ORLANDO — Six more players have been added to the Orlando Pride roster, three coming in the first round thanks to some shrewd dealing to secure more picks. Mia Fishel was the first to join the Pride, coming as the fifth selection. Fishel comes from UCLA and will be reunited with her former coach, AmandaContinue reading “Orlando Pride draft six players in 2022 NWSL Draft”
Category Archives: NWSL
NWSL suspends matches in light of sexual abuse controversy
CHICAGO — After a tumultuous week off the pitch, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has suspended all matches this weekend. The decision came following revelations of sexual abuse by North Carolina Head Coach Paul Riley, leading to him being fired by the club, the investigation into Washington Spirit which led to Richie Burke beingContinue reading “NWSL suspends matches in light of sexual abuse controversy”
Orlando Pride manage draw to begin Becky Burleigh Era
CARY, N.C. — For the first time in Orlando Pride history a new coach opened with a point as Orlando Pride secured a 1-1 draw with North Carolina Courage at Wake Med Soccer Park on Saturday night. An interception in the back allowed Orlando to open the scoring in the 50th minute. Ali Krieger stoleContinue reading “Orlando Pride manage draw to begin Becky Burleigh Era”
Pride remains top of NWSL after draw
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Orlando Pride was made to work for it but kept their undefeated start to the season going with a 1-1 draw to Washington Spirit at Audi Field on Sunday afternoon. In the 64th minute, Ashley Hatch opened the scoring for the hosts through a header from Kelley O’Hara’s cross. It was aContinue reading “Pride remains top of NWSL after draw”
Alex Morgan named NWSL Player of the Month
ORLANDO – Orlando Pride’s Alex Morgan has won Player of the Month honors for May in the monthly National Women’s Soccer League Media Association awards. In addition to Morgan, two teammates were named to the team of the month, Phoebe McClernon and Sydney Leroux. Morgan winning the award wasn’t a huge shock, leading the leagueContinue reading “Alex Morgan named NWSL Player of the Month”
Wilf family purchasing Orlando City and Pride
MINNEAPOLIS – The Wilf family announced on Wednesday that it is purchasing Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride, taking over the majority stake from Flavio Augusto da Silva. That move comes after a failed attempt to take over Minnesota United when the club made the move to Major League Soccer in 2015, hoping to getContinue reading “Wilf family purchasing Orlando City and Pride”
The week in numbers: April 28 2021
-7 – The shot differential that Inter Miami gave up in the 2-1 win over Philadelphia Union 0.6 – The difference between Orlando’s xG (1) and Kansas City’s xG (0.4). Read more. 1 – The number of goals scored by the Miami FC in its final preseason match against FC Miami City 2 – TheContinue reading “The week in numbers: April 28 2021”
Orlando Pride home return dampened by Gotham
ORLANDO – Orlando Pride couldn’t make a good start count and paid the price late in the match as Gotham FC NJ/NY scored a late winner to clinch a 1-0 result in Wednesday’s NWSL Challenge Cup match. The result leaves Pride needing a big swing in the closing matches to get through to the final. The goalContinue reading “Orlando Pride home return dampened by Gotham”
Stoppage time goal sees Pride split points with Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Orlando Pride had the lead but gave it up in stoppage time in its opening match of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup settling for a 2-2 draw with NWSL expansion side Racing Louisville FC. It took Louisville just 12 minutes to score its first competitive goal when Emily Fox’s through-ball found CeceContinue reading “Stoppage time goal sees Pride split points with Louisville”
Houston Dash respond to Orlando Pride space kit
HOUSTON – The National Women’s Soccer League has its very own space race as Houston Dash responded to Orlando Pride’s space kit with one of their own. The Houston side was offended when Orlando tried to bill itself as “space city” and responded with its own space kit. The timing means that the kit was obviously already designedContinue reading “Houston Dash respond to Orlando Pride space kit”
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