When it comes to Orlando City SC club legends, few can lay bigger claim to the title than Miguel Gallardo.
A veteran of two USL Championship titles and three regular season triumphs with the Lions, the 35-year-old goalkeeper has now swapped the 18-yard-box for the punditry booth. Continue reading
Over the past five years, we’ve been thrilled to see so many other UK-based Twitter accounts promoting Major League Soccer and its individual teams on British shores.
Ahead of Orlando City SC‘s game against Chicago Fire this weekend, we chatted to “Fire Fans of the UK” (@cf97uk), a Twitter account born in September 2016 and supporting the Fire for much longer. Continue reading
Establishing Orlando City UK in November 2015, we’ve been delighted to see many more UK-based MLS accounts appear online over the past few years.
With Orlando City SC facing runaway Western Conference leaders Los Angeles FC on Saturday, we saw it fit to speak to Wolverhampton-based LAFC supporter, @UKLAFC. Continue reading
Announcing retirement is a huge decision for professional footballers. Giving up the weekly camaraderie of the training ground and dressing room, the question “what next?” is often a deafening one.
Some footballers transition into coaching, some explore broadcasting opportunities and some pursue analyst-type roles. For Paul Shaw, the former striker is enjoying all three across the pond within the Orlando City SC organisation. Continue reading
Signing your first professional MLS contract and making your senior international debut in the same year isn’t the stuff of your average 22-year-old.
But Orlando City SC’s Kamal Miller doesn’t do average. Some said he was “never supposed to be here” but here he is – and how. 2019 was, and still very much is, Kamal’s year! Continue reading
Here at Orlando City UK, we love reaching out to fans of other Major League Soccer clubs to gauge their thoughts ahead of forthcoming meetings with Orlando City SC.
With the Lions embarking on a crucial Eastern Conference clash at Toronto FC on Saturday, we recently interviewed Benedict Rhodes of leading TFC blog, Waking The Red. Continue reading
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When the year 2019 is all said and done, memories of Orlando City SC’s U.S. Open Cup win at Memphis 901 FC may fade, but not for Randy Mendoza.
He may have only been on the field for a matter of minutes after replacing Santiago Patiño but 120 stoppage time seconds will forever be etched in the memory of the 23-year-old Californian. Continue reading
Here at Orlando City UK, we love seeing fellow UK-based football fans take an active interest in Orlando City SC but also Major League Soccer as a whole.
With the huge 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarter-final between the Lions and New York City FC tonight, we saw it fit to speak to Portsmouth-based New York City FC fan @UKNYCFC. Continue reading
With Orlando City SC three-and-a-bit years into their Major League Soccer journey, the Lions already have an abundance of loyal and passionate supporters spread up and down the United Kingdom.
One particular Orlando City UK member who has followed Orlando City SC since their days in USL is avid Nottingham Forest and Lions fan Dan Berridge. We caught up with Dan to see why Orlando City SC were the team for him. Continue reading
When I established Orlando City UK in November 2015, I could’ve only dreamed about having 40 members as part of what is now an Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC.
Signing up as a member in May, we caught up with die-hard Watford and Orlando City SC supporter Harry Salvidge about his Lions love affair and just why MLS means so much to him. Continue reading
