The former coach wrote a letter to Orlando fans thanking them for supporting him as a player and a coach.
Tag: Lions
The Lions part ways with O’Connor after back-to-back 11th place finishes in the Eastern Conference table
SANDY, Utah — Orlando City is riding a bit of momentum for the first time in a while. The Lions (2-2-2, 8 points) have won two of their last three games. It’s a small sample size early in the season, but Orlando City is looking to build on it after some success during its first […]
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here this evening not to eulogize a soccer season, but to celebrate a group of soccer supporters. We are here to pay our respects to an announced crowd of 23,723 Orlando City fans who showed up Saturday night to watch a meaningless late-season scoreless draw between their free-falling franchise and […]
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Maybe all of us – fans and media alike – should be a little more thoughtful and a little more patient before we write columns, blogs or Twitter posts calling for a coach to be fired. Sometimes, we forget just how much emotion and devotion so many of these driven, dedicated men and women pour into […]
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ORLANDO — It wasn’t the win Orlando City so desperately needed. But it wasn’t a loss. And it keeps the Lions’ slim hopes of reaching the playoffs alive with 11 matches remaining in the regular season. Despite falling behind early and once again looking vulnerable, if not downright bad, on defense, Orlando City (7-14-2, 23 points) […]
Before Orlando City unveiled the members of new coach James O’Connor’s technical staff, Daniel Byrd was by O’Connor’s side at Sylvan Lake Park. In fact, the two walked to the training pitch together on O’Connor’s first day — Byrd was announced as an assistant coach four days later. Byrd has known O’Connor since Orlando City’s […]
Orlando City’s first half against the L.A. Galaxy wasn’t an issue. Scoring goals wasn’t much of a problem for the Lions, either. Sunday night at the StubHub Center, Orlando City couldn’t contain one of the league’s hottest goal scorers. Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimović netted a hat trick in the second half to douse one of […]