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Following a narrow 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake and our third defeat of the 2019 Major League Soccer campaign, James O’Connor‘s Orlando City SC will look to bounce back at home against Vancouver Whitecaps.
The Canadian side embark on their furthest trip of the MLS season with new head coach Marc Dos Santos having just earned his first league victory at the seventh attempt against Los Angeles FC (1-0) on Wednesday. Continue reading
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The first home victory of 2019 has now been secured but Orlando City SC pushed their supporters’ heart rates to the max as they overcame Colorado Rapids 4-3 in an all-action thriller last weekend.
Coming from behind twice in the game to salvage all three points, James O’Connor‘s Lions now head west to Utah to face Rapids’ principal rivals Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. Continue reading
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Following a hugely disappointing limp 1-3 home loss to Montreal Impact last weekend, James O’Connor‘s Orlando City SC need to pick themselves up quickly for a tough road test at New York Red Bulls.
Travelling to Red Bull Arena with two points from the first nine available, Lions supporters endured that all too familiar sinking feeling in a really poor and wasteful showing against the Impact. Continue reading
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After the heartbreak of suffering a last minute equaliser at Chicago Fire, James O’Connor‘s Orlando City SC return to Central Florida to take on Montreal Impact at Orlando City Stadium.
Still coached by former Aston Villa head coach Rémi Garde, Impact have won one and lost one of their first two league fixtures in a 2019 MLS campaign that’s seeing them start with six consecutive fixtures on the road. Continue reading
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After another winter of mass upheaval and yet another reboot at Orlando City SC, our 2019 MLS home opener against New York City FC is now only days away.
Opening the season at home for a fifth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, Orlando City Stadium will be as boisterous as always as Lions supporters everywhere expect an improvement on last season’s dismal eleventh place finish. Continue reading
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With FC Cincinnati joining Major League Soccer in 2019, the Orange and Blue will soon be selecting unprotected players under MLS contracts in the forthcoming 2018 MLS Expansion Draft on December 11.
Alan Koch’s side have already acquired the likes of former Portland Timbers star Fanendo Adi and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Fatai Alashe on loan. Continue reading
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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
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Suitably rested with no fixture last weekend, Orlando City SC taste their first MLS action in 14 days with a testing away fixture at Western Conference leaders FC Dallas.
Travelling to Frisco, Texas with heads a little higher following an improved performance in our 0-0 draw against Houston Dynamo, James O’Connor‘s side are now battling to avoid finishing bottom of the Eastern Conference. Continue reading
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After what can only be described as an unacceptable team performance at Chicago Fire, Orlando City SC desperately need reinstall Lions supporters’ faith against Houston Dynamo.
Thrashed 4-0 at Toyota Park last Sunday, collective effort, determination and fight were all severely lacking in a lethargic performance that left a lot to be desired. Continue reading
Following Orlando City SC‘s 1-0 loss at Sporting Kansas City, James O’Connor‘s Lions face another long road trip to Bridgeview, Illinois to take on Veljko Paunović’s Chicago Fire.
Currently bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Men in Red last tasted MLS action way back on August 23 against Columbus Crew (1-1) with a testimonial match for Bastian Schweinsteiger played at Bayern Munich on August 28. Continue reading
