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So after 7 games played this 2016 Major League Soccer season, Orlando City SC currently sit on nine points with two games won, two games drawn and two games lost.
Humbled on the road last time out at New York Red Bulls, Adrian Heath‘s Lions will be looking to get back to winning ways up the Eastern Seaboard at New England Revolution this Saturday evening (Sunday 00:30 in the UK). Continue reading
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Having ran our first ever Orlando City UK Watch Party right here in the UK in London last Sunday evening when Orlando City SC welcomed New England Revolution, it was an amazing experience to meet fellow Lions supporters right here in England.
And this got us thinking!
With Sky Sports showing plenty of Lions fixtures throughout the duration of the Major League Soccer campaign nowadays, people are getting hooked on Orlando City SC, just like ourselves! Continue reading
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We’ve only just settled down since the shenanigans of Orlando City SC’s most recent Major League Soccer fixture at the Citrus Bowl in which stoppage time was a frantic affair yet again.
Baldomero Toledo has been a swear word within the city of Orlando for a week now after the PRO Referee WRONGLY adjudged Servando Carrasco to have handled Lee Nguyen’s cross-shot in basically the final play of the match to hand New England Revolution a penalty that should never have been. Continue reading
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Did we witness the worst call so far this season in Major League Soccer on Sunday?
Well, the Orlando City SC fraternity seem to think so after what can only be described as a downright case of peer pressure on Baldomero Toledo.
Awarding New England Revolution a last gasp penalty after an ALLEGED handball from Servando Carrasco that ACTUALLY hit his shoulder, Lee Nguyen successfully converted the spot kick to salvage a 2-2 draw at the Citrus Bowl. Continue reading
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What a difference a few weeks can make!
After disappointingly only picking up two points from two home games at the start of the season against both Real Salt Lake and Chicago Fire, it’s all change for Adrian Heath‘s Orlando City SC.
With our Lions rising to the very summit of the MLS Eastern Conference after gameweek five (fourth game for City), courtesy of a rousing 4-1 victory over reigning MLS Cup champions Portland Timbers last time out, morale is high right now. Continue reading
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So some of us Orlando City SC supporters were panicking after gameweek two with just two points to show from two home games but now?
Well, it’s still early days of course but we wouldn’t be football supporters if we weren’t daring to dream about what 2016 might hold after a fantastic morale boosting 4-1 victory over reigning MLS Cup champions Portland Timbers yesterday evening at the Citrus Bowl. Continue reading
Time for a new feature here at Orlando City UK and we’re calling it “Whatever Happened To?”.
Functioning as a reflection on some of the players who simply didn’t hit it off as Lions for whatever reason, we place the spotlight on what they did (or rather didn’t do) in an Orlando City SC jersey while providing an update on what they can be found doing nowadays.
So in instalment number one, we shift our focus to Adam Bedell.
Remember him? Continue reading
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It’s seemed an eternity since Orlando City SC’s last fixture hasn’t it?
But anyhow, welcome along to Orlando City UK’s latest stat attack instalment, bringing you all of our latest Orlando City SC stats to inform you about how the Lions’ next fixture may play out.
Excellent if you’re having a bet on the MLS action may we add!
So on Sunday evening, 2015 Major League Soccer champions Portland Timbers arrive in O-Town with Adrian Heath‘s Orlando City SC still searching for their first home victory of 2016. Continue reading
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There’s a brand new transfer rumour in the world of Orlando City SC and it concerns former Sevilla and Real Madrid striker Julio Baptista who is allegedly close to joining the Lions.
But let’s just wait and see?
According to a report from Brazilian publication Globo Esporte, the 34-year-old is a free agent after being released from his contract with Cruzeiro in December and earlier this March, the forward actually trained with Orlando City SC as a guest ahead of further regaining his fitness in Spain. Continue reading
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So all of a sudden, Orlando City SC’s two opening home games of the 2016 Major League Soccer season are now over with an accumulation of two points from a possible six.
Drawing 1-1 with last season’s Eastern Conference whipping boys Chicago Fire at the Citrus Bowl, it was a tale of frustration for Adrian Heath‘s Lions who couldn’t find a winner despite playing against 10-men for round about an hour after Michael Harrington’s first-half dismissal. Continue reading
