Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami officially named former Orlando City general manager Niki Budalić as the club’s first director of soccer operations. Inter Miami is set to kick off as an expansion side in 2021. Budalić “will report directly to sporting director Paul McDonough and work alongside technical director Kurt Schmid managing and overseeing all soccer […]
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Orlando City SC has officially parted with with General Manager Niki Budalić, but club officials don’t expect to be without a general manager for long. A club spokesperson confirmed to Pro Soccer USA Budalić will be replaced and the process to bring in a new general manager is expected to move quickly. That new GM […]
[bc_video video_id=”5967999795001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%” height=”100%”] MIAMI — After reaching an agreement in August, Orlando City SC and German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg wanted to find the perfect place to announce their new partnership. They decided on SoccerEx, the massive soccer convention held this week in Miami. Orlando […]
Orlando City (7-18-4, 25 points) enters its match against FC Dallas at the bottom of the Eastern Conference Table. Orlando City GM Niki Budalić spoke with Pro Soccer USA reporter Jordan Culver about a wide range of issues facing the club. Check out highlights of the conversation: Pro Soccer USA: As the club’s general manager, what […]
The Orlando Pride are going through an offseason coaching change for the first time. The Pride, who entered the 2018 season with high expectations but missed the playoffs with an 8-10-6 (30 points) record, parted ways with head coach Tom Sermanni after the season ended. Orlando City SC GM Niki Budalić said the job has drawn […]
Orlando City General Manager Niki Budalić knows there’s criticism surrounding the club’s front office. And, with the season winding down and the Lions at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table, there are bound to be questions moving forward. Budalić, who is currently leading the charge to find a director of scouting for Orlando City, […]
SANFORD, Fla. — As the impact of Category 1 Hurricane Florence forces sports teams along the East coast to reschedule or cancel games and practices, Orlando City is lending a helping hand to a collegiate soccer program. The Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina University have been training at Sylvan Lake Park, where the Lions practice. The […]
Orlando City SC will once again field a lower-division team after a yearlong hiatus. This time, however, Orlando City B will operate in a different fashion. OCB will return in 2019 as a USL Division III side. Matches will be played at the soccer stadium at Montverde Academy, where renovations and upgrades are already being […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Carlos Ascues wasn’t sure he’d make it to Sylvan Lake Park. Orlando City’s training ground seemed far away while he – and the Lions – awaited FIFA approval for his transfer from his former club, Peruvian side Alianza Lima. He said heard of the complications and Orlando City General Manager Niki Budalic […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”306″ 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″] Winger Justin Meram’s difficult run with Orlando City has ended. Meram was traded back to Columbus Crew for $750,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and a 2019 international slot, the club confirmed in a short press released Friday afternoon. The TAM is broken up into […]