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Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja eager to see MLS play at Disney

Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja said he doesn’t know how Major League Soccer plans to resume play, but he endorses any effort to bring the league’s teams to Orlando. MLS reportedly has sent teams a proposal to end its coronavirus shutdown by hosting training and matches in Orlando at ESPN Wide World of Sports on […]

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Orlando City players upbeat as MLS moves toward resuming playing at Disney

Orlando City defender Alex DeJohn spoke with confidence, enthusiasm and optimism. DeJohn had just completed an individual workout at the Lions’ training facility in Kissimmee Monday. Orlando City’s technical staff stepped up the intensity of the individual drills during the second week of limited workouts and DeJohn couldn’t help but look ahead to Major League […]

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New Orlando Pride goalkeeper Erin McLeod thrilled after first training session

Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod said she was thrilled to get a chance to close out her career with the Orlando Pride. McLeod, a 37-year-old veteran who signed a one-year deal to back up Pride captain Ashlyn Harris, trained for the first time at the Pride’s facility in Seminole County on Monday. “It was awesome,” she […]

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Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan announces birth of daughter

The two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Cup champion welcomed her daughter with her husband, former Galaxy player Servando Carrasco.

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USWNT seeks right to immediately appeal judge’s ruling in equal pay lawsuit

If approved, the motion will allow an appeal process to take place immediately, rather than after the resolution of the trial.

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Orlando Pride players grateful to resume individual workouts

Players wore masks and underwent thermal screens before participating in the voluntary workouts in their first return to the pitch in two months.

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Orlando City VP Luiz Muzzi balances excitement as MLS clubs approach first phase of return

After the Lions began individual training sessions on Wednesday, Muzzi looked ahead to a possible MLS restart without fans.

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MLS players upbeat during first day of individual training but know more hurdles loom

Several teams returned to the pitch this week for voluntary individual training sessions, but players and executives alike are wary about calling it a “return to play.”

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Orlando City players return to pitch for first day of individual training

Players returned to the team training facility in Kissimmee on Wednesday for the first time in almost two months.

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USWNT has options after equal pay setback in court

Players for the U.S. women’s national team may have been dealt a blow by a judge’s ruling in their gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation but the case is far from over.