“For this situation to happen, you need to have one side, a player that doesn’t respect the club, doesn’t respect his contract, doesn’t care about the group, and this was exactlywhat we saw from Cyle. … What’s the point to force a player like that with that character, with that personality, a troublemaker [to stay]?” […]
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MLS 2018: Makeover in Orlando City completed in rapid time
No team in MLS has made more changes in the offseason than Orlando City — and with good cause. The Lions have failed to make the playoffs in each of their first three seasons, and lastseason’s 10-15-9 record was a step back from 2016 when they finished 9-11-4 and 2015 when they went 12-14-8 and […]
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Orlando City objects to Besiktas' move for Canadian star Cyle Larin
Reigning Turkish Super League champion Besiktas showed off pictures of 22-year-old Orlando City star Cyle Larin getting a physical on Saturday. One problem: The MLS club says it has not agreedto terms on Larin’s transfer. Transfer görümelerine baladmz Cyle Christopher Larin salkkontrolünden geçti. @ACIBADEMSPORTS — Beikta JK (@Besiktas)January 13, 2018 Orlando City said Larin, signed […]
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Montverde Academy will run part of Orlando City's DA program
The Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy will manage and operate Orlando City’s Development Academy program in the U-15, U-17 and U-19 boys age groups. Orlando City players will gainaccess to SIMA’s on-site residency programs for student-athletes and use its academic programs. The Lions’ girls teams and the boys U-12 through U-14 groups will remain the […]
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Report: Sacha Kljestan, MLS's assist leader, headed to Orlando City
Multiple sources confirmed to ESPN FC’s JeffreyCarlisle that New York Red Bulls captain Sacha Kljestan will be joining Orlando City in a multiple-player deal. The Red Bulls will also send $150,000 in TargetedAllocation Money to the Lions for young Colombian Carlos Rivas and former U.S. U-20 defender Tommy Redding. It is the second year in a […]
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Jose Villarreal will get chance to jump-start his career at Orlando City
Jose Villarreal, considered the best player to come out of the LA Galaxy academy system, will get a chance to jump-start his career after he was traded to Orlando City on Wednesday. MLS 2018: Rosters The move comes after a season during which the 24-year-old Villarreal played just 389 minutes for the Galaxy. He played […]
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Datebook: MLS schedules jam-packed January
MLS staffs will have a busy January as preseason camps will open on Jan. 22, a day after the annual SuperDraft wraps up with the third and fourth rounds conducted by conference call. They will comejust two days after the main SuperDraft event, on Jan. 19 during the annual United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia. […]
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Kaka retirement ends a long run of greatness
The symbol of MLS soccer in Orlando has concluded his remarkable career. Kaka, 35, had already announced in October he’d not be returning to Orlando City, and on Sunday heused social media to confirm his decision to retire as a player. Born Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite in Gama, Brazil, Kaka came to MLS in […]
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USL coaching moves: Anthony Pulis takes over at Saint Louis FC
The head coaching vacancy at Saint Louis FC following the departure of Preki didn’t last long. Anthony Pulis stepped down as the head coach of Orlando City B after twoseasons to take the job with Saint Louis FC. Offseason USL coaching moves: OKC Energy FC: Out: Jimmy Nielsen Orlando City B: Out: Anthony Pulis.Pittsburgh:Out: Dave […]
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Young Orlando City keeper Stajduhar diagnosed with bone cancer
Orlando City Homegrown player Mason Stajduhar, 19, begins treatment this week after being diagnosed with a form of bone cancer. An exam by team doctors uncovered a cancerous lesionthat prompted further evaluation and was diagnosed as Localized Ewing Sarcoma. “Fortunately for Mason,” said Dr. Daryl Osbahr, MD, medical director for Orlando City and chiefof sports […]