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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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After the pick me up of a dramatic 2-1 victory over Columbus Crew and our first Major League Soccer win since July 14, Orlando City SC now travel to New York Red Bulls on MLS Decision Day 2018.
The final fixture of a campaign to forget, this fixture has massive implications for who is crowned 2018 Eastern Conference champions with just one point separating first-placed Atlanta United and second-placed New York Red Bulls heading into game 34. Continue reading
At the beginning of the week, we asked the almighty Orlando City SC Twittersphere to select their Orlando City SC Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as part of our inaugural Orlando City UK end-of-season awards.
A public vote designed to recognise the hard work and graft of selected Orlando City SC players in an extremely disappointing 2018 MLS campaign, we can now proudly reveal the winners as voted by you! Continue reading
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Ever since the USMNT’s infamous collapse in qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the #PlayYourKids movement has been rumbling on strongly stateside
With additional conversations surrounding youth development within Major League Soccer, the youth landscape of Orlando City SC has seen two significant milestones this week. 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
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
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Justin Meram’s difficult spell with Orlando City SC is over. The 29-year-old was officially traded back to Columbus Crew yesterday in exchange for $750,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and a 2019 international roster spot.
The deal, in isolation, is very good business for Orlando City SC. Continue reading
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Despite taking the lead three times at LA Galaxy last weekend, Orlando City SC still ended up pointless after an inspired hat-trick from Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole the show 4-3.
With many writing off the Lions’ chances heading to StubHub Center, it was a real valiant effort from James O’Connor‘s side who outplayed the hosts in spells with several free-flowing moves. Continue reading
