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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
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With only 10 days to go now until Orlando City SC take to the Citrus Bowl turf to face Real Salt Lake in the MLS 2016 season opener, excitement amongst Lions fans is reaching fever pitch!
Having felt like an eternity since a disappointing final game of last season away at Philadelphia Union where City’s play-off qualification hopes were pretty much extinguished before a ball was kicked, that’s all forgotten now. Continue reading
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With just 22 days left to go until Orlando City SC’s Major League Soccer opener against Real Salt Lake on March 6th, today the Lions build on their pre-season preparations by travelling upstate to face Jacksonville Armada of the NASL.
Having opened their pre-season account in routine style with a 4-0 win over Eastern Florida State College last weekend, there will be a step up in quality today and furthermore on Saturday February 27th when Adrian Heath‘s men go up against Brazilian outfit Bahia at the Citrus Bowl.
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If you were based in the Orlando area on Tuesday evening, there was only one event to head to!
Orlando City SC performed an open practice session at the Citrus Bowl giving fans a chance to see the team train while receiving those sought-after autographs and selfies.
But the two major takeaways from Tuesday night were one, the fact that the Lions’ new away jersey for 2016 has now officially been launched and two, Cyle Larin will now boast squad number 9 for the forthcoming campaign after ditching number 21. Continue reading
With just over ONE month to go until Orlando City SC’s second ever Major League Soccer campaign begins, five of the Lions’ off-season purchases have now officially received their new squad numbers.
Canadian youngster Richie Laryea will wear squad number 6 after Adrian Heath claimed this past week that he’s already seen a bit of Kevin Molino in the Lions’ 7th MLS SuperDraft selection. Continue reading
With just over 40 days until the start of a brand new Major League Soccer campaign for Orlando City SC, the wait for a new DP goes on and in truth, few names have been linked thus far.
With Kevin Alston and Joe Bendik representing the only senior arrivals this off-season, Lions supporters still crave quality support to Kaká in the transfer market. Continue reading
Orlando City SC’s summer recruitment drive currently stands at five new arrivals for Adrian Heath’s team after Richie Laryea and Hadji Barry were selected in the First Round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Laryea and Barry were the Lions’ seventh and thirteenth picks respectively with the former player belonging to Generation Adidas having developed at the University of Akron. Continue reading
Everybody knows that Orlando City SC’s #FillTheBowl initiative was a roaring success (no pun intended) with 62,510 spectators present at the Citrus Bowl for the Lions’ first ever Major League Soccer fixture against New York City FC back in March.
However, today’s official club reports confirm the second highest attended home game of the season was also against NYCFC! Continue reading
