SANFORD, Fla. — For Orlando City goalkeeper coach Thabane Sutu, coaching in Central Florida is easy. He’s locked in while he’s at work. Along with head coach James O’Connor and the rest of Orlando City’s coaching staff, he can be at Sylvan Lake Park for roughly 12 hours in a day. He’s put in hours […]
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After a far-reaching investigation following a blown call against Orlando City last weekend, after extensive conversations with Major League Soccer officials and following an exclusive interview with the head of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), the Orlando Sentinel has come to a ground-breaking conclusion. According to multiple sources close to the situation, the Sentinel has […]
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Orlando City’s campaign has been a roller coaster. The Lions started the season 0-2-1, which led to questions about whether it was time to hit the panic button early. The club won its first match of the 2018 season on March 31, defeating the New York Red Bulls 4-3. After that, club CEO Alex Leitao […]
Former Orlando City coach Jason Kreis posted a letter on Twitter Saturday afternoon, marking his first comments since he was fired by the club. In the letter, he wrote he was “sincerely grateful” to club owners Flavio Augusto da Silva and Phil Rawlins for the opportunity to coach Orlando City and added “OCSC is poised […]
ATLANTA — It was Orlando City interim coach Bobby Murphy’s final match at the helm, and the Lions couldn’t deliver. In front of an announced crowd of 71,932 in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the second most attended MLS match in history, Atlanta United throttled Orlando City 4-0. And even a veteran player like midfielder Sacha Kljestan was […]
The burgeoning #KreisOut movement on social media gained an influential new member on Friday when CEO Alex Leitão joined the clamoring cacophony of critics and announced that the continually castigated Jason Kreis was indeed out as Orlando City’s head coach. Another day, another sport, another professional coach in Orlando loses his job. At least the […]
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Chris Schuler knew if he stayed ready, he’d get a shot to play for Orlando City. The centerback just didn’t know that first opportunity could come against a club where he spent nearly a decade. Schuler played his first 90 minutes in nearly a calendar year on Sunday against Real Salt Lake, stepping in for […]