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PawedCast Episode 151: Nani, Orlando City Preseason, Pride Off-Season, and New York City FC Preview

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It’s been a long time since we’ve talked, my friends, and I apologize for that. Moving into a new neighborhood, it didn’t occur to me that I’d have to wait for high speed internet infrastructure to be installed in my community. After a month and a day, I finally got the hookup and, as a result, we’re finally back.
Now there’s no way we can cover everything that’s happened since December, so we stuck to some of the major talking points. We discuss the Nani signing, obviously, and the Orlando City Invitational. There was some Orlando Pride discussion about the recent departures of a pair of Brazilians — though thankfully not Marta! We also discussed Cristian Higuita being honored for 100 matches as a Lion.
I’m sure we probably missed some, but we tried our hand at answering our mailbag questions, and we had one of the most long-winded and also awesome questions ever asked. Plus we give you our key match-ups and sure-to-be-wrong score predictions for opening day against New York City FC.
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Here’s how show No. 151 went down:
0:15 – After our brand new, crunchy show intro (complete with lion’s roar), we explain our absence, talk about Nani, and dive into some of the other recent preseason happenings.
21:40 – It’s been a bit too quiet on the Orlando Pride side of things but information should start trickling out soon about players re-signing (or not) and potentially new signings as we head for the 2019 NWSL season.
26:52 – Our mailbag section asks about the team captain situation at Orlando City, which players will be fun to watch, and tailgating.
42:01 – Cristian Higuita honored for 100-ish appearances for Orlando City. We discuss!
50:02 – Our key match-ups and score predictions for you to write down and laugh about later.
We’ll be back next week to break down the opening game against NYCFC and some SheBelieves Cup action, and look ahead to the Lions’ first trip of the season to face Chicago!
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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 90: Houston Rewind, Pride Call-Ups, Bay FC Preview, and More
A win at the death for the Pride vs. Houston will be followed by a trip to play Bay FC.

The Orlando Pride returned to action after the international break and left it late before dispatching the Houston Dash 1-0. Cori Dyke was the improbable hero, scoring deep in stoppage time to snare all three points for the hometown Pride. A goal to win it late is better than no goal at all, especially when that goal is the game winner. It nearly wasn’t, as Anna Moorhouse was saved blushes for a mistake by an offside flag, but in the end, even ugly wins are wins.
We look back at the key moments in the match, check our score predictions, and make our selections for Player of the Match.
We also discussed Marta and Angelina being selected for Brazil’s Copa America Femenina roster.
Afterwards, we jumped into this week’s mailbagbox, which wanted to know about a listener’s outfit, whether the Pride can just for once make things easy on themselves, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.
Finally, we previewed the Pride’s upcoming Friday match against Bay FC. We look at both teams’ 2025 seasons so far, break down the short series history, provide our key matchups for the game, and make our final score predictions.
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Here’s how Episode 90 went down:
0:15 – A look back at a wild finish that prevented a meh 0-0 draw against Houston.
23:17 – The mailbagbox is always a nice cherry on top of a Pride victory.
39:48 – A look ahead at the Pride’s second-ever trip to play Bay FC.
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PawedCast Episode 484: OCB Beats Huntsville, Alex Freeman’s USMNT Debut, Colorado Preview, and More
The Young Lions nip another good team in stoppage time and the senior Lions head to the Rocky Mountains.

Orlando City was off this week but Orlando City B was not. The Young Lions went on the road against one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference and, despite being dominated for much of the match, turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 away win. We broke down the team’s second straight victory in stoppage time. We also looked ahead to OCB’s midweek match at Carolina Core.
We also spoke about Alex Freeman’s first USMNT cap. The Yanks didn’t play poorly most of the time, but the two goals they conceded against Turkey were poor, and it’s not assuring to see the team playing like this just before the Gold Cup. However, we’re happy for Alex, who acquitted himself well in his first match for the U.S. senior team.
The mailbagbox asked about the team’s striker situation, players returning to Orlando from international duty, sleeve sponsors, and more. We forgot one question, but in a surprise move, we remembered at the end and stuck in a bonus question late in the show. Remember, if there’s anything — and we do mean anything — you want us to address on the show, just ask us by tweeting it to us at @TheManeLand with the hashtag #AskTMLPC, or hitting us up on Bluesky Social with that same hashtag.
Following the mailbagbox segment, we discussed Duncan McGuire’s shoulder surgery, which is a big blow to both the big striker and the Lions. Hopefully McGuire will heal as quickly this time as he did with his other shoulder surgery.
Finally, we looked ahead to Orlando City’s trip to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Lions will have to battle a decent Rapids side as well as the altitude this weekend in a difficult place to get a result. We look at the series history and both teams’ trajectories, provide our key matchups, and make our final score predictions.
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Here’s how No. 484 went down:
0:15 – The Young Lions are the new Cardiac Cats and Alex Freeman is a new USMNT fullback.
15:42– Our listeners ask questions both personal and not-so-personal in our mailbagbox segment.
32:35 – Duncan’s shoulder woes continue and we look ahead to the Rapids. Oh, and bonus mail!
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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 89: International Pride, Listener Mail, Houston Preview, and More
Pride players represent their countries all over the world and Orlando returns to action with a match against Houston.

The Orlando Pride had the weekend off for the international break, but that’s the team as a whole. Nine players from the roster were away with their national teams as we recorded this week’s episode, and we talked a bit about the first match from each player’s perspective to kick off the show.
Afterwards, we dove straight into this week’s mailbagbox, which provided a clarification from last week, asked about McKinley Crone getting some starts, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We’d also appreciate any ratings or reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we’ll find them easily and read them on the show.
Finally, we discussed the Pride’s game Saturday against the Houston Dash. The Houston-based club has been better away from home than in its own stadium this season, and Orlando can’t be complacent, because the NWSL is unforgiving. So, the returning internationals have to recover as quickly as possible and get ready to face a Dash side that has been problematic over the years. We discuss the all-time series, the tale of the tape, our key matchups for the game, and our score predictions.
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Here’s how Episode 89 went down:
0:15 – A look at the Pride players on international duty and then straight into the mailbagbox!
20:57 – The Houston Dash visit this weekend and they are better on the road than at home this season. We preview!
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