Under 24 hours after securing Andrew Pannenberg in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, Orlando City SC today announced the arrival of fellow goalkeeper Brandon Austin on a six-month loan from Tottenham.
The 22-year-old England and United States dual-national becomes Orlando City SC‘s first non-draft signing of the off-season. He joins City for six months with the option of an additional six months thereafter. Continue reading
Whetting the appetite for a brand new Major League Soccer season, the 2021 MLS SuperDraft took place today with Orlando City SC making four picks overall.
After Oscar Pareja‘s Lions selected Derek Dodson, Rio Hope-Gund, Brandon Hackenberg and Andrew Pannenberg, Orlando City UK found out a little more about each individual college talent acquired in the draft. 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
The number of Orlando City SC off-season departures now stands at six after Canadian international defender Kamal Miller joined Montreal Impact yesterday.
Selected by Austin FC as their fifth and final selection in yesterday’s 2020 MLS Expansion Draft, 23-year-old Miller was immediately acquired by Impact. This was in return for $225,000 in 2021 General Allocation Money, a 2021 MLS SuperDraft first round pick, and $50,000 in conditional 2021 General Allocation Money. 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
In an action-packed first week of Orlando City SC‘s 2020/21 off-season, it was announced yesterday that longtime Lion Dom Dwyer is entering the free agency market.
With the 30-year-old’s contract expiring at the end of City’s 2020 campaign, the club legend departs Central Florida after a five-year association with the club, spread across two spells in USL (2013) and Major League Soccer (2017-2020). 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
Since Orlando City SC‘s inaugural 2015 season, Orlando City UK has watched Major League Soccer’s popularity grow tenfold in the United Kingdom.
A big part of this has been LIVE televised games. Now Orlando City SC‘s incredible 2020 campaign is unfortunately over, we took this moment to reflect on just how many City fixtures have been televised live in Great Britain this year. 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
