Brazilian superstar and Orlando Pride forward Marta on Thursday was named the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for women and girls in sport. In her new role, she’ll be tasked with helping UN Women’s missing of achieving gender equality. Marta has three goals and three assists for the […]
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With the season winding down, the Orlando Pride are searching for answers. It’s a reversal of last season, when the Pride hit their stride over the final eight games of the 2017 campaign. The Houston Dash (5-6-5, 20 points) took advantage of every mistake the Pride made Wednesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium and beat […]
The Orlando Pride’s last outing against the Houston Dash was an anomaly, according to head coach Tom Sermanni. The Pride jumped out to an early lead, dominated possession, created chances thanks to star forward Alex Morgan and, for the most part, looked set to cruise to a victory. Everything unraveled in the 79th minute, after Dash […]
SANFORD, Fla. — The Orlando Pride’s season is winding down, believe it or not. Every club in the NWSL has played at least 14 matches, and the Pride are 16 games into their season. With eight games left, Orlando has officially entered the final third of its 2018 campaign. Luckily, the Pride are entering their […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – For the Orlando Pride, Saturday night’s 2-1 victory over the Washington Spirit wasn’t necessarily a must-win game, but a match the Pride couldn’t afford to lose. Trailing early, goals from Sydney Leroux and Marta sealed a comeback win for Orlando. Coach Tom Sermanni credited a unique determination from his players this season […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Entering their game against the Washington Spirit at Orlando City Stadium, the Orlando Pride knew they had to turn things around to keep themselves in the playoff picture. Back-to-back home losses have seen the Pride slowly slide down the standings, but on Saturday night, the Pride delivered a much-needed win. A late […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — For Orlando Pride defender Ali Krieger, it’s crunch time. The veteran leader acknowledged there’s a lack of cohesion among players on the team, which has led to back-to-back home losses for the Pride. Seeing that lack of cohesion is the first step to fixing it, she said. It must be fixed if […]
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The Orlando Pride have been plagued by different issues at various times this season. At some points, especially early in the season, the Pride couldn’t score goals. Other times, defending has been an issue. The Pride (6-5-4, 22 points) are in third place in the nine-team NWSL, but they are 14 points behind the league-leading […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Pride were looking to bounce back after their Wednesday loss to the Houston Dash. The league-leading North Carolina Courage, however, scored three goals in four minutes to seal a 3-0 win over the Pride (6-5-4, 22 points) Saturday afternoon in front of an announced crowd of 4,017 at Orlando City […]