The Mane Land PawedCast

The international break is here but just because Orlando City is off this week, that doesn't mean that we are. We've got Orlando City B's 2016 season opener Saturday night out in Melbourne, Orlando Pride preseason and the addition of Brazilian forward/attacking midfielder Julio Baptista to discuss this week.  Plus, here to talk to us about Orlando City B's inaugural USL match this weekend is OCB m...

After a week off due to my inconvenient gallbladder removal surgery, we are back -- and in a big way. Episode 41 of the PawedCast celebrates the opening of Orlando Pride's preseason training camp with an exclusive interview with midfielder and England international Lianne Sanderson.  Lianne was kind enough to take time out of her busy preseason to discuss the early days of the club's inaugural NWS...

We're just days away from the first kick of the 2016 Major League Soccer season. While we are excited about the prospect of filling the Citrus Bowl with more than 60,000 screaming, purple-clad fans on Sunday, someone else might be even more amped up about it -- the players.  Orlando City defender Kevin Alston joined us to talk about his excitement for opening day against Real Salt Lake, plus his t...

We're just over a week away from kicking off Orlando City's second season in Major League Soccer. Of course, the club was able to create an electric atmosphere in Year 1 by filling the Orlando Citrus Bowl to capacity, but can the Lions do it again? To answer that question, we bring in OCSC Senior Vice President of Sales Chris Gallagher, who is the man behind three professional sports teams' ticket...

The season is almost here and it's time to get excited about games again. Orlando City will start playing preseason games in early February and we now have the full Orlando City B USL schedule.  To celebrate this week's announcement of the entire USL schedule, we've got OCB Head Coach Anthony Pulis on this week's show to talk about his squad, how preseason camp is going and why he followed his fam...

One of my favorite sayings is that the off-season is dark and full of terrors. But this off-season has actually been very exciting, with news about Orlando City player and front office moves and the additions of the NWSL Orlando Pride and USL Orlando City B. Speaking of exciting, we're amped to have Pride Head Coach Tom Sermanni as our guest on this month's show.  The veteran coach is a great inte...

The off-season is dark and full of terrors. But hey, Orlando City just played a game a few days ago. We're here to discuss the Lions' trip to Rio to play Flamengo (where they lost, 1-0). Our own Andrew Harrison made the trip to Brazil and gives us a full report on his travels, what the stadium was like, and how he was treated at the Maracana. We give our Man of the Match honors and it's a split vo...

Our season is over, and yet we still have so much to talk about. We're back for our season wrap-up to discuss Orlando City's regular season finale loss to the Philadelphia Union. It wasn't the result we wanted or needed, but perhaps it was the result we deserved.  Aside from the yellow card festival in Philly, there was soccer played at the Citrus Bowl as well, with the USWNT beating Brazil, 3-1,...

The regular season home finale has come and gone and Orlando City extended its winning streak to five games, sending the huge Citrus Bowl crowd of 40,000+ home with a 2-1 win over New York City FC. The Lions still have the tiniest of chances to sneak into the MLS playoffs as an expansion team, but honestly, finishing ahead of NYCFC feels just as good. We're here to break down that win over our fel...

It seems like only yesterday we were filling the bowl for Orlando City's inaugural MLS match against fellow expansion side New York City FC. But now we're just a day away from the final home game of this first season in the league against...yep, NYCFC. We're excited about Friday but also sad to see the season coming to a close. We'll get over that sadness if the Lions can stay in the playoff race...

The only thing better than a four-game winning streak is a longer winning streak. Orlando City won't have a chance to extend their run of form this weekend, as the club has a bye week, but there are two huge games left and if the Lions can win both, they might just sneak through the back door into the MLS playoffs. That wouldn't have been possible without a big win over the Montreal Impact on Satu...

Three wins in a row. Sounds good, doesn't it? The only thing better than winning three in a row would be to win four in a row. Orlando City will try to do just that on Saturday and if the club pulls through, the playoffs are still not out of the realm of possibility. It will be a tough challenge against a Montreal Impact club that's very much in form since the addition of superstar striker Didier...

We're all pretty stoked about the Lions getting back-to-back wins. You know what I'm saying? Like, winning is better than losing! We break down the 1-0 victory over Chicago Fire at Toyota Park, giving you our overall thoughts on the match, discuss what Brek Shea's return has meant to the club, and hand out our selections for Man of the Match.  The defense seems to be starting to gel now that David...

So that's what three points feel like. It's been awhile. Brek Shea returned and Adrian Winter and Bryan Rochez both opened their MLS accounts as the Lions claimed all the points against former OCSC star Dom Dwyer and his Sporting Kansas City teammates at the Citrus Bowl Sunday. Andrew Harrison joins host Michael Citro to discuss the game's talking points and bask in the glow of victory. Then Hot T...

A promising middle of the season pushed Orlando City into second in the Eastern Conference playoff race. But a miserable two months on the pitch since Brek Shea's injury has the Lions looking up at all six playoff spots after New England's 3-0 demolition of City at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night. But hope springs eternal and the Lions come home with reinforcements against former Orlando City s...

Saturday night was fun and frustrating. The Lions finally looked themselves after several lackluster performances. However, most of their chances went wanting. Oh, and there was the weather. A two hour wait to get the game started was followed by 18 minutes of soccer and then another hour delay. Fans who stayed were soaked but treated to a good performance by Orlando.  Seth from The Bent Musket jo...

Look, you're not happy about Orlando City's recent run of form and neither are we. But we're all in this together and sometimes it just helps to talk it out with your bros. Oh, and sorry about not having a show last week. Schedules just wouldn't align and we were all grumpy anyway. And so on this week's episode of The Mane Land PawedCast, we talked about Lions' recent run-ins with MLS officiating,...

Last week Orlando City needed four to six points out of its two matches against Eastern Conference opponents. The Lions got a single point. Playoff positions are slipping through Orlando's fingers but we remain hopeful that the reinforcements will be able to lift the club into the top six.  We break down the tough 4-1 loss at Toronto and the 0-0 home draw against Philadelphia Union. We cover Tommy...

There's so much to talk about these days with Orlando City that it's getting harder to fit everything in! This week, we break down Kaká's MVP performance in the MLS All-Star Game, the departure of Sean St Ledger via waivers, and the 5-2 victory over Columbus Crew SC on Saturday. We're joined by Brotherly Game Managing Editor Eugene Rupinski, who tells us about this Saturday's opponents, the Philad...

Can we just be done with July? The seventh month of 2015 was unkind to Orlando City fans, as well as our Lions,to the tune of no wins. Nada. Not even one. Nevertheless, Michael Citro is joined by fellow Mane Landers Brent Petkus and Kye Foley to break down the two most recent disappointing results - a 3-1 away loss in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals against the Chicago Fire, and a 5-3 barnburner a...

We're back and you can't send us off because we won't go! Michael Citro and Kevin Mercer break down the tough Saturday night home loss to New York Red Bulls and have a lot to say about the red card that saw Cyle Larin off after 32 minutes and the behavior of the veteran player who drew the call. The consensus is that we're just really tired of red cards. We also broke down a rather enjoyable frien...

Michael Citro and Kevin Mercer dissect Orlando City's 2-0 loss to FC Dallas, which could actually have been a 2-2 draw if not for a blown offside call and Carlos Rivas blasting his PK high and wide. We've got it all - St. Ledger's injury, Luke Boden's sending off and, of course, our Man of the Match. We also discuss majority owner Flavio Augusto da Silva's remarks to the media at halftime of the g...

Michael Citro and Kevin Mercer recap the 10-man draw at Real Salt Lake last week. Neither of us are completely (or at all) convinced that Kaká deserved to be sent off for what he did at Rio Tinto Stadium, but we're both glad the lads rallied around their captain and came home with another hard-fought road point. We discuss the Brazilian's red card at length, as well as the shoddy record of that ni...

When will the madness end? We've got so many fixtures and so little time to talk about them. This week, we recap the 2-0 win over Colorado Rapids last week and the 2-0 win in U.S. Open Cup play over Columbus Crew SC earlier this week.  We give you our Man of the Match for both games and discuss what went well for the lads in purple during this recent home stand. Hint: we both think Carlos Rivas ha...

The fixtures are coming hot and heavy right now for Orlando City as we sweat through the dog days of late June and dread the even more extreme days to come in July and August. As such, there is so much to talk about. In this week's episode, we recap the 4-4 draw in Charleston in which the Lions advanced on penalties, as well as the 2-0 loss at Montreal on Saturday. We surprisingly agreed on our Ma...