All five of the team’s international players returned to training from national team duty on Thursday to prepare for the weekend’s game.
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The teams will rematch at Exploria Stadium only two weeks after Orlando City handed the Crew a 2-0 loss in Columbus.
Six Orlando City players were named to the 40-man provisional national team rosters for their respective countries ahead of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, which begins June 15.
BRONX, N.Y. — Orlando City left Yankee Stadium with a point after a 1-1 draw with New York City FC. Here are three takeaways from the match: Nani’s rise Nani’s shot conversion rate so far this season is 33.3 percent. He has five goals on 15 shots and his shot conversion rate is the highest […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City centerback Alex De John, a starter during three of the Lions’ first four games of the season, suffered a hamstring injury against the New York Red Bulls and will be out “a couple weeks, minimum,” according to head coach James O’Connor. O’Connor provided an updated on the centerback on Wednesday. […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City centerback Lamine Sané was eager to get back on the training pitch Monday morning. The 6-foot-3 centerback wants to prove he’s ready for more minutes after missing time due to a calf injury. Sané returned to the pitch for the first time this season during Orlando City’s 1-0 win over […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City coach James O’Connor wants his players to quickly turn the page on a poor performance against the Montreal Impact. The Lions (0-1-2, 2 points) face the New York Red Bulls (1-0-1, 4 points) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Red Bull Arena after a disappointing showing against the Impact. The […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Veteran Orlando City midfielder Will Johnson has been called up to the Canadian men’s national team ahead of its match against French Guiana on March 24. Johnson, 32, has been capped 43 times for his national team. His last appearance for Canada was on June 14, 2017, against Curaçao. He has four […]
The way midfielder Will Johnson sees it, the culture shift at Orlando City has already begun. Johnson, who is in his third season with Orlando City, said O’Connor has made expectations clear throughout preseason training and the team is embracing its philosophy under O’Connor, who is in his first preseason with the team. “I […]
Orlando City midfielder Will Johnson isn’t sure when this season went off the rails from a morale standpoint. The Lions got off to a rough start but bounced back and won six consecutive matches. They followed that with nine consecutive losses – coach Jason Kreis was fired after the sixth loss of that streak – […]