Here at Orlando City UK, we’re campaigning for stoppage time to be renamed “Tesho time” after the Canadian striker earned Orlando City SC a late MLS victory for the second consecutive gameweek.
After his late winner at Charlotte FC, Tesho Akindele‘s 96th minute header earned the Lions another crucial 2-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday. Continue reading
With the COVID-19 outbreak causing chaos worldwide, Major League Soccer today extended the suspension of league play until May.
With no Orlando City SC fixture scheduled until May 10th at the very earliest, Orlando City UK used this self-isolation period to compile what we think are the Lions’ 10 best goals in MLS to date. Continue reading
Last week, Orlando City SC‘s 2020 preparations switched up a gear with the hiring of Oscar Pareja and today, the Lions announced a fellow Colombian as the club’s first outfield signing for the year ahead.
Nineteen-year-old defensive or central midfielder Andrés Perea joins the Lions on a one-year loan from Atlético Nacional with an option to buy. Continue reading
This evening (UK time), Orlando City SC officially announced their updated first team roster following the end of the 2019 Major League Soccer campaign.
The first comprehensive evidence as to who is staying, potentially remaining and departing Exploria Stadium before 2020, there were a couple of surprise names in the ‘option declined’ column. Continue reading
As is customary in Major League Soccer, the league requests that clubs release protected player lists at the end of each campaign and Orlando City SC did just that today.
With the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft taking place on November 19th, new boys Inter Miami and Nashville SC start construction of their inaugural 2019 rosters but these new franchises won’t be able to sign these 17 Lions stars. Continue reading
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With just 24 days until our MLS home opener against New York City FC and just 10 days until the Orlando City Invitational fixture against the same opposition, Orlando City SC has now revealed their squad numbers for 2019.
With James O’Connor‘s Lions extremely active in the transfer market this off-season having brought in over 10 new faces, here’s what numbers our new-look Lions squad will be wearing this year. Continue reading
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As is customary in Major League Soccer, the league requests that clubs release protected player lists at the end of each campaign and Orlando City SC did just that today.
With the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft taking place tomorrow, new boys FC Cincinnati start construction of their inaugural 2019 roster but the Ohio franchise won’t be able to sign these 11 Lions stars. Continue reading
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This evening (UK time), Orlando City SC officially announced their updated first team roster following the end of the 2018 Major League Soccer campaign.
The first comprehensive evidence as to who is staying, potentially remaining and departing Orlando City Stadium before 2019, there were a few surprise names in the ‘option not exercised’ column. 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
Orlando City SC fans, cast your mind back to late October where the Lions put in a quite shocking display at Philadelphia Union, going down 6-1 in our final game of a tiring and hugely disappointing season.
Fast forward four months and our loyal fanbase has been re-energised once again following the best off-season in all of MLS with 12 new players arriving and Senegalese international centre back Lamine Sané now on his way too. Continue reading
