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Orlando City Declines Options on Eight Players for 2018
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Source: Orlando City Soccer Club // announces its updated First Team roster following the conclusion of the 2017 Major League Soccer regular season.
Goalkeepers Joe Bendik and Mason Stajduhar; defenders Scott Sutter, Jonathan Spector, José Aja, Donny Toia and PC; midfielders Will Johnson, Yoshimar Yotún, Richie Laryea and Pierre Da Silva have existing contracts through 2018 or beyond.
Goalkeeper Earl Edwards, Jr.; defenders Rafael Ramos and Tommy Redding; midfielders Cristian Higuita and Tony Rocha; and forwards Dom Dwyer, Cyle Larin and Carlos Rivas had their contract options for the 2018 season exercised by the Club, meaning an additional, previously non-guaranteed year has been added on the player’s contract.
Orlando City declines option on Giles Barnes for 2018. Photo by TJ Waller for Florida National News
The contract options for goalkeeper Josh Saunders; defenders Seb Hines and Conor Donovan; midfielders Antonio Nocerino, Servando Carrasco and Dillon Powers; and forwards Giles Barnes and Hadji Barry were not exercised by the Club. The contracts of defenders Kevin Alston and Devron García, and midfielder Kaká have expired.
Full MLS Roster Rules and Regulations can be found here.
The status for all Orlando City First Team players in alphabetical order is listed below:
- José Aja – Under contract
- Kevin Alston – Out of contract
- Giles Barnes – Option not exercised
- Hadji Barry – Option not exercised
- Joe Bendik – Under contract
- Servando Carrasco – Option not exercised
- Pierre Da Silva – Under contract
- Conor Donovan – Option not exercised
- Dom Dwyer – Option exercised
- Earl Edwards, Jr. – Option exercised
Devron García – Out of contract
Cristian Higuita – Option exercised
Seb Hines – Option not exercised
Kaká – Out of contract
Will Johnson – Under contract
Cyle Larin – Option exercised
Richie Laryea – Option exercised
Antonio Nocerino – Option not exercised
Victor “PC” Giro – Under contract
Léo Pereira – Loan expired
Dillon Powers – Option not exercised
Rafael Ramos – Option exercised
Tommy Redding – Option exercised
Carlos Rivas – Option exercised
Tony Rocha – Option exercised
Josh Saunders – Option not exercised
Jonathan Spector – Under contract
Mason Stajduhar – Under contract
Scott Sutter – Under contract
Donny Toia – Under contract
Yoshimar Yotún – Under contract
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Russell Henley wins his first red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. This is Henley’s fifth win on the PGA Tour.
Russell Henley is greeted by his family on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
Henley finished at 11 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 70 today. Collin Morikawa finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, finished today at 4 under par, tied for 11th place.
Scottie Scheffler tees off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. Scheffler first won the API in 2022.
Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scheffler finished at 15 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 66 today. Wyndham Clark finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, did not make the cut, this weekend, finishing 7 over par after the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for the 50th anniversary of The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
