ Merch Stepping Stones Merch - fccincy.com/3Oonmlj

Tsakiris 👏👏👏👏. Lloris been excellent to start season but at fault for a couple of goals today I did the LAFC 6-2 win over SJ in 2024. What a turnaround. Bruce Arena building again

@SJEarthquakes ❤️

a Hollywood ending for the Bay 🎬 We said #BeatLA and we MEANT IT.

Let's just call that LAFC's early season mulligan.

FWIW this has nothing to do with Marko Mitrovic, who has his team playing well and buying into what he is teaching them. However if the Boston sports media did their job instead of waving the Kraft Pom Poms perhaps Bruce Arena would still be here. #NERevs

I love it Actually I don’t think it is an against all odds story but a great story! I would not bet against Bruce Arena. Why? It becomes a great storyline as an older manager who has countless experience . The league is quick to diss experience. Older managers are still revered in some places. I love it!

Bruce Arena is the best coach in MLS history. Yes, it’s early but what he has a done with the SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES is truly spectacular. He’s 74 years old! What a legend.

3-0 San Jose at LAFC 🤯 Bruce Arena has had so many incredible success stories throughout his career, and now at 74 years of age we might be in the midst of witnessing his greatest success, and certainly most unlikely. It’s early days, but man is this impressive. #Quakes74 #MLS

Wish I got this concept as a player. Fortunately, I’ve had plenty of time to do it as a coach. A lot of great coaches and players have helped me see the game in different ways. What to look for is very important.

Thank you Lou!

I think Curt Cignetti may actually be Nick Saban on steroids.

Coach K once said, "During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak." Great leaders don't just endure - they rise to the occasion. They respond with grit. Here is Coach K's 4-Part Framework for Resilience:🧵

Jay Wright on focusing on what you can control "Your attitude is your greatest characteristic. You don't control your intelligence, your size, or your God-given talents. What you do control, though, is your attitude.” (Via @thewinningdiff1 🎥)

Pep Guardiola: “Nothing is eternal. The most important thing to realise is that when you are winning, winning - it is exceptional. That it’s not the normality. That’s why being stable in the good and bad moments, not just as a manager, but as a club [is important]. [When it’s good] don’t pretend ‘ah, how good we are’ and when it’s bad ‘everything is a disaster’. I think that defines this club. In the good moments and bad moments we were stable. We didn’t celebrate too much, we were not depressed in the bad moments. Always we were in that margin. That’s defined from the people above. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, our chairman, guides us, the way we have to behave. He behaved extraordinary in the bad moments. That stability helps everyone do what we have to do.”

@Keepitonthedeck This is why you “should” reveal very little. Our world doesn’t always allow you to do so

"I learn from my opponents, I learn from reading books on tactics or whatever, the experience of what they do and have and next time try to do better against them and beat them next time". QUOTE SOURCE: Pep Guardiola Manchester City Press Conference.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Please continue to give thanks on a day where your gift gets matched! steppingstonesohio.org/donate-steppin…

Coaches do not choose your playing time - your choices do. Playing time isn’t politics. It’s proof. It's proof of your habits, your work ethic, and your sacrifices. There's a price to pay before you earn the right to play.