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Orlando City’s loss to Toronto FC sets up critical match against Chicago Fire

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”197″ sortorder=”7024,7021,7022,7023,7025,7026,7027,7028,7029,7030,7031,7032,7033,7034,7035,7036,7037,7038,7039,7040,7041,7042,7043,7044,7045,7046,7047,7048,7049,7050,7051,7052,7053,7054,7055,7056,7057,7058″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Orlando City dropped a second match in a row Friday night against Toronto FC. Here are three things we learned from the Lions’ 2-1 loss to TFC at BMO Field: 1. Match against Chicago is critical Players won’t call next week’s home match […]

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Josué Colmán scores first goal for Orlando City, loves ‘crazy’ home atmosphere

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”81″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] It took some time, but attacking midfielder Josué Colmán is settling in to life in Orlando. He showed up to the city with a backpack and a PlayStation – he didn’t even have a TV to go with the gaming console – and knew […]

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Orlando City’s Josué Colmán says he’s 100 percent healthy, ready to contribute

Josué Colmán didn’t expect a delayed start to his MLS career. The 19-year-old Paraguayan attacking midfielder was hoping to make an immediate impact for Orlando City as a young designated player. Even after he was sidelined with a quad contusion early in preseason training, he hoped to make his MLS debut during Lions’ first match […]

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Scouting report: Josué Colmán on Orlando City’s bench, David Villa out for NYCFC

NYCFC vs. Orlando City, 4:06 WHERE: Yankee Stadium BROADCAST: TV – Univision, live stream on Twitter THE BUZZ: It’s finally time for Sacha Kljestan to make his debut for Orlando City. The No. 10 is expected to provide a spark for an Orlando City attack that struggled to generate chances in the final third last […]

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Newcomers make noise early in the MLS season

Carlos Vela has played around the world — most recently for La Liga’s Real Sociedad. But he’s a newbie to Major League Soccer. Just two games in, the 29-year-old star from Mexico is already having an impact for Los Angeles FC. In the expansion team’s season opener against the Seattle Sounders, fellow newcomer Diego Rossi […]

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Injured Dom Dwyer, Josué Colmán participate in full Orlando City training

After weeks training separately from the rest of Orlando City, striker Dom Dwyer and attacking midfielder Josué Colmán were full participants in Wednesday’s training session. They are two of the team’s three designated players. While the duo was out recovering from injury,  midfielder Sacha Kljestan was servings a suspension. He is clear to make his […]

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Josué Colmán expected to return to Orlando City training soon

After missing a substantial portion of the preseason due to a quad contusion, Paraguayan attacking midfielder Josué Colmán should return to training this week, said Lions coach Jason Kreis. Colmán has missed the club’s training scrimmages against MLS competition due to his injury, but Kreis said the 19-year-old young designated player should begin running on […]

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Orlando City roster moves help bolster Lions’ attack

[bc_video video_id=”5726686519001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”autoplay” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] After missing out again on making the MLS Cup playoffs last year, Orlando City coach Jason Kreis knew drastic changes needed to be made. “I don’t think we went into this offseason saying we need to get better in the goal scoring, but not […]

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Orlando City midfielder Josué Colmán adapts to life in U.S. after big jump from Paraguay

Josué Colmán will admit moving to the United States from his native Paraguay wasn’t an easy decision. Colmán, 19, is one of several new faces Orlando City acquired during the offseason, penning a five-year contract and becoming Orlando’s newest youngest designated player for the upcoming season. While taking on an important responsibility as the club’s […]