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Goalkeeper Zack Steffen played his first international match in nearly three years, Brian White and Caden Clark scored their first national team goals and the United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 in the Americans’ second straight friendly without Europe-based players.
The Orlando Pride has announced the re-signing of midfielder Marta to a new two-year contract, extending her tenure with the team through the 2026 season.
The U.S. men’s national team will play Costa Rica in a friendly on Jan. 22 at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, part of two games without Europe-based players that follow a training camp under new coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Andres Reyes scored two minutes into the second half and Carlos Coronel made it stand up for first-year coach Sandro Schwarz as the New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 1-0 in an Eastern Conference final at Inter&Co Stadium to advance to their second MLS Cup final.
With the Orlando Pride’s historic win this weekend, it begs the question — are Orlando and Central Florida becoming more of a soccer region?
Ramiro Enrique scored a first-half goal and that was all goalkeeper Pedro Gallese would need to lead Orlando City to a 1-0 victory over rival Atlanta United in an Eastern Conference semifinal at Inter&Co Stadium.
After winning the NWSL championship, the city of Orlando announced it will hold a parade to celebrate the Pride on Monday afternoon, according to a news release.
A goal by Marta helped propel the Orlando Pride into Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League championship game against the Washington Spirit.
The ladies of the Orlando Pride are playing for the National Women’s Soccer League championship this weekend, and there are watch parties happening around Central Florida.
Barbra Banda scored the go-ahead goal and the Orlando Pride went on to defeat the Kansas City Current 3-2 to advance to the National Women’s Soccer League championship game.
Facundo Torres scored in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to forge a 1-1 tie, and he added a shootout goal as Orlando City beat Charlotte FC 4-1 on penalty kicks to win the rubber match of the best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup.
Barbra Banda scored two goals and the Orlando Pride opened the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs with a victory over the Chicago Red Stars.
The Orlando Pride defeated the Seattle Reign FC 3-2 at home on Saturday evening, completing an undefeated home season, going 10-0-3 on their home pitch.
Facundo Torres scored in the first half, Martin Ojeda found the net in the second, and Pedro Gallese notched his fourth postseason clean sheet to lead Orlando City to a 2-0 victory over Charlotte FC in a best-of-three first-round match for the MLS Cup.
Saba Lobjanidze and Jamal Thiaré each scored a goal, Brad Guzan had nine saves and Atlanta United beat Orlando City 2-1 in the regular season finale for both team to clinch a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The Orlando Pride beat the Washington Spirit at home on Sunday afternoon 2-0 guaranteeing home-field advantage through the semi-finals of the 2024 NWSL playoffs.
Ramiro Enrique scored twice to reach eight goals in his last 12 games and Orlando City beat Cincinnati 3-1.
Ramiro Enrique scored in the 18th minute, Rodrigo Schlegel and Facundo Torres added goals four-minutes apart in the second half for a three-goal lead and Orlando clinched a berth in the MLS playoffs after a 3-1 victory over FC Dallas.
The Orlando City were held off after Juan “Cucho” Hernández made a goal and assist after subbing in to begin the second half for the Columbus Crew, ending the match with the City’s defeat on Saturday night.
Facundo Torres scored a goal in the 52nd minute, Duncan McGuire added a late goal and Pedro Gallese had two saves to help Orlando City beat Charlotte FC.
Rafael Santos, Facundo Torres and Duncan McGuire each scored a goal to help Orlando City beat the New England Revolution 3-0.
Two-time Women’s World Cup champion Alex Morgan has announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer.
Jake Davis scored late in the first half and assisted on a goal by Dániel Sallói early in the second and Sporting Kansas City defeated Orlando City 3-0 on Saturday night.
Despite being down to 10 men for much of the game, Orlando City found a way to advance to the next round of the Leagues cup after a draw against Atlético San Luis in Orlando on Sunday evening.
The Orlando Pride earned a point against the North Carolina Courage on Saturday evening in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.
Facundo Torres and Iván Angulo both had a goal and an assist to power Orlando City to a 5-0 victory over D.
The Orlando City fell to the New York City FC in their Friday night matchup after Santiago Rodríguez, Hannes Wolf, and Agustín Ojeda each scored in the first half, scrapping the NYCFC’s three-game losing streak.
With the addition of Zambian forward Barbra Banda and the steadying presence of Brazilian superstar Marta, the Orlando Pride are undefeated and hovering atop the league.
Facundo Torres scored a goal in each half and Orlando City cruised to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Denis Bouanga finished with two goals and an assist and Los Angeles FC ran its win streak to six with a 3-1 victory over Orlando City on Saturday night.
The Orlando Pride and the San Diego Wave played to a 1-1 final Friday night at at Snapdragon Stadium, ending the Pride’s eight-game win streak but continuing the team’s unbeaten run to start to the 2024 NWSL season.
Luis Muriel scored two goals — his first in MLS — and Pedro Gallese stopped a penalty kick in the 88th minute to help Orlando City beat the Philadelphia Union 3-2.
According to the club’s manager, both Stajduhar and his wife had been “disrespectful” and caused a "scene” at the club’s entrance, police explained.
Forward Barbra Banda has officially joined the Orlando Pride after helping the Zambian women’s national team secure a spot at this summer’s Olympics.
Guiherme Ceretta was removed as center referee of the Inter Miami-Orlando City match Saturday after photos of Ceretta on social media created a possible conflict.
The United States will play Brazil in an exhibition at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on June 12 ahead of the Copa América.
Pedro Gallese finished with five saves for Orlando City, Jonathan Sirois stopped four shots for CF Montreal and the clubs played to a scoreless draw in a season opener.
Major League Soccer will lock out referees after its union rejected a tentative contract, putting Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami on track to open the season next week with replacement officials.
Sunday’s announcement will offer further clarification on dates and magnitude of matches the cities will host.
Nejc Gradišar scored in the 26th minute of his international debut following an American giveaway, and Slovenia extended the United States’ winless streak against European opponents to six with a 1-0 victory in an exhibition between nations missing top players.
Christian Ramírez scored three minutes into the first half of two 15-minute extra periods and the Columbus Crew advanced to the Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 victory over Orlando City.
Orlando City is two playoff victories away from making the MLS Cup final. However, the Lions are not looking past Saturday's Eastern Conference semifinal with the Columbus Crew.
Iván Angulo scored in the sixth minute to help second-seeded Orlando City advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a victory over Nashville.
U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s national team, a source familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press.
Wilder Cartagena scored his second career goal in his first playoff appearance and Pedro Gallese notched his first postseason clean sheet as Orlando City opened its series against Nashville SC with a 1-0 victory.
Duncan McGuire scored two goals 11 minutes apart in the second half and Orlando City beat Toronto 2-0 on Saturday night to spoil captain Michael Bradley’s final game before retirement.
