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The 2018 season was a bad one for Orlando City SC but just how bad was it?
We compared a multitude of stats against ten other of the worst campaigns in Major League Soccer history. Continue reading
Month: October 2018
Five Orlando City SC takeaways from the 2018 MLS Players Salary Guide
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This week the MLS Players Association published an updated version of the 2018 player salaries, the first since the close secondary transfer window and final roster freeze in September.
Headlines included high-profile D.C. United acquisition Wayne Rooney becoming the league’s ninth highest paid player at $2.78m, one of a record 53 millionaires now plying their trade in North America. Continue reading
STATS PREVIEW: New York Red Bulls vs Orlando City SC – 28.10.2018
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After the pick me up of a dramatic 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew and our first Major League Soccer win since July 14, Orlando City SC now travel to New York Red Bulls on MLS Decision Day 2018.
The final fixture of a campaign to forget, this fixture has massive implications for who is crowned 2018 Eastern Conference champions with just one point separating first-placed Atlanta United and second-placed New York Red Bulls heading into game 34. Continue reading
Winners revealed in Orlando City UK’s 2018 end-of-season awards
At the beginning of the week, we asked the almighty Orlando City SC Twittersphere to select their Orlando City SC Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as part of our inaugural Orlando City UK end-of-season awards.
A public vote designed to recognise the hard work and graft of selected Orlando City SC players in an extremely disappointing 2018 MLS campaign, we can now proudly reveal the winners as voted by you! Continue reading
Votes now open in Orlando City UK’s 2018 end-of-season awards
While everybody connected with Orlando City SC would admit that our 2018 season has been extremely disappointing, it’s now all about learning from our mistakes and building our club into the force we all know it has the potential to be.
Without further ado, allow us to introduce our inaugural Orlando City UK end-of-season awards, a public vote designed to recognise the hard work and dedication of selected Orlando City SC players this 2018 MLS season. Continue reading
STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew – 21.10.2018
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Following Orlando City SC‘s midweek 1-2 defeat against Seattle Sounders, James O’Connor‘s Lions now face their final home game of a bitterly disappointing 2018 campaign.
A season that promised so much but has ultimately delivered very little, the final visitors to Orlando City Stadium this year are Gregg Berhalter’s Columbus Crew. Continue reading
STATS PREVIEW: Orlando City SC vs Seattle Sounders – 17.10.2018
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Having not scored an MLS goal since September 1 and now equalling an all-time league worst goals conceded total of 70, the end of the season can’t come quick enough for Orlando City SC.
The year 2018 has turned out to be an absolute disaster for the Lions with James O’Connor‘s side yet again looking bereft of ideas in a gutless 2-0 defeat at New England Revolution. Continue reading
Orlando City UK attending England vs United States this November
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After some fantastic trips to Central Florida watching Orlando City SC multiple times over the past few years, Orlando City UK are doing something a little different next month.
We are proud to announce we will be attending England’s eagerly anticipated international friendly against United States at Wembley Stadium on Thursday 15th November. Continue reading
STATS PREVIEW: New England Revolution vs Orlando City SC – 13.10.2018
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Falling to our nineteenth loss and twelfth consecutive away defeat at FC Dallas (2-0) last weekend, Orlando City SC supporters could be forgiven for wanting 2018 to be over with already.
However, the reality is that there are four more league fixtures remaining in this most bitterly disappointing of seasons, starting with another away test at Brad Friedel’s New England Revolution. Continue reading
Is it time for Orlando City SC to #PlayYourKids?
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Ever since the USMNT’s infamous collapse in qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the #PlayYourKids movement has been rumbling on strongly stateside
With additional conversations surrounding youth development within Major League Soccer, the youth landscape of Orlando City SC has seen two significant milestones this week. Continue reading