[USL PRO: Week 4] Defending champion Orlando City moved into first place in USL PRO with its second consecutive win, a 1-0decision over the Charleston Battery on FC Dallas loan player Brian Span‘s first goal. “Apart from a few isolated incidents, I thought thatit would have been a travesty had we not won the game […]
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Report: Kaka to Orlando City?
Orlando City President Philip Rawlins hinted that AC Milan playmaker Kaka could be on his way to the new Major League Soccer club next season, when he took toTwitter on Monday, saying: “We’re ready when you are Ricardo.” According to Spanish daily AS, Kaka has a verbal agreement with the club to move to the […]
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Orlando City settles for tie in season opener
[USL PRO: Week 1] Orlando City began its title defense with a 1-1 tie at Charleston thanks to newcomer Austin Da Luz‘s goalnine minutes after Vancouver Whitecaps loan player Mamadou Diouf scored for the Battery. — Orlando City, which will join MLS in 2015, startedseven new players, including U.S. U-18 Tyler Turner. The Battery had […]
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Orlando City, present and future, kicks off critical year
[USL PRO: Week 1] With one eye on its title defense and another on its MLS launch next season, Orlando City kicks off the 2014 USL PRO season Saturday at theCharleston Battery. In the other opener, Galaxy II, which hosts the Orange County Blues, is the wave of the future, the first MLS-operated second team […]
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Collegians Quinn and Diaz headed to Orlando City
[USL PRO 2014 COUNTDOWN] Former Akron midfielder Aodhan Quinn, the son of former U.S international Brian Quinn, and St. John’s goalkeeper Rafael Diaz have signed with defending champion Orlando City for its last USL PROseason that kicks off Saturday. Orlando plays Charleston Battery, the 2012 USL PRO champion, at Blackbaud Stadium on Saturday.
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Orlando City signs U.S. U-18 star Redding
[MLS 2015] Orlando City has made highly rated central defender Tommy Redding the expansion club’s first MLS homegrown signing for its 2015season. Redding, only 17, will be eligible to play for Orlando in its USL PRO title defense. “From the beginning, we’ve made no secret that the youth development aspectof our club is very important […]
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Watson leaves Orlando City for Minnesota
[NASL 2014 COUNTDOWN] Jamie Watson, who had 10 goals and seven assists for USL PRO champion Orlando City in 2013, hassigned with Minnesota United for the 2014 NASL season. The 27-year-old Watson, who originally began his pro career with Real Salt Lake after starring for the U.S. U-17 national team,spent some time on loan with […]
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Orlando City in fight over field times
Not for the first time an MLS club’s youth program finds itself at odds with rival youth groups, though this time there is a lot at stake. A dispute over prime playing times pits expansion OrlandoCity against Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and youth groups that feel Orlando City’s youth teams should not get preference […]
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Kreis: 'I needed a little bit of a break'
[MLS 2015] Jason Kreis, introduced to the New York on Friday, says his new job ashead coach of the expansion New York City FC is the perfect fit. After seven years as coach at Real Salt Lake, the year off from coaching — which will include six months as an observer at ManchesterCity — will […]
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Orlando City signs first player
[MLS 2015] Orlando City signed its first player — midfielder Kevin Molino — for its MLS debut in 2015. The23- year-old Trinidad & Tobago international was the 2012 USL PRO MVP. He’ll play in USL PRO again in 2014, Orlando City’s last season before joining MLS. “Kevin was out ofcontract with us and was being […]