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
Almost two months on from James O’Connor’s exit, Orlando City SC today announced the appointment of Oscar Pareja as the Lions’ new boss and fourth full-time head coach in MLS history.
Most recently coaching Club Tijuana in Liga MX, the 51-year-old is no stranger to Major League Soccer having coached FC Dallas to the MLS Supporters’ Shield and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in 2016. Continue reading
The last remaining survivor from Orlando City SC‘s inaugural 2015 MLS roster was cut yesterday as news broke that Cristian Higuita is departing Central Florida this winter.
Still pending official confirmation from Orlando City SC, the popular Colombian visited Broken Strings Brewery to say his farewells to the Lions’ supporter groups in a sad ending for the 25-year-old. Continue reading
Now five years into our Major League Soccer journey, that’s been more than enough time for The Wall and Orlando City SC supporters to learn exactly who to despise around the league.
With the Lions not exactly earning a reputation for fine defending since entering MLS, here are five all too familiar foes that Orlando City SC simply can’t stand facing. 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
Here at Orlando City UK, we’re wondering where the past few years have gone. Today, we’re celebrating our fourth birthday with our Official International Fan Club of Orlando City SC established four years ago.
Despite 2019 being another disappointing campaign for the Lions on the pitch, Orlando City UK thoroughly enjoyed another year of covering and supporting Orlando City SC while growing the club’s presence in the United Kingdom. Continue reading
Last Friday, the first reports emerged online suggesting Dom Dwyer could be part of trade talk discussions involving Minnesota United’s Designated Player forward Darwin Quintero.
With Major League Soccer’s two-day trade window opening yesterday following a 10-week roster freeze, Orlando City UK has prepared a timeline to assess whether this rumoured trade will actually happen. Continue reading
Twenty-five days on from James O’Connor’s dismissal as Orlando City SC head coach, we’re still no closer to discovering who his successor will be – or are we?
Over the past few days, rumours that Oscar Pareja could be next Lions boss have gathered momentum so Orlando City UK took this time to assess the facts. Continue reading
Yesterday, 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 2019 as part of our Orlando City UK end-of-season awards.
A public vote designed to recognise the standout Orlando City SC players in another disappointing 2019 MLS campaign, we can now proudly reveal the winners as voted by you! Continue reading
Suffering another disappointing season, all eyes are now on Orlando City SC‘s Front Office and Luiz Muzzi who is tasked with sourcing the Lions’ fourth full-time head coach entering only our sixth MLS campaign.
Despite a lot of hard work and effort this year, it wasn’t enough to save James O’Connor his job. However, we’re running another public vote to recognise the standout players in Orlando City SC‘s 2019 season. Continue reading
