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Lion Links: 5/29/19
Happy Wednesday, Mane Landers! It’s the last official Wednesday of the school year, our admin is bringing in Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream, and Friday is a workday. My to-do lists are seemingly endless, but vacation days are near! Before we jump into the links, let’s wish Ruan Teixeira a happy birthday! Here’s the news you need to know about.
Bad as a Mother Premieres
The first episode in Sydney Leroux’s Bad as a Mother show premiered yesterday on Facebook Watch. The seven-minute episode entitled “Welcome to our Chaos” made its debut and introduces audiences to their family. I’m avidly against reality TV, but could not wait for this to air, and now I’m anxiously awaiting the next episode.
Series premiere of Bad As a Mother. Episode 1: Welcome To Our Chaos. I can promise a couple things: lots of ugly crying, Cassius on his absolute best behavior.. and the arrival of baby girl. Here we goooo!
Watch episode 1 here: https://t.co/2QstoXCRsN pic.twitter.com/7PqwfuuT47
— Sydney Leroux Dwyer (@sydneyleroux) May 28, 2019
Ascues Shuts Down Rumors
Orlando City defender Carlos Ascues was rumored to be heading back to Peru recently, but he wants you to know that he’s happy in Orlando.
“No, nothing like that,” Ascues said through a translator when asked if he was interested in rejoining Alianza Lima. “That rumor is false. I haven’t had any contact with any team. I’m very happy here. My focus is with Orlando.”
Ascues is focused on bouncing back from his run of injuries, not heading back home, apparently. Plenty more in that link from ProSoccerUSA.com.
Nani Closing in on 100
Nani is only one competitive goal away from scoring the 100th goal of his professional career, having scored 40 of the first 99 with Manchester United. Let’s go, let’s smash 100 and keep going on the road this month, and grab the three points while you’re at it!
The Captain is closing in on the century mark.
🔢 https://t.co/JESTHs6oqe@fairwindscu | #FaceOfCity
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) May 28, 2019
OCB is Heating up
Our very own Sean Rollins wrote about the Young Lions finding their confidence on Monday, but it’s not just the back-to-back wins that proves it. It’s another purple-clad week on the USL League One Team of the Week. This week there are midfielders and goal scorers Thiago Souza and Serginho showing off that newfound confidence as they made the Team of the Week.
Two in the @USLLeagueOne Team of the Week! #NextGenOC pic.twitter.com/O4l1yBcYLu
— Orlando City B (@OrlandoCityB) May 28, 2019
Orlando Kicks FC Dominate Home Opener
The women played Florida Sol in their home opener in Montverde on Monday. Played is a bit of an understatement, as the Kicks beat their opponents, 5-1.
“This was a great start to the season, the players worked hard and did an excellent job implementing our style of play” said head coach Robbie Aristodemo.
Orlando SeaWolves Bolster Roster
Alongside the re-signing of defensive anchor Edwin Rojas, the Orlando SeaWolves announced the signing of Hugo Puentes. The club shared that it has signed him to a five-year deal. The midfielder, one of the top goal scorers last season, will be joining the SeaWolves from the El Paso Coyotes.
New man Hugo Puentes is 🔥🔥🔥personified.
Check out some of the 27 goals he scored last season. pic.twitter.com/isAmvvAK6d
— Orlando SeaWolves (@MCOSeaWolves) May 28, 2019
Free Kicks
- Camila looks forward to showcasing her talents while playing for Brazil in the 2019 Women’s World Cup.
- Gattuso mentally in pieces as he leaves Milan.
- Spanish footballers arrested in match-fixing scandal.
- FC Cincinnati releases statement of support for victims of the storms in Dayton, OH.
- The Columbus Crew also released a statement of support for those affected by the storms.
That’s it for today. It’s a full weekend of soccer coming up with OCB on the road Friday night, the Lions at Montreal on Saturday, and the Pride hosting the Courage Saturday night as well.