STATS PREVIEW: Chicago Fire vs Orlando City SC – 24.06.2017

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After picking up a valuable 1-1 draw at Seattle Sounders on Wednesday, Orlando City SC face their second away test in quick succession with a trip to Chicago Fire’s Toyota Park on Saturday.

Veljko Paunović’s Fire are a completely different animal this season and after making some eye-catching winter additions, the Bridgeview-based club currently sit second in the Eastern Conference on 31 points. Continue reading

STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Montreal Impact – 17.06.2017

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After being embarassed 1-3 by Miami FC in the fourth round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, it’s a fourth home game in a row for Orlando City SC as Montreal Impact arrive in Central Florida.

Mauro Biello’s Impact travel south after playing out a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City on June 10th with the Lions rested from MLS play since tying that incredibly controversial 0-0 draw with Chicago Fire on June 4th. Continue reading

5 things you didn’t know about Orlando City SC’s Scott Sutter

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Finally all set to begin his Orlando City SC career after being granted his Visa last weekend, Scott Sutter is the latest Lions star to come under the microscope at Orlando City UK.

Taking the number 21 jersey at Orlando City Stadium, the 30-year-old’s move to Central Florida represents the first time he has played professionally outside Switzerland, let alone Europe. Continue reading

What formation should Orlando City SC play in 2017?

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So with six hours left to run in our latest Orlando City UK poll, it seems the majority of Orlando City SC fans want to see the Lions play a 4-4-2 (Midfield Diamond) formation in 2017.

While we know this is Jason Kreis‘ favoured formation of course, today we’re debating whether our strongest current personnel are best suited to that system, or something different altogether. Continue reading

Experienced trio boost Orlando City SC’s 2017 roster

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Orlando City SC headlines are coming thick and fast right now with Luke Boden’s Tampa Bay Rowdies switch and Stewart Kerr’s departure to Vancouver Whitecaps catching the eye on Thursday.

However, Friday’s news surrounded personnel who will be sticking around in 2017 with Kevin Alston, Servando Carrasco and Seb Hines all signing new deals with Orlando City SC. Continue reading

Orlando City SC announce 11 players on protected list

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A frantic MLS off-season period has already began with Orlando City SC revealing the identities of the 11 players on their protected list today.

With both Atlanta United and Minnesota United taking part in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft tomorrow, the following players cannot be signed by the Major League Soccer new boys this winter. Continue reading

What does Orlando City SC’s partnership with Atlético Paranaense mean?

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There was positive news for Orlando City SC fans to savour on Tuesday as the Lions entered into a new formal partnership with Brazilian Serie A outfit Clube Atlético Paranaense.

Already boasting existing affiliations with Portuguese Primeira Liga giants Benfica as well as Premier League side Stoke City, the latest partnership only extends Orlando City SC‘s influence worldwide. Continue reading

PLAYER RATINGS: Orlando City SC vs D.C. United – 23.10.2016

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So the Camping World Stadium era is now over but Orlando City SC signed off in the best way possible, defeating D.C. United 4-2 in the final game at the venue.

A tough and arduous 2016 MLS campaign for the most part, Jason Kreis‘ Lions finished up only a point off sixth-placed Philadelphia Union who laboured into the playoffs on 42 points. Continue reading

PLAYER RATINGS: Philadelphia Union vs Orlando City SC – 16.10.2016

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A first Major League Soccer win over Philadelphia Union, our first victory in six and Joe Bendik‘s fifth clean sheet of the season.

Yesterday’s 0-2 win was all Orlando City SC supporters could’ve asked for in our final road game of 2016 after our MLS Cup playoff qualification hopes were extinguished against Montreal Impact in Game 32. Continue reading

Orlando City SC on FIFA 17: Ratings & stats lowdown

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With the hugely anticipated FIFA 17 set for worldwide release on Thursday September 29th, football fans have been busy trawling the internet to see how their favourite stars have been ranked in the game.

Major League Soccer has been included in FIFA releases for a long while now and naturally, we wanted to take a sneak peek at just how Orlando City SC stack up in 2016. Continue reading