The Mane Land PawedCast

The fixtures are coming hot and heavy now and it's hard to keep up with it all! That's OK, though, when you get to talk about cool things, like Orlando City's 1-0 victory over D.C. United Sunday night at the Citrus Bowl. After playing as well as, or better than, the Eastern Conference leaders over two games and having nothing to show for it, it was easy to be discouraged, but the Lions came throug...

Orlando City continues to leave things for late. Just a week after Pedro Ribeiro fired the Lions into a 2-2 draw with Columbus, Cyle Larin's laser started a late spurt to push City past Chicago, 3-2, for the club's first win over an Eastern Conference opponent. We're here to make sense of that crazy win for the boys in purple and we give you our picks for Man of the Match. We also look ahead to Su...

We're here to sing the praises of Pedro Ribeiro. Actually, we're here to break down the 2-2 draw against Columbus Crew, as well as look ahead to Saturday's match-up with the Chicago Fire. Joining us to talk about the Fire and what they bring to the table is Sean Spence, the editor-in-chief of Hot Time in Old Town, our SB Nation sister blog that covers Chicago on a daily basis. We also get into the...

We're back, after an unsatisfying but ultimately important road point at San Jose. Orlando City returns home after their 1-1 draw against the Earthquakes, despite being down a man for 40 minutes, so that's a good result, I guess, all things considered. The problem is that Brek Shea will be out Saturday night for the big revenge match against Columbus Crew SC. We're here to break down the 1-1 draw...

We're back after a week off and we're really, really sorry! Last week's double game week crowded not only the fixture schedule but also our publication schedule, and since we're a little short staffed right now -- well, no excuses but hey, we just couldn't fit in a show last week. Not to worry! We're here to recap the loss at D.C. United, as well as the huge win Sunday over LA Galaxy. We've also g...

We've got a lot of ground to cover with two games to discuss since our last PawedCast and not one, but two special guests!  Michael and Andrew dissect the home loss to Toronto FC a couple weeks back, as well as the friendly win over Brazil's Ponte Preta. The pivotal moments of both games are discussed, including the horrible knee injury Kevin Molino sustained and Brek Shea returning to the midfiel...

As well as things went in Portland, they went equally as poorly in Columbus. Orlando City was run out of Ohio on the wrong side of a 3-0 score line, owing mainly to two huge mistakes by a young defender who had been one of the club's brightest lights in the first six weeks. Michael and Kevin break down the Crew match, as well as Rafael Ramos' red card and the drubbing that followed. We also discus...

Orlando City looks pretty OK on the road through three away matches, coming back from Portland with a 2-0 victory over the Timbers. Because three guys aren't enough to break down such events, we added a fourth this week. Andrew Harrison, a bona fide Brit, joins Andrew Marcinko, Austin David and host Michael Citro to discuss the victory at Portland, rookie striker Cyle Larin's first start (and goal...

Will Orlando City ever score a goal during the run of play at home? We think so, but even more importantly, we hope the club stops conceding in stoppage time (not that any other time is ultimately any better).  After scoring twice at Montreal, the club came home and failed to score. But at least they generated a ton of tasty chances in what turned out to be another heartbreaking home loss. Like th...

We're back, and this time we're bringing goals in the run of play. Orlando City scored two of those, in fact, erasing a 2-0 deficit at Montreal to draw 2-2 with the Impact at Olympic Stadium on Saturday night. Michael, Andrew and Austin break down a tie that felt more like a win considering a plethora of missing players due to international call-ups and injuries. Despite playing on the road with a...

Well, last Saturday night we all got a collective kick in the groin as the Vancouver Whitecaps crept into the Citrus Bowl and stole three points out from under our beloved Orlando City.  Michael and Austin break down what was a pretty good outing for the Lions if you discount the fact that they couldn't score a goal. We discuss the Kekuta Manneh incident that led to his suspension and fine this we...

Spoiler alert: winning MLS games is awesome! Michael Citro, Andrew Marcinko and Austin David from The Mane Land break down Orlando City's first ever victory in Major League Soccer, a 1-0 road victory over the Houston Dynamo. Michael is still calling for MLS to give the goal to Pedro Ribeiro but, own goal or not, they all count the same and the Lions share the top of the Eastern Conference table wi...

The good news: Orlando City SC has never lost an MLS regular season match. The bad news: Orlando City is still looking for its first MLS regular season win. Yoru Lions showed great resiliency on Sunday to battle back for a 1-1 draw while down to 10 men against New York City FC. Kaká's deflected free kick goal may have been fortunate, but it didn't make up for a host of unlucky breaks throughout th...

We're just days away from finally witnessing our beloved Orlando City SC playing in a Major League Soccer match!  The Lions will take on fellow expansion club New York City FC in the Citrus Bowl on Sunday, March 8, but it almost didn't happen. That contentious labor dispute, which raged on in recent weeks, finally came to an end and there will be no strike. Michael Citro, Andrew Marcinko and Austi...

It's almost time for Orlando City's first MLS season to start. But before we get to that, there's the whole pesky matter of the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement, which must be resolved in less than three weeks if games are going to take place as scheduled.  Also, the Lions will first have to solidify their starting XI, which is something that they'll start working on this weekend at the Carolin...

It's Episode 2 of The Mane Land PawedCast, in which Managing Editor Michael Citro and Senior Columnist Austin David discuss the MLS SuperDraft, the Orlando City roster as it stands on the first day of preseason training, and Kaka's appearance on ESPN FC. We also answer questions from Twitter. Special guest Jhamie Chin, communications coordinator for Orlando City SC joins us to give us the lowdown...

Our inaugural Mane Land PawedCast features Your hosts, Managing Editor Michael Citro and Assistant Editor/Senior Columnist Andrew Marcinko, discuss Orlando City SC passing on the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft. We also share our thoughts on the recent SB Nation Mock Expansion Draft, as well as the real MLS Expansion Draft coming up on Dec. 10. The PawedCast will become a regular feature soon, running...