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Orlando City has ‘no intention’ of selling Yoshimar Yotún to Liga MX side Cruz Azul

Orlando City wants to hang on to star midfielder Yoshimar Yotún. A club source confirmed Orlando City SC received a proposal from Liga MX side Cruz Azul via Yotún and his agent. The source added the club is negotiating with Yotún, offering him options to stay in Orlando, and has “no intention” of selling him […]

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Orlando City midfielder Yoshimar Yotún says Lions haven’t given up

Orlando City’s All-Star midfielder doesn’t think his team has quit on the season. Yoshimar Yotún, who has three goals and is tied with Kaká for the single-season club record with 10 assists, knows the Lions (7-18-3, 24 points) have had a rough season. They were just crushed on national television 4-0 by the Chicago Fire […]

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Orlando City coach James O’Connor: It’s only going to get more demanding as we move on

SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City coach James O’Connor has frequently spoken about the team’s mentality and his approach to creating a winning culture. With the Lions’ season winding down, midfielder Sacha Kljestan said team needs more guys who are “willing to lay everything down and give everything they have to be a winning player.” Speaking […]

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Orlando City getting its money’s worth from summer acquisitions

Orlando City on Saturday lost its 10th consecutive road match, falling 1-0 to Sporting Kansas City, despite two golden opportunities. Here are three takeaways from the match: Orlando City needs a second option Striker Dom Dwyer is a great player. He has a team-high 12 goals for Orlando and when he scores, Orlando City tends […]

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Orlando City’s attack just isn’t the same during six-match losing streak

Orlando City lost its six match in a row Wednesday in Montreal, this time falling 3-0 to the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo. It was the Lions’ (6-8-1, 19 points) third defeat in a row by three goals. Here are three takeaways from the match:  What’s wrong with Orlando City’s attack? The simple answer is […]

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Orlando City not underestimating shorthanded Toronto FC

There’s a list of reasons for Orlando City to doubt Toronto FC. The Reds are in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference table with just seven points through nine matches. Top striker Jozy Altidore is out after foot surgery. Sebastian Giovinco, the club’s most expensive player, will miss Friday’s meeting between the two clubs after […]

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Three things we learned from Colorado’s 2-1 loss to Orlando City SC

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”160″ 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″] The Colorado Rapids led 1-0 after Dominique Badji’s goal in the 25th minute, but a second-half collapse and goals from Cristian Higuita and Yoshi Yotun helped propel Orlando City to a 2-1 win over Colorado on Sunday afternoon. It marked the first home loss […]