A season full of highs and lows came to a disappointing end for Orlando City as the Lions fell to the Columbus Crew 2-0 in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal. The club broke its single-season records with 18 wins and 63 points, but failing to win the MLS Cup sends coach Oscar Pareja and his team into the offseason desperate for more. Despite the disappointing end, the Lions know there is plenty of good to take away from the season. The club has qualified for CONCACAF Champions Cup once again and have the tools to come back next year and build off this success ..read more

Orlando City Soccer Club will meet Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in an FC Series friendly match at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on the afternoon of Saturday, January 27, 2024. The match will be Orlando City's first friendly in preparation for the 2024 season, and close Flamengo's weeklong preseason tour in Florida, with the game kickstarting the Lions' 10th Major League Soccer season at the same venue they called home during their inaugural campaign ..read more

The Orlando City Soccer Club and Mauricio Pereyra have agreed to terminate the midfielder's contract, the club announced today. The agreement was a mutual decision to allow the Lions' captain to explore new opportunities. “Mauricio has embodied Orlando City since the moment he arrived to the Club, and we're very thankful for everything he has given to us, our fans and the community,” said Luiz Muzzi, Orlando City EVP of soccer operations and general manager, via a news release. Pereyra expressed his thanks to Orlando City fans and supporters in the same press release ..read more

Minnesota United will begin its preseason next month the same way it ended the regular season in October, with longtime assistant Sean McAuley still as its interim coach. McAuley coached last season's final two games — a 5-2 home victory over L.A. Galaxy and a 3-1 loss at Sporting Kansas City on Decision Day — after Adrian Heath was fired. The loss to Kansas City meant the Loons missed the ..read more

Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte (28) stops a goal attempt by Orlando player Ramiro Enrique (7) as Columbus player Sean Zawadzki (25) runs at right during the MLS Cup Playoff semifinal game of Columbus Crew at Orlando City Soccer at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on Saurday, November 25, 2023. Columbus won the game 2-0 in extra time. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel ..read more

`Columbus Crew advance to MLS Cup Finals in overtime victory over FC Cincinnati in Hell is Real Match ..read more

THE COLUMBUS CREW are through to the Eastern Conference Final after a well-played 2-0 away extra time win over Orlando City on Saturday night. From the onset, Columbus was the more aggressive and ambitious team, and they were rewarded with a spot in the conference final against interstate rivals FC Cincinnati. The game was fairly open through the 78minutes but it changed at that point when Rodrigo Schlegel was sent off for fouling Diego Rossi who got beyond him after a long ball ..read more

The Columbus Crew marched into the Eastern Conference semi-finals in Major League Soccer after an impressive 4-2 win over Atlanta United in Sunday's first round, game three.The Crew, two-times MLS champions, will face Orlando City in for a place in the conference final with the other Eastern semi seeing top seed FC Cincinnati up against last year's runners-up the Philadelphia Union ..read more

Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference final will be an all-Ohio affair after the Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati won in Saturday's semi-finals. Christian Ramirez and Cucho Hernandez scored extra-time goals as the Crew beat 10-man Orlando City 2-0 after extra time on Saturday ..read more

Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte (28) stops a goal attempt by Orlando player Ramiro Enrique (7) as Columbus player Sean Zawadzki (25) runs at right during the MLS Cup Playoff semifinal game of Columbus Crew at Orlando City Soccer at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on Saurday, November 25, 2023. Columbus won the game 2-0 in extra time. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel ..read more