ORLANDO PRIDE

Eugine Blackshear was one of the many who got up early on Monday morning to make the long line at Exploria Stadium all to get a Thanksgiving meal for his family.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The National Women’s Soccer League has terminated the contracts of both Orlando Pride head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant coach Sam Greene. The NWSL released its findings of their investigation Monday, saying back in March, team counsel investigated those allegations, substantiated some of them and both Cromwell and Greene received written warnings. Two months later, the NWSL investigative team received word that both Cromwell and Greene engaged in retaliatory conduct toward Pride players that supported the investigation. Both Cromwell and Greene were placed on administrative leave in June and their contracts were terminated on Monday. As a step in that process, we will be implementing anti-retaliation training for all Pride staff members, on both the Soccer Operations side and in the front office.

The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Monday that they have terminated the contract of Orlando Pride head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant coach Sam Greene.

An independent investigation into the scandals that erupted in the National Women’s Soccer League found emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the sport, impacting multiple teams, coaches and players.

The Orlando Pride were held scoreless at Exploria Stadium as they lost 0-3 to the North Carolina Pride on Wednesday.

OL Reign beat out Orlando Pride 2 - 1 Friday evening at Exploria Stadium in Orlando.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Saturday, the Orlando Pride extended their unbeaten streak to seven games and won their second consecutive game when they beat NY/NJ Gotham 2-1. The Pride traveled to Chester, Pennsylvania, for Saturday’s game, where Gotham takes up residence when their shared stadium with the New York Red Bulls is occupied by the MLS team. READ: Orlando City Lions escape Charlotte with a 2-1 winBoth of the Pride’s latest signings, Ally Watt and Haley Hanson, were on the bench for this weekend’s game. The Pride seemed to be in control for much of the first half, having plenty of opportunities to get the ball on frame but failing to score. In the 64th minute, Ally Watt made her Pride debut and it took her less than 10 minutes to have an impact.

Orlando (5-6-5, 21 points) has won two in a row and hasn’t lost since June 19.

ORLANDO, Fla. — It was nail-biting all around this weekend for fans of Orlando City and Orlando Pride, but in the end, both teams come away with 3 points on the road. Orlando City started Saturday gameday in New Jersey against the New York Red Bulls. During the last regular season game at Exploia Stadium in April, the Red Bulls beat the Lions 0-3. Orlando Pride head west, taking 3 points from Alex Morgan and the San Diego Wave FCWhat some expected could be a blowout for the Orlando Pride turned into the perfect start to an early Sunday Funday for fans. Orlando Pride travels to Chester, Pennsylvania to take on NJ/NY Gotham FC on Aug. 20, while Orlando City heads to Charlotte on Aug. 21.

Orlando (3-6-5, 15 points) extended its unbeaten streak to five games with its third consecutive draw.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sunday was a not so fun day if you are a fan of Orlando City and the Orlando Pride. What looked like three points away from home, ended in disappointment when D.C. United scored two goals in second-half stoppage time. Orlando City looked poised to steal three points on the road when Junior Urso scored in the ninth minute. In the second game of the day, the Orlando Pride traveled to Kansas City Current for the last game of July, where the Pride was 1-0-2 going into Sunday. Orlando City will play the New England Revolution on Saturday, Aug. 6 and the Pride faces expansion team Angel City and former Pride player Sydney Leroux on Sunday, Aug. 7.

Next up for the Pride is a 7 p.m. home game next Sunday against Angel City FC at Exploria Stadium.

It goes without saying that it was a rough day for the Orlando Pride in Portland on Sunday.

The Orlando Pride couldn’t get on the scoreboard nor break their winless streak on Sunday in Chicago.

Orlando Pride's head coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant coach Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave. The recommendation that both coaches be temporarily sidelined...

The Orlando Pride soccer team’s head coach and an assistant coach have been placed on temporary administrative leave as a result of an ongoing investigation, according to the club.

The Pride (2-1-2, 7 points) fell behind by three goals, and despite two late tallies, suffered a 4-2 defeat to Chicago at Exploria Stadium.

Toni Pressley scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time to help the Pride salvage a 2-2 tie at home against Kansas City in what was a wild finish.

The Greater Orlando Sports Commission released a list of 60 finalists for the 2022 SPORTYS: Greater Orlando’s Night of Champions presented by Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and among the finalists is News 6′s sports director Jamie Seh.

The Pride (1-1, 3 points) rebounded from a 3-0 home loss to Gotham FC in their season opener last week.

The Pride gave up three goals in a span of 12 minutes late in the first half.

Some stars might be gone, but that hasn't kept the Orlando Pride from shooting for the moon. The National Women's Soccer League season is taking...

The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters’ group was told it could not display a banner that said “Gay” at a match this weekend.

Santa Clara County officials determined the death of former Newbury Park High soccer star Tuesday was "self-inflicted."

The NBA, MLB and the NWSL are just some of the sports leagues that are now signing deals with cryptocurrency platforms as the popularity of crypto explodes.

Alex Morgan is returning to her home state, joining the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League for the team's first season.

Just a week after the Orlando Pride lost their foundational power couple to New York, soccer star Alex Morgan announced that she's heading off to...

The Orlando Pride have had a busy 24 hours. Shortly after announcing the trade of two of their long-time stars to Gotham FC, the club...

Orlando Pride's backfield power couple are moving to the big city. The team announced this week that goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defender Ali Krieger were...

The Chicago Red Stars defeated the Orlando Pride 1-0 in the regular season finale on Friday.

The Orlando Pride won’t be going to the NWSL playoffs this year.

The Chicago Red Stars defeated the Orlando Pride 1-0 on Wednesday.

The Pride fell behind by three goals in the second half, and despite a late rally, fell 3-2 to Gotham FC at Exploria Stadium.

It was a rough day for the Orlando Pride on Sunday.

The offense attack for the Orlando Pride was as good as its been all on Saturday against Racing Louisville.

A draw might have felt like a win for the Orlando Pride on Sunday.

The Orlando Pride got back on the winning track on Sunday, earning a 1-0 win over Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.

Next up for the Pride is a game at NJ/NY Gotham FC at 5:30 p.m. next Sunday.

The Orlando Pride weren’t too far away from beating the top team in the National Women’s Soccer League on Saturday, the Portland Thorns.

The Orlando Pride finally got back in the win column on Sunday.

The good news for the Orlando Pride was that they didn’t lose on Saturday. The bad news is that the Pride’s winless streak was stretched to six games following a 1-1 tie at the North Carolina Courage.

The Orlando Pride couldn’t put an end to its winless ways on Saturday.

Both the Orlando Pride head and assistant coaches are pursuing coaching outside of the National Women's Soccer League, according to a news release.

The Wilf family has been named the new majority owners of Orlando City Soccer and the Orlando Pride, the team posted on its website.

Sydney Leroux scored a goal in the 94th minute on Friday, the Orlando vs. Louisville game ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday.

As more Americans get vaccinated during the coronavirus pandemic, more events are happening around Central Florida.

It wasn’t a festive July 4 for the Orlando Pride on Sunday, as the Pride dropped their first home game of the year, falling 2-0 to the North Carolina Courage.

The saying that “all good things must come to an end” applied to the Orlando Pride on Saturday.

The Orlando Pride remain unbeaten after a 3-1 win against Kansas City on Wednesday.

The Orlando Pride were just a few minutes from suffering their first loss of the season on Sunday, but Courtney Petersen helped keep the Pride’s unbeaten streak alive at the last minute.

The Orlando Pride remain undefeated after a 1-1 draw with the Washington Spirit on Sunday.

Alex Morgan scored for Orlando in the Pride’s 2-1 win against the Portland Thorns on Tuesday.

It was only the second game of the season for the Orlando Pride on Saturday, but they couldn’t have made a bigger statement.

Exploria Stadium, the home of Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride will open to full capacity starting in June. AdvertisementNEWS: Exploria Stadium to Open to Full Capacity Starting with Club’s June Matches. Orlando City SC CEO Alex Leitão released an official statement saying the stadium and team are excited for the return of a full crowd. These protocols include hand sanitization stands placed throughout the stadium, strict cleaning and sanitation implemented before, during, and after events in addition to increased cleaning staff presence at matches. Orlando City will have one more restricted capacity game on May 22 while Orlando Pride will have two more matches at a reduced capacity on May 26 and May 30.

Alex Morgan scored a goal for the Orlando Pride for the first time in three years in a game against the Washington Spirit on Sunday.

When Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride return to their home pitch this summer they could be playing for a full capacity crowd at Exploria Stadium.

Flavio Augusto da Silva announced the sale of Orlando City Soccer Club to the Wilf family on Wednesday.

Forward Alex Morgan returned to the field at Exploria Stadium and assisted a goal as the Orlando Pride defeated the Washington Spirit 1-0 Wednesday night.

Orlando Pride soccer player and Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney Leroux took to social media Tuesday to share her personal experience with COVID-19.

Women's soccer had a great 2020 even in the midst of a pandemic, thanks to broadcast and streaming deals that brought the sport to more viewers than ever. In summer 2020, the National Women's Soccer League was the first U.S. professional sports league to return to action and broke its viewership records by nearly 300%. Those deals came after the U.S. women's national team won the 2019 Women's World Cup and spurred new interest in the sport. It was far from clear that women's soccer would be able to salvage the year, but coming back first with little sports competition likely helped. The longest-running professional women's soccer league in the U.S., the NWSL is now going into its ninth season (as the WNBA will hit its big 25).

It was quite a comeback to force a tie for the Orlando Pride on Saturday. Trailing 3-0 at halftime, the Pride rallied for three second-half goals to force a 3-3 tie in the fourth and final game of the Pride’s Fall Series games. After goals by Marisa Viggiano in the 54th minute and Kristen Edmonds in the 71st minute, the Pride tied the game in stoppage time on a goal by Ally Haran. The Pride finished 0-2-2 during their four games.

Two goals in the second half lifted the Houston Dash to a 3-1 over the Orlando Pride on Saturday night in Houston. Houston opened the scoring in the 27th minute on a goal by Nichelle Prince, but the Pride tied the game in extra time right before halftime on a goal by Marisa Viggiano. But the Dash took control on a goal by Sophie Schmidt in the 55th minute and another in the 72nd minute by Shea Groom. The chances were heavily in favor of the Dash, who outshot the Pride by a 27-6 margin. Next up is a rematch with the dash on Oct. 9, this time at Osceola County Stadium.

The Orlando Pride opened up their fall series of play with a scoreless draw at the North Carolina Courage on Saturday. The Pride withstood a barrage of shots from the Courage, who outshot the Pride, 18-6, and had eight corner kicks to four for Orlando. Orlando will next be in action next Saturday at the Houston Dash in what will be the second of four games played during their fall series.

Alright, which one of you was at the pride parade and did this? pic.twitter.com/0ms5ETMrbG Andy Haynes (@AndyTHaynes) October 12, 2019Saturday's Orlando Pride parade featured a hidden gem, when one theme park fan (or dare we say,) altered the back of their sign to say "Hagrid's Motorbike Adventure LINE STARTS HERE," a reference to notoriously long lines at the popular new attraction.Playwright and theme-park producer Andy Haynes noticed, and tweeted Saturday, asking about the sign:As we noted in June , Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Islands of Adventure has the most launches of any coaster in the world, but was plagued with wait times as long as ten hours when it opened.The mobbed Pride parade in the background was the perfect setting for this knowing little Easter egg.

ORLANDO - A long season is down to one final game for the Orlando Pride following another loss Saturday. Goals from Ashley Hatch (5th minute), Crystal Thomas (62nd minute) and Tiffany McCarty (85th minute) lifted the Washington Spirit to a 3-0 win over the Pride at Exploria Stadium. The Pride, who clinched the worst record in the league (4-16-3) with the loss, will finish their season next Saturday at home against Reign FC. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

The Orlando Pride were so close to their first win in over a month Sunday, but were denied by a late goal by a past U.S. World Cup hero. Carli Lloyd scored in the 88th minute for Sky Blue (New Jersey) to force a 1-1 tie with the Pride at Red Bull Arena. The Pride (4-15-3) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute on a goal by Shelina Zadorsky, but couldn't quite hang on in the closing minutes. Next up for the Pride is a home game against the Washington Spirit at 5 p.m. Saturday. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

It was yet another blowout loss for the Orlando Pride against the league-leading North Carolina Courage on Saturday. The Courage scored early and often and routed the Pride for a third time this year, this time 6-1 in North Carolina in a matchup of first versus last in the National Women's Soccer League standings. The Courage finished 3-0 against the Pride this season, outscoring Orlando in those games, 14-1. But the Courage added two more goals to complete their onslaught. The Pride (4-15-2) will next play at New Jersey against Sky Blue on Sept. 29.

FreeImages.com/Christopher BrunoTACOMA, Wash. - Orlando Pride fell 3-1 to host Reign FC Saturday night in Tacoma. After 22 minutes, the match was delayed two hours due to lightning that surrounded Cheney Stadium. It's just a wasted, short amount of time that you can't have in this league, especially against a team that are chasing to be in the playoffs," Orlando Pride Head Coach Marc Skinner said. Darian Jenkins scored 2 goals within 12 minutes of the match for Reign FC. The Pride return home to play against the Chicago Red Stars on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - A winning streak continues to elude the Orlando Pride this season. The Pride's quest to win consecutive games for the first time this year was thwarted Saturday in Washington as the Washington Spirit earned a 2-1 win over the Pride. Ashley Hatch of the Spirit scored the game-winner in the 59th minute for Washington, which opened the scoring in the ninth minute on a goal by Crystal Thomas. Marta tied the game for the Pride on a goal in the 31st minute, but that was all the scoring the Pride (4-12-2) could generate. Next up for the Pride is a game in Tacoma on Sept. 7 against the Reign.

Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Bongarts/Getty ImagesORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Pride defeated the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 despite one of Orlandos best players leaving the game early. Alex Morgan was involved in a collision in the 13th minute. Around 8:35 p.m., the team said she was substituted from the match as a precaution and is currently being evaluated. In the second half, Chioma Ubogagu added to the Orlando lead in the 61st minute. Orlandos next game is against the Washington Spirit on Saturday.

ORLANDO - The season-long problem of scoring goals is rearing its head again for the Orlando Pride. For the second straight game and eighth time this season, the Pride were shut out, this time by the Utah Royals, who earned a 2-0 win at Exploria Stadium on Saturday. World Cup standout Christen Press scored in the 60th minute ,and then Amy Rodriguez added an insurance goal in the 77th minute for the Royals, who improved to 3-0 against the Pride this season. Orlando (3-11-3) lost for the third time in its last four games and will have a short turnaround before playing at Chicago on Wednesday. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

ORLANDO - After a three-week layoff, the Orlando Pride couldnt do what it hasnt done all season, which is win consecutive games. In their first game since July 20, the Pride lost a game devoid of many offensive chances, falling 1-0 to the Houston Dash on Saturday at Exploria Stadium. A goal on a penalty kick by Houston's Rachel Daly in the 87th minute turned out to be the only scoring of the game. Offensive chances were few in the game, with the Pride only have three shots on goal to two for the Dash. The Pride (3-10-2) will next host the Utah Royals at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday.

A 21-month-old tot shared a unique fist bump with professional soccer player Carson Pickett. Neither little Joseph Tidd, from Florida, nor the Orlando Pride soccer player, were born with left forearms, and they embraced the limb difference in a sweet photo that has since gone viral. They instantly had this bond.She explained they met the soccer player for the first time in April, and the pair have been sharing fist bumps since. His mom said they found out that their first boy would have a limb difference at her first ultrasound. We know the world can be cruel, but we also know the world can be very peaceful and joyful, Tidd said.

A local boy with a limb difference meets Orlando Pride's Carson Pickett, one of several public personalities to share a moment with him. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesORLANDO, Fla. - Three players from the Orlando Pride are returning to the city as World Cup champions. Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger and the U.S. womens national soccer team defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the World Cup final on July 7. Doors open at the Lions Pride Orlando on West Church Street around 5 p.m. Tuesday. The players are expected to arrive around 7 p.m.Orlando's next game is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Exploria Stadium. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.