Just where did all the time go? Today, we’re celebrating our sixth birthday here at Orlando City UK with our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC established six years ago.
After last season’s playoff heartbreak, Oscar Pareja has Orlando City SC in the post-season yet again with our loyal UK supporters still passionately supporting from the United Kingdom.
No Orlando City SC game 🙁
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was the first time in six years that Orlando City UK didn’t visit Central Florida for an Orlando City SC fixture.
Missing The City Beautiful like never before, we are making plans to return in 2022 so keep your eyes peeled!
2021 Orlando City SC home jersey (Thick N Thin) unboxing
Each time a new Orlando City SC jersey is released, we like to provide our Twitter followers an up close and personal look at the latest design.
In late March, we finally got our hands on the 2021 Orlando City SC home jersey (Thick N Thin) and did our own unboxing video.
This year, we opted to get Robin Jansson‘s name on the back of our home purple.
JERSEY UNBOXING 📦 | Look what came in the mail! 👀
Been waiting to get my hands on this NEW @OrlandoCitySC @MLS kit! 😄🦁
Join us as we take a closer look at the Thick N Thin jersey. 🔎😈#OCTwitter #TTnT #OrlandoCity #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/a7lecSnEHL
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) March 25, 2021
2021 Orlando City SC “Love Unites” Pride pre-match top unboxing
After the 2021 Orlando City SC “Love Unites” Pride pre-match top was released in May, we got our hands on the jersey in June.
We did another unboxing video, taking a closer look at the pre-match jersey and the features making up the design.
JERSEY UNBOXING 📦 | 🌈 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 🌈
Mail delivery! 👀 It’s the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ @OrlandoCitySC #LoveUnites Pride pre-match top. 😄🦁
We take a closer look at the design. 🔎🌈 Proceeds benefit @onePULSEorg too. 👏🏽#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #VamosOrlando #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/b93NsOKelw
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) June 11, 2021
2021 Orlando City SC Adidas PRIMEBLUE jersey unboxing
After the 2021 Orlando City SC Adidas PRIMEBLUE jersey was revealed on May 20, we got our hands on the kit in June.
We did our own unboxing video, taking a closer look at the one-off jersey, made with recycled Parley Ocean Plastic™, and the features making up the design.
JERSEY UNBOXING 📦 | 🌊 𝙋𝙍𝙄𝙈𝙀𝘽𝙇𝙐𝙀 ♻️
Another mail delivery! 👀 This time, it’s the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ @OrlandoCitySC @adidasUS PRIMEBLUE jersey. 😄🦁
Join us as we take a closer look at the design. 🔎🌊#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #VamosOrlando #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/W1vuhlDDDA
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) June 12, 2021
2021 Orlando City SC goalkeeper jersey unboxing
After the 2021 Orlando City SC goalkeeper jersey was released for public sale, we got our hands on the kit back in August.
We did another unboxing video, taking a closer look at the jersey, made with recycled Parley Ocean Plastic™, and the features that make up the Lions’ design.
JERSEY UNBOXING 📦 | 𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙇𝙆𝙀𝙀𝙋𝙀𝙍 🥅❌
𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙄𝙉 𝙃𝙊𝙏 🔥 This time, it’s the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ @OrlandoCitySC GK jersey with @pedrogallese’s name on the back. 🐙🇵🇪
Join us as we take a closer look at the design. 🔎#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #VamosOrlando #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/D1rIiKt5bn
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) August 21, 2021
Membership growth
Welcoming even more Orlando City UK members in 2021, our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC now boasts 64 loyal and passionate members spread across the UK, Europe and North America.
As you can see from our Orlando City UK Fan Map, Orlando City SC supporters are spread throughout every corner of Great Britain, underlining the Lions’ mass appeal on our shores.
Since establishing Orlando City UK in November 2015, it’s been an aim of mine to make Orlando City SC the best supported Major League Soccer franchise in Great Britain and for us, we are exactly that!
Sign up for Orlando City UK membership yourself by clicking here.
Live Blog matchday coverage
Now I’m living back in the United Kingdom, I’m desperately missing watching Major League Soccer fixtures at sensible times.
Living in Canada for 1.5 years meant watching Orlando City SC in the PM more often than the AM!
Conducting live blog matchday coverage yet again in 2021, we’ve so far kept Orlando City SC supporters up-to-date with the key plays from 26 of the Lions’ 35 fixtures (MLS and 2021 Leagues Cup) in real time on Twitter.
A hugely effective way to join in the greater Orlando City SC conversation online, we thank every single follower for their likes, comments and retweets throughout the 2021 campaign.
And who could forget the high of Nani‘s late strike to defeat rivals Atlanta United 3-2 back on July 30?
Not me!
#OrlandoCityUK REACTS 🎥 | It’s just gone 3:15AM in the morning but do I care? 🤣 Do I hell! Incredible finish by @OrlandoCitySC to punish a poor @ATLUTD side 3-2. Over the moon, especially after last week’s 5-0 loss. This team has 💜. 💪🏽#OCTwitter #ORLvATL #OrlandoCity #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/oC9i3HPxE2
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) July 31, 2021
36 Stats Previews (so far!)
Orlando City UK yet again provided comprehensive statistical match previews for every single one of Orlando City SC‘s 34 MLS regular season fixtures with each each article including five researched stats.
Add in Orlando City SC‘s 2021 Leagues Cup quarter-final with Santos Laguna, and our forthcoming 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs game with Nashville SC, and Orlando City UK has so far generated a whopping 180 individual stats in 2021.
Set to contest the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs, Orlando City UK will provide comprehensive stats previews until our last ball is kicked.
Every Orlando City UK stat was also shared with the Orlando City SC community on Twitter as part of our gameday social media output.
NEW #OrlandoCityUK blog | 𝙈𝙊𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙐𝙈 – “the impetus gained by the development of a process or course of events.”
Check out our @InterMiamiCF 🆚 @OrlandoCitySC STATS PREVIEW! 🤓
READ 📕: https://t.co/xNh5AsPIo5#MIAvORL #InterMiamiCF #OrlandoCity #VamosOrlando #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/BO9myVFs03
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) June 23, 2021
Zoom interview series
Today, what on Earth would the world do without Zoom?
Helping everybody stay in touch in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando City UK used the platform to conduct interviews with fellow and rival MLS supporters.
Back in early April, we previewed Orlando City SC’s 2021 MLS campaign with fellow die-hard, Charlotte Patterson.
Throughout May, we interviewed UK NYCFC, D.C. United Kingdom, and RBNYUK to preview Orlando City SC games against New York City FC, D.C. United, and New York Red Bulls.
Then in June, we interviewed RBNYUK again to preview New York Red Bulls’ July 3 trip to Exploria Stadium.
Stay tuned for more match preview interviews with fellow and rival MLS fans, plus other Orlando City SC personalities in 2022.
NEW #OrlandoCityUK INTERVIEW 🗣️ | Will the @NYCFC slayer @cmueller1662 strike again this Saturday? 😉
We previewed #ORLvNYC with @UKNYCFC. ⬇️
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE 🎥: https://t.co/y5g8XZBEeo
🦁🆚🗽#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #NYCFC #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/lU1iAFZRjD
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) May 7, 2021
Regular news output
While statistical previews were Orlando City UK’s main offering to the Orlando City SC community online, so too were the biggest Orlando City SC headlines of the year.
As part of our crowdsourced segment “Twitter Reacts”, Orlando City UK wrote features about player acquisitions including Brandon Austin, Alexandre Pato, and Silvester van der Water.
Plus, who could forget about Daryl Dike‘s surprise February 1 loan to EFL Championship side Barnsley?
Delighted to see Dike relish his time at Oakwell with 9 goals for the Tykes, I joined The English Lion (Dan Berridge) on UK Deadline Day to react to the switch.
We also wrote features about the 2021 Orlando City SC home jersey launch, the 2021 Orlando City SC Adidas PRIMEBLUE jersey, and Chris Mueller leaving Orlando City SC at the end of 2021.
Plus, we covered Orlando City SC transfer rumours throughout 2021, including Henrique, Nahuel Gallardo, Emmanuel Mas (who later signed), Julián Álvarez, and Facundo Farías.
NEW #OrlandoCityUK blog | Twitter reacts to Chris Mueller leaving @OrlandoCitySC at the end of 2021. 💻🗣
“Throughout OC soccer fandom, few players have stolen City supporters’ hearts like Mueller has.” 👏🏽🦁💜
READ 📕: https://t.co/f5WRhxERu6#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/RJFJ9JD55G
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) July 22, 2021
Interview appearances
Always delighted to discuss Orlando City SC online, I joined Barnsley fan channel The Reds Report on February 8 to introduce Tykes supporters to their new loan signing, Daryl Dike.
NEW #OrlandoCityUK INTERVIEW 🗣️ | I joined @RedsReport_ as a guest to give @BarnsleyFC supporters the real lowdown on @OrlandoCitySC‘s Daryl Dike. 🇺🇸✈️🇬🇧⚽
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE 🎥: https://t.co/v6rc9PwL5M#OCTwitter #OrlandoCity #MLSUK pic.twitter.com/zrFD5dk2ol
— Orlando City UK (@Orlando_CityUK) February 9, 2021
Visiting Orlando FAQs launched
With the United States lifting its travel ban and reopening its borders to fully-vaccinated UK holidaymakers on Monday, November 8, 2021, Orlando City UK celebrated by adding a new section to our website.
Entitled “Visiting Orlando – FAQs”, this section contains absolutely everything there is to know about making the most out of your trip to watch Orlando City SC play live.
Consider this your comprehensive guide to matchday tickets, getting to Exploria Stadium, sampling the gameday experience, and much more.
Check it out today by clicking here.
Thanks for your support!
Orlando City UK is looking forward to providing in-depth coverage of Orlando City SC throughout the off-season and into 2022.
We’d like to take this moment to thank every single one of our followers for your unwavering support.
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