ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Orlando City SC hosted Nashville SC for their final game of the season. Nashville brought the same intensity to Orlando typically seen in a season opener. First Half Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro Gallese made two saves in the space of a minute. deflected what would’ve been a sure Nashville…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) — Orlando City got their first taste at international football in this Leagues Cup quarterfinal encounter, hosting Santos Laguna at Exploria Stadium Thursday. Both teams earned their position at Leagues Cup after strong domestic performances last year. Orlando City have continued that strong of domestic form as they sit second in the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — Orlando City hosted regional rivals Inter Miami CF in a midweek MLS clash. Exploria Stadium filled out with 17,966 attendants for the clash. Both Florida teams are desperate for points at this stage in the season to ensure their status in the Eastern Conference, tying the game at 1-1. The…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) — Source: Orlando City SC // Alex Leitão has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer for Orlando City SC, it was announced today. Leitão, who joined the organization in 2015, will remain involved as a soccer operations advisor to the organization. “On behalf of the entire organization, I’d like…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando City SC // Orlando City SC (6-3-4, 22 points) battled to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC (2-8-3, 9 points) on Saturday night in its first visit to Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nani extended his team lead with his seventh goal of the season on…
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LONDON (AP) — One of the England soccer players targeted with online racist abuse after his team’s loss in the final of the European championship condemned social media companies Thursday for doing too little to block “hateful and hurtful” messages on their platforms. In comments directed at Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, Bukayo Saka said he…
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LONDON (AP) — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European Championship for the second time by beating England 3-2 on penalties on Sunday. The match finished 1-1 after extra time at…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando Pride // Second-year defender Courtney Petersen scored her first career goal on Sunday night, a 90th minute equalizer, to lead the Orlando Pride (3-0-3) to a 1-1 draw with visiting NJ/NY Gotham FC (2-1-2). With the point, the Pride’s unbeaten streak reaches six-straight to start the regular season,…
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