Orlando City and Canadian international forward Cyle Larinwas arrested early Thursday morning in Orlando for driving under the influence and was released after spending a mandatory eight hoursin custody. Larin, 22, was stopped at about 2:30 a.m. by the Florida Highway Patrol after being observed driving in the wrong direction down the wrong lane of […]
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Open Cup: Alessandro Nesta hails Miami FC triumph
The NASL spring leader Miami FC earned a 3-1 win at Orlando City in what Italian head coach Alessandro Nesta termed “the most important match in our short history.” Forward Stefano Pinhoscored the club’s first-ever hat trick to move Miami FC into the round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup. “I am very proud […]
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MLS: Orlando City receives Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award
For work in helping its community heal and recover from an attack on a local nightclub that left 49 people dead, Orlando City SC has been named winner of the 2017 Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award. The team will be recognized next month at the third annual SportsHumanitarian of the Year Awards, which are sponsored by […]
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MLS Today: Orlando City's Ramos has red card rescinded
An appeal lodged by Orlando City has been upheld by the Independent Panel, which announced Wednesday it rescinded a red card issued to defender Rafael Ramos. Ramos was sent off by referee Ted Unkel after he and Fire defender Brandon Vincent collided in the 26th minute of their 0-0 tie on Sunday. The Independent Panel,which […]
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The season so far: a quick rundown of all 22 MLS teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In about a month, the domestic transfer window will re-open, all 22 MLS teams will sign theperfect players to fill their needs, and all the fans shall rejoice. In the real world, more teams will fail in their quests to land the ideal midseason additions than will succeed and afew […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Torrid Fire sweeps into second
Toronto FC held the top spot by romping over Columbus, 5-0, to run its unbeaten streak to eight games. Important wins for Chicago and the L.A. Galaxy moved them upSoccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. Heading in the other direction are Portland and Orlando City. Their winless streaks were extended to five and six games, respectively, […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Fire and Union climb charts
Double-win weeks for the Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union vaulted them up Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, and a pair of road losses for Houston dropped it down the ladder. In thetop tier, Toronto FC held first place by earning a 1-1 tie at Red Bull Arena. A first loss of the season — at […]
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USL Rewind: Monarchs match mark at Republic's expense
For the second straight week, Sacramento Republic has been on the wrong end of a record-setting result. Real Monarchs downed Sacramento, 2-0, to join San Antonio FC as the only two teamsin USL history to win seven of their first eight games. Daniel Haber and Sebastian Velasquez scored the goals that enabled SLC to match […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Toronto FC rolls to the top
Two more wins for Toronto FC ran its win streak to six and vaulted it atop the MLS Power Rankings. Previous leader FC Dallas slipped a couple of notches by tying New York City, which tookover second place after their 1-1 tie in Frisco. Sporting Kansas City and Houston round out the top five. The […]