Cincinnati Bengals boast Pittsburgh Steelers rivalry through soccer

CINCINNATI, May 10 (UPI) -- Rivalries know no bounds, especially when it comes to the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Apparently you can even use other sports to talk trash, as its football rivalry became a futbol rivalry Tuesday, when members of the Bengals posed in FC Cincinnati soccer jerseys. Vontaze Burfict, Adam Jones, Domata Peko, Jeremy Hill, Giovani Bernard, Kevin Huber, and Dre Kirkpatrick will serve as honorary captains Saturday, when the team takes on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

"Cincinnati and Pittsburgh is probably one of the nastiest rivalries in football," Peko said in a news release. "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."

The Bengals infamously exited the playoffs last season in a bizarre wild-card game. Late penalties, by Jones and Burfict, and a Hill fumble, doomed the team after it split the regular season series 1-1.

The next matchup between the Bengals and Steelers is set for Sept. 18 in Pittsburgh.

"The game against Pittsburgh been marked as an "Orange Out", with FCC inviting all of their supporters to wear orange to match the limited edition orange kits the Orange & Blue will be wearing that night," the team said in a release. "The club has already pre-sold over 10,000 tickets and is looking to draw 25,000 to the match — and mark that would best he United Soccer League record attendance of 20,497 that FCC set on April 16th against Louisville."