After drawing 0-0 with Atlanta United in our 2021 home opener, Oscar Pareja‘s Orlando City SC now fly west to face Sporting Kansas City at Children’s Mercy Park.
The first of just two regular season fixtures against Western Conference opposition, the Lions will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start. Continue reading
With memories of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs defeat to New England Revolution now faded, anticipation fills the air as Oscar Pareja‘s Orlando City SC kick off the 2021 Major League Soccer campaign.
Starting at home for a seventh consecutive season in MLS, the Lions face fierce Georgia rivals Atlanta United. This was after defying all expectations to finish fifth overall last season. Continue reading
The MLS SuperDraft is the most exciting event in the lives of every young North American college soccer player.
With Rounds 1, 2 and 3 of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft getting underway tomorrow, Orlando City UK took this moment to reflect on how Orlando City SC‘s annual picks have fared since our inaugural 2015 season. Continue reading
Yesterday, respected Portuguese soccer journalist Bruno Andrade tweeted that Benfica’s Franco Cervi is finalising a switch to MLS with Orlando City SC leading the race for the Argentina international winger.
In a translated version of Andrade’s original tweet, it said Oscar Pareja‘s old club FC Dallas have “also shown interest” in Cervi and risk “disrupting the business”. Continue reading
When new clubs join Major League Soccer, the league requests that existing clubs release protected player lists at the end of each campaign, and Orlando City SC did just that yesterday.
With the 2020 MLS Expansion Draft taking place later today (December 15th), new boys Austin FC start construction of their inaugural 2021 roster, but the Texas franchise will not be able to sign these 18 Lions stars. Continue reading
This past week, we asked the Orlando City SC Twittersphere to select their Orlando City SC Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year for 2020 as part of our annual Orlando City UK end-of-season awards.
A public vote designed to recognise the standout Orlando City SC players in a stellar 2020 MLS campaign, we can now proudly reveal the winners as voted by you! Continue reading
This evening (UK time), Orlando City SC officially announced their updated first team roster following the end of the 2020 Major League Soccer campaign.
The first comprehensive evidence as to who is staying, potentially remaining and departing Exploria Stadium before 2021, the names in the ‘option declined’ column weren’t so surprising. Continue reading
After an incredible 2020 season that surpassed our wildest expectations, Orlando City SC are finally trending in the right direction under the guidance of head coach Oscar Pareja.
With the COVID-19 pandemic making this an incredibly challenging year, Orlando City SC dug deep to bring so many joyful moments to their loyal supporters. Although 2020 was a genuine team effort, our latest public vote recognises the standout players in the Lions’ 2020 season. 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.
Ahead of Sunday’s huge 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference semi-final between the Lions and New England Revolution, we spoke to West Midlands-based Revs fan @NERevsUK. Continue reading
Having witnessed it all, from the club’s 2010 founding as Austin Aztex to present day, Orlando City UK caught up with the queen of Orlando City SC, Kay Rawlins.
Co-founder and co-owner of the club, plus Orlando City Foundation President, we spoke to Kay about that incredible MLS Cup Playoffs win over New York City FC, about community, plus her answers to a series of miscellaneous Lions questions covering the past 10 years. Continue reading
