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Union, Orlando City enter opener boasting high-priced newcomers
Orlando City and the visiting Philadelphia Union break the seal on their 2025 MLS seasons on Saturday.,Orlando City, who came within one win of their first MLS Cup final in 2024, will need to adjust to life without club icon Facundo Torres. After scoring 47 goals in an Orlando City jersey, Torres wa...
Orlando City, MF Nico Lodeiro decide to part ways
Orlando City and midfielder Nico Lodeiro agreed to part ways Tuesday and mutually terminated the 35-year-old's contract.,Lodeiro had one goal and 11 assists in 34 MLS matches (16 starts) last year in his lone season with Orlando City.,"This was certainly a difficult decision as Nico has been a great...
Dynamo acquire D Michael Halliday from Orlando City
The Houston Dynamo acquired defender Michael Halliday from Orlando City SC on Tuesday for a 2026 first-round draft pick.,Halliday, 22, is under contract through the 2025 season with club options for 2026 and 2027, while Orlando City retained a future sell-on percentage.,"Michael is a promising young...
Orlando City SC acquire Colombian M Eduard Atuesta
Orlando City SC acquired midfielder Eduard Atuesta from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras of Brazil's Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A on Monday for the 2025 season with a club option for 2026. ,After coming up through Independiente Medellin's academy system, where he was part of the Colombian championship...
Orlando City sign Croatian winger Marco Pasalic
Orlando City SC signed Croatian winger Marco Pasalic as a designated player on Wednesday.,Acquired from Croatia's HNK Rijeka, the 24-year-old arrives on a three-year contract with an option for 2028.,Pasalic contributed 16 goals and nine assists in 68 matches with Rijeka from 2023-25.,"This is an ex...
Orlando City F Jack Lynn announces retirement at 25
Orlando City SC forward Jack Lynn has retired from professional soccer at age 25.,The MLS club announced Saturday that Lynn is exploring opportunities outside of the pro game.,Lynn appeared in 17 MLS matches (two starts) with Orlando City from 2022-24, scoring two goals.,He scored a league-record 38...
Orlando City transfer Facundo Torres to Palmeiras for record fee
Orlando City SC sent forward Facundo Torres to Brazil's Palmeiras for a reported club-record $14 million transfer fee on Friday.,The 24-year-old Uruguayan departs as the MLS franchise's all-time leading scorer after tallying 47 goals and 25 assists in 123 matches across all competitions from 2022-24...
Red Bulls lean on Andres Reyes to beat Orlando City in East final
Andres Reyes' goal on a header early in the second half was enough to lift the New York Red Bulls to a 1-0 victory over host Orlando City on Saturday night in the Eastern Conference final of the MLS Cup playoffs. ,John Tolkin provided a service from a free kick in the match's decisive moment, which ...
Orlando City in uncharted territory in Eastern final vs. Red Bulls
Orlando City will make their first appearance in an Eastern Conference final on Saturday when they host a New York Red Bulls side few expected to be there.,Fourth-seeded Orlando dispatched ninth-seeded Atlanta 1-0 in their conference semifinal on Sunday via a late first-half goal from Ramiro Enrique...
Ramiro Enrique, Orlando City blank Atlanta to reach conference final
Ramiro Enrique scored his first playoff goal six minutes before halftime and Orlando City set a new franchise high-water mark with a 1-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.,With a shutout of ninth-seeded Atlanta -- which won both these teams' regular-season...
Atlanta United puts survival instincts up against Orlando City
Atlanta United is out to continue one of the great Cinderella runs in MLS Cup Playoff history when they visit Orlando City in an Eastern Conference semifinal match Sunday.,Ninth-seeded Atlanta United needed to win its last two regular-season matches just to reach the postseason and finished that tas...
Orlando City draw even late, sink Charlotte FC in PKs
Facundo Torres scored in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to forge a 1-1 draw before Orlando City went on to beat visiting Charlotte FC 4-1 in penalty kicks on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals of the MLS Cup playoffs. ,Orlando took the best-of-three series w...
Charlotte FC, Orlando City try to bring A game to do-or-die match
After securing their first-ever MLS Cup playoff win in Game 2, Charlotte FC will travel to Orlando City for Game 3 on Saturday, aiming to clinch their first series victory.,The winner of Saturday's decisive match will advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.,Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahli...
Charlotte FC tops Orlando City in PKs to even series
Kristijan Kahlina made two stellar saves during the penalty-kick shootout and Charlotte FC made all three of its attempts for a 3-1 edge following a scoreless draw with Orlando City on Friday night at Charlotte, N.C., to tie their best-of-three Eastern Conference playoff series at one game apiece.,K...
'Do or die' for Charlotte FC in first home playoff match vs. Orlando
Orlando City can wrap up their first-round playoff series when they visit Charlotte FC on Friday night.,Fourth-seeded Orlando City notched a 2-0 home victory n the first match of the best-of-three series and now enter a rabid environment in Charlotte, with the Crown hosting the first playoff game in...
Facundo Torres puts home 19th goal as Orlando City blank Charlotte FC
Facundo Torres set an Orlando City single-season scoring record to help the club to a 2-0 win against visiting Charlotte FC on Sunday in the first match of a best-of-three, first-round MLS Cup playoff series. ,Orlando can clinch the series when the two sides play Match 2 on Friday in Charlotte.,The ...
Charlotte FC has goalkeeping to lean on in Round One match with hot Orlando City
Orlando City was a tough team to beat over the second half of the season. They'll look to maintain that success when they host Charlotte FC in the opening match of their best-of-three Round One series of the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs on Sunday.,The Lions (15-12-7, 52 points) went on an 11-4-1 run f...
Atlanta United get needed victory at Orlando, make playoffs
Saba Lobjanidze and Jamal Thiare scored in the first 17 minutes as Atlanta United qualified for the postseason by wrapping up the regular season with a 2-1 road victory against Orlando City on Saturday night.,Atlanta United (10-14-10, 40 points) won back-to-back matches for the first time since Marc...
Playoff-bound Orlando City ready for attacking Atlanta United
There is plenty at stake for Atlanta United and Orlando City when they meet in Saturday night's regular-season finale at Orlando, Fla., ,Orlando City has clinched a playoff spot, but their seed in the Eastern Conference remains undetermined. Atlanta United must win and get other results to fall thei...
Ramiro Enrique powers Orlando City past FC Cincinnati
Ramiro Enrique scored a brace and had an assist, and visiting Orlando City punished FC Cincinnati for multiple mistakes in a 3-1 victory on Saturday night.,Ivan Angulo also scored in Orlando's third straight MLS victory, its sixth out of seven and 10th out of 13 during a second-half surge up the Eas...