[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Three years ago, you’d never have mentioned Orlando as a credible MLS expansion target, but it was confirmed Tuesday as MLS’s 21st team. While theannouncement of New York City FC as MLS’s 20th team in May was a low-key affair, Tuesday’s unveiling of Orlando City SC at the Cheyenne Saloon on Church Street was a wild one as hundreds of fansdressed in purple — the club’s colors — packed the bar.

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