The Mane Land PawedCast

Orlando City provided the energy rather than the Red Bulls as the Lions beat New York 3-1 on Saturday afternoon to run the team’s record unbeaten streak to nine matches. We’re here to break down another exciting result for Orlando, hand out our Man of the Match, and discuss the mounting injury issues that have cropped up in recent weeks. After our match discussion we check in on the Pride, who wer...

Orlando City went on the road twice this past week and came home with a pair of results, running its unbeaten streak to eight matches (5-0-3) after a win at Sporting Kansas City and a draw at FC Dallas. Both were firsts for the Lions, who had never won at Children’s Mercy Park or earned a single point at Toyota Park. We’re breaking down both matches, hitting the key talking points, and awarding ou...

Orlando City finally got that elusive first home win over the Chicago Fire. The Lions hadn’t beaten the Fire since 2015, when they did it twice, but I mean, come on. We’re talking about fire here and it’s hard for a mammal to defeat burning flames — even if that mammal is the king of the jungle. We break down a 4-1 win that felt a lot closer than that score would indicate, on a weird and wet night...

Orlando City got the better of its southern neighbors from Miami on Saturday in a contentious match that illustrates how intense this rivalry could one day become. We break down the Lions’ 2-1 Tropic Thunder win over Inter Miami thanks to the supernatural foot of Magic Mo. We’ve got our Man of the Match selections and a look ahead to the next three Orlando City games. Plus, the OCB minute (a 2-0 l...

Orlando City keeps collecting points but this past week was less fulfilling with those points coming one at a time from the Lions’ trip to Nashville and hosting of Atlanta United. The unbeaten streak stretched to four and tired legs caught up to Orlando a few times but overall things still seem pretty bright in 2020. We break down both the away match at Nashville SC and the home game vs. Atlanta a...

Orlando City had a heck of a week, knocking off both Nashville and Atlanta by identical 3-1 scores. The Lions beat both teams for the first time ever, but one of those teams required a lot more matches before it finally happened. We break down both games and selected our Man of the Match. We also discuss the surreal events of Wednesday and how they eventually led to problems at Real Salt Lake. We’...

Orlando City dropped a tough one on Saturday but we’re going to discuss it anyway. The good, the bad, the ugly, and the rookie. We’ve got your match breakdown as usual and our Man of the Match pick. We also have a couple of transfers to discuss — one in, one (loaned) out —and also one that was requested by an Argentinean team but ultimately didn’t interest Orlando City. The NWSL is going to play m...

Orlando City players and coaches can hold their heads up high despite falling 2-1 to the Portland Timbers in the MLS is Back Tournament final. It was an exciting and joyous run to the championship match and Oscar Pareja’s Lions needed those games to come together as a team. We break down the final, give you our Man of the Match selections, and discuss the players who made the tournament’s Best XI...

We would be lying if we said we predicted this at the start of the MLS is Back Tournament. Orlando City is through to the final after beating Minnesota United 3-1 last week. The team finally got to beat the Loons and former Lions gaffer Adrian Heath, even though Kevin Molino’s assist made things a bit uneasy near the end. We’re here to break down the win over Minnesota and give you our Man of the...

We were more than happy to be wrong about our 3-1 predictions of LAFC beating Orlando City. Call it “taking one for the team,” if you will. What we were even happier about was watching history unfold as the Lions knocked out the mighty west coast juggernaut in penalties after squandering the chance to do it in regulation. The Lions were even the better side for all but about 15 minutes of normal t...

We didn’t know who Orlando City would play next when we did last week’s show but it turned out to be the Montreal Impact and the Lions were kind enough to go ahead and win that game, 1-0. We break down Orlando’s Round of 16 victory over the Impact and make our Man of the Match selections. We set the MLS is Back bracket for you for the quarterfinals. Dom Dwyer is out of the bubble and we’ll give yo...

Orlando City has played twice since we last recorded a PawedCast and, as fate would have it, the Lions managed to get a result in both. We break down Orlando’s win over New York City FC and draw against the Philadelphia Union and give you a pair of unanimous Man of the Match selections. We also discuss a transfer rumor that cropped up involving OCSC this week. After that, we talk about the NWSL Ch...

Not only do we have actual soccer to discuss, but we’re talking about an Orlando City victory, which makes it even sweeter. The Lions got the better of their South Florida counterparts from Inter Miami CF last Wednesday, by a 2-1 final score. We dissect the match and the key moments that helped decide the outcome. We also make our Man of the Match picks. We’ve got an Orlando Pride player loan to d...

Holy cow, Orlando City soccer is about to return. [/furiously knocks on wood] The Lions will square off with Inter Miami for the first time at 8 p.m. tonight as the MLS is Back Tournament gets underway. We’ve all been waiting a long time for MLS to return so we after we discuss how this entire event could fall apart quickly — based on FC Dallas having already withdrawn and uncertainty surrounding...

We’re a week out from the MLS is Back Tournament but there’s still a lot of uncertainty whether this event can even take place. With FC Dallas players testing positive for COVID-19, teams having to push back their flights to Orlando, and spiking infection rates in the state of Florida, the return of Major League Soccer is anything but a sure thing right now. We invited Matt Ralph from Brotherly Ga...

Time and time again we get reminders of how awful 2020 is. The latest of those reminders came on Monday, when the Orlando Pride pulled out of the NWSL Challenge Cup — and most likely any chance at competitive play in 2020 — just days before the team was supposed to play the Chicago Red Stars on the first day of the tournament. Instead, players and staff are in quarantine and we may have to wait un...

We’ve come down from the high of our 200th episode with two outstanding guests just in time to bring you...whatever this week’s show is. We did make inquiries about guests this week but they didn’t pan out, although we’ve likely only kicked the can down the road on that front. So...this show will be short, right? Well...that was the intention and we simply don’t seem capable at this point, so just...

It’s hard to believe we’ve recorded 200 of these things since we started back in 2014, but it’s true. We wanted to have a special show for No. 200 and boy did things work out. Not only do we get to talk about the return (finally) of MLS with some actual details, but we also managed to line up a couple of excellent interviews. First up, we break down the MLS is Back Tournament, which will be held r...

Major League Soccer avoided an insanely stupid lockout this week when the league and the MSLPA came to an agreement. This paves the way for the long-rumored Orlando tournament to take place and we’re pretty psyched that cooler heads prevailed in this situation. The NWSL is also holding a tournament and the Orlando Pride got just about the worst draw they could have gotten for their four matches in...

Small group training has returned to the NWSL and the Orlando Pride are among the teams that have already implemented that and will soon be able to train as a full team. There’s still a lot of discussion about the reported NWSL tournament in Utah and with players able to train together now, we ramp up some of those discussions here. We’re not sure if USWNT players will take part or boycott this an...

Soccer is back (in some places) and yet the MLS keeps canceling things. We are here to talk about some of those things that are now not going to happen in 2020 and the return of the Bundesliga (behind closed doors), with one eye firmly glued to any updates of MLS potentially bringing all teams to Orlando for some games. Friend of the PawedCast Patrick Murphy of Massive Report jumped on with us thi...

Strange things are afoot as Orlando could soon become the center of the MLS world. We discuss the hottest rumor of the week that MLS is planning to put all 26 teams in the City Beautiful for soccer matches at Disney without fans. This thing could start happening in a matter of weeks, depending on how things go, so there’s lots to talk about and many pros and cons of such a setup. We welcome back P...

Soccer isn’t exactly back but the Lions did report for workouts yesterday, albeit under strict social distancing protocols. It’s not exactly a return to normalcy but I’m sure the players were excited to be back on the pitch together, even if they were much further than six feet apart. Some pro leagues — Korea and Germany — are about to start back up with actual games and NASCAR returns in 10 days....

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Has this damnable pandemic lockdown got you frazzled? It sure has me psychologically and emotionally drained. Honestly I just want to go somewhere and do something. I’ve been in my car twice in the month of April and neither of those times was in the last two weeks. I know it’s the smart play, but I don’t have to like being so isolated. Aside from the lockdown blues, we touch on getting back toget...