World Cup Heroes Return to Give Orlando Pride Winning Boost
Orlando’s women World Cup stars returned to action on Saturday and a determined performance earned a 1-0 victory over Sky Blue FC at Exploria Stadium. In front of 9,415 excited fans Rookie midfielder Marisa Viggiano (pictured below) scored the decisive goal in the 23rd minute with a spectacular shot from just outside the penalty area […]
Orlando Pride fall to Portland Thorns in 2019 NWSL Season Opener
April 14, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando Pride fall to Portland Thorns in 2019 NWSL Season Opener
Orlando Pride fell 2-0 to Portland Thorns on Sunday afternoon in their 2019 NWSL season opening fixture at Orlando City Stadium. In a ceremony before the game, Alex Morgan and Marta were presented with trophies for reaching 100 international goals and being voted FIFA women’s world player of the year respectively but this was as […]
Continue reading …Marta makes history with sixth Women’s World Player of the Year Title
September 27, 2018 Comments Off on Marta makes history with sixth Women’s World Player of the Year Title
For the sixth time in her illustrious career, Orlando Pride and Brazil Women’s National Team legend Marta has been named the FIFA women’s world player of the year. The 32-year-old was presented as The Best FIFA Women’s Player on Monday at The Best FIFA Football Awards in London, beating out Germany’s Dzsenifer Marozsan and Norway’s […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride and Head Coach Tom Sermanni mutually part ways
September 14, 2018 Comments Off on Orlando Pride and Head Coach Tom Sermanni mutually part ways
Orlando Pride and Head Coach Tom Sermanni have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced today. “I want to thank Tom for all that he has done for the Club and community and for helping to build Orlando Pride over these first three seasons. He will forever be a part of the Orlando Pride […]
Continue reading …Chicago Red Stars defeat Orlando Pride in crunch match
August 25, 2018 Comments Off on Chicago Red Stars defeat Orlando Pride in crunch match
Orlando Pride failed to rescue their season as they lost 3-1 to Chicago Red Stars in front of 5,016 fans at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday evening. In a winner takes all clash, Chicago outplayed and out-muscled Orlando as Sam Kerr (2) and Vanessa DiBernardo gave the visitors a 3-0 lead within the hour. Alex […]
Continue reading …Portland Thorns outmuscle Orlando Pride in crucial play off game
August 11, 2018 Comments Off on Portland Thorns outmuscle Orlando Pride in crucial play off game
Orlando Pride lost 2-0 to Portland Thorns FC on Saturday at Orlando City Stadium in a crucial match that may decide the fate of both teams coming up to the end of the NWSL season. With three regular-season games remaining, Orlando holds the fourth and final NWSL playoff spot, two points behind third-place Portland and […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride move into 3rd place with disappointing home draw against Sky Blue
August 5, 2018 Comments Off on Orlando Pride move into 3rd place with disappointing home draw against Sky Blue
Orlando Pride’s “Jekyll and Hyde” season continued at Orlando City Stadium tonight as they threw away three points that would have consolidated their position near the top of the table. On the day that the North Carolina Courage sealed the NWSL Shield, the Pride were unable to defeat the team bottom of the league and […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride acquires U.S. National Team Forward Sydney Leroux
February 2, 2018 Comments Off on Orlando Pride acquires U.S. National Team Forward Sydney Leroux
Orlando Pride has added another Women’s World Cup Champion to its roster, acquiring the rights to U.S. Women’s National Team forward Sydney Leroux (pictured above with husband Dom Dwyer) in a trade with Utah Royals FC. In exchange, Utah receives a first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft, which was acquired from Seattle Reign […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride on verge of NWSL play offs for first time
September 23, 2017 Comments Off on Orlando Pride on verge of NWSL play offs for first time
Orlando Pride (10-6-7, 37 points) picked up a crucial point on Saturday afternoon as they drew 0-0 with Portland Thorns FC (13-5-5, 44 points) in front of 7,353 fans at Orlando City Stadium. With the point, the Pride extended its unbeaten streak to eight straight games, dating back to a 1-1 draw with the Chicago […]
Continue reading …Orlando Pride almost secure NWSL play off place
September 7, 2017 Comments Off on Orlando Pride almost secure NWSL play off place
Orlando Pride and Seattle Reign FC battled to a hard-fought draw on Thursday night in an entertaining game that saw two late goals in second half stoppage time send both sides away with a point a piece. Alex Morgan (pictured above) broke the deadlock in the second minute of added time, pushing the Pride ahead […]
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