England won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time after defeating Japan 3-0 in their final match in Tampa. Jodie Taylor set up Lucy Staniforth (pictured above) to fire England into an early lead in the 12th minute with a fine low finish from outside the area. Karen Carney then doubled the lead in the […]
There’s a new team in town and judging from the happy faces on everyone’s faces by the end of a wonderful Saturday evening, Orlando SeaWolves first season in the Major Arena Soccer League is going to be a fun one. The level of excitement displayed by the fans was only exceeded by the action on […]
Continue reading …Brazil beat Haiti 7-1 at Camping World Stadium last night to end 6 days of hectic action in Orlando for the Copa America tournament. The first game on 4th June saw a scoreless draw between Costa Rica and Paraguay in front of a crowd of 14,334. Two days later the remnants of Tropical Storm Colin […]
Continue reading …World Cup Champions U.S. Women’s National Team continued its Victory Tour with a 3-1 victory against Brazil at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in front of 32, 869 fans, the largest stand-alone crowd to watch a USA women’s friendly in the state of Florida. Defender Lori Chalupny and midfielder Lauren Holiday played in their final match […]
Continue reading …Orlando City SC midfielder Kaká has been called up to the Brazilian National Team the Club announced today, joining Dunga’s 23-man roster for friendlies against Costa Rica and the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT). City’s playmaker and Brazil will face Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena Sept. 5, before taking on the USMNT at Gillette […]
Continue reading …Orlando City Soccer Club’s first Major League Soccer (MLS) Designated Player Ricardo Kaká will join the Brazilian National Team for a pair of upcoming friendlies. Brazil will play its longtime rival Argentina in Beijing on October 11, 2014, before traveling to Singapore to face Japan on October 14, 2014. A Brazilian National Team veteran, Kaká […]
Continue reading …Just recently Visit Orlando, the State of Florida’s marketing agency, released an estimate that Brazil now leads the way for visitors to Central Florida. In total, almost 770,000 visitors from Brazil visited Central Florida in 2013, topping the 759,000 who came from the United Kingdom, according to the agency. Tourism from Brazil has exploded over […]
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