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PawedCast Episode 372: St. Louis Rewind, OCB-Crew 2, Charlotte Preview, and More

A huge win for the Lions at home sees them off to face two big road contests as the hunt for a playoff spot continues.

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Orlando City had one of its toughest tests of the season and passed with flying colors. The Lions held the high-powered St. Louis City offense to a single goal and even that one wasn’t originally awarded. The defense did a good job of cutting off the visitors’ transition chances, and Orlando got a brace from streaky winger Facundo Torres, including a winner from the penalty spot early in stoppage time. Only a blatant red card foul prevented what could have been a third goal in the dying moments of the lengthy additional time.

It’s a win that should build some confidence for the Lions, which is good, because they’re about to go on the road to face two teams they haven’t beaten this year — both on short rest. We broke down the win over St. Louis City and selected our unanimous Man of the Match.

Our mailbagbox was interested in our thoughts on what would happen if national teams played in their domestic leagues and how Nicholas Gioacchini left Orlando. 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.

After the mailbagbox, we broke down a pivotal win by OCB over Columbus Crew 2 on Sunday night in Kissimmee. The Young Lions struck first, forced a Crew player to take a second yellow card, and then cruised to an easy win over a difficult opponent. Considering what’s still left on OCB’s schedule, that was an important victory in the team’s MLS NEXT Pro playoff push.

Finally, we discussed Wednesday night’s matchup between Orlando City and Charlotte FC. The Lions will hope the third time is the charm after suffering a home MLS loss and a road U.S. Open Cup defeat to Charlotte in a pair of hard-fought games. We’ve got our score predictions and key matchups for you.


Here’s how No. 372 went down:

0:15 – The Lions enjoyed a big win over Western Conference-leading St. Louis City and we have your talking points from the match.

27:18 – We answer our listeners’ mailbagbox questions and break down OCB vs. Columbus Crew 2.

46:30 – Our key matchups and score predictions for the Lions’ trip to Charlotte.

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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 67: Orlando Pride News, Seattle Reign Preview, and More

The Pride were off for the international break and it may help them regroup and get back on track against Seattle.

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The Orlando Pride were off for the women’s international break over the weekend, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t stuff for us to discuss (and if there’s one thing we love to discuss, it’s definitely stuff!). Emily Sams saw her first minutes with the United States Women’s National Team, and the Yanks unsurprisingly won. Barbra Banda finished 12th in the race for the Ballon d’Or, which seems low, but it’s still quite an honor to be considered the 12th-best player in the world. And we looked at the Pride’s Brazilians, who earned a draw and a win against Colombia, with Adriana scoring a goal for her country.

Our mailbagbox this week asked us if we listened to “Hot to Go” and wanted to know about the Pride’s attacking chemistry, a hypothetical Women’s Club World Cup question, and more. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. 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.

After the mailbagbox, we looked ahead to Saturday’s matchup against the Seattle Reign. The all-time series hasn’t been kind to Orlando, but it’s been better at home and the Reign were pretty good for most of the history of the series. We give our key matchups and make our score predictions while admitting that hey, we haven’t necessarily had a lot of time to watch Seattle games since the Pride went to Washington back in May.


Here’s how Episode 67 went down:

0:15 – Emily Sams’ USWNT debut, Pride Brazilians in international play, and Barbra Banda’s place on the Ballon d’Or list.

9:16 Our mailbagbox is full of great questions, as usual.

22:40 – Our look ahead to Saturday’s regular-season finale against Seattle.

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PawedCast Episode 453: Charlotte FC Rewind, Charlotte FC Preview, and More

The Lions open their best-of-three series against Charlotte with a win at home.

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Orlando City bounced back from its Decision Day loss to Atlanta by opening the playoffs with a 2-0 home win over Charlotte FC. The Lions were dominant, creating almost every significant attacking move in the match, allowing the visitors very little, and owning the midfield. Facundo Torres and Martin Ojeda provided the goals, although Ramiro Enrique had his chances as well.

We break down the win over Charlotte, check our score predictions from the last show, and make our selections for Man of the Match.

This episode’s mailbagbox asked us about the MLS playoff format, a possible change to the MLS season schedule, family vacation spots, and more. 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.

After the mailbagbox, we looked ahead to Orlando City’s Game 2 meeting with Charlotte FC coming up on Friday. Nothing has changed our minds about this series so far, so we provided our key matchups and score predictions for the second match as the series shifts to North Carolina.

Be sure to rate and review our show wherever you get your podcasts. Remember, we’ll read any five-star reviews we get on Apple Podcasts on the next show.


Here’s how No. 453 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City was the better team in Game 1.

20:57 – The mailbagbox asks several questions and we get a review that doesn’t match the star rating. At all.

44:58– The Lions head to Charlotte for Game 2 in their best-of-three series.

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SkoPurp Soccer Episode 66: Gotham Rewind, Orlando Pride News, and More

The Pride drop their second straight game as the team heads into the international break.

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One road loss became two as the Pride turned in a disastrous performance against Gotham FC on Sunday. Seb Hines went back to his starters to get try to regain the team’s momentum as the regular season winds down, but unfortunately, things went from bad to worse for the defense, which was substandard and reminiscent of some of the bad Orlando teams from the past. It was not the response Pride fans wanted to see after the team’s first loss all season in Portland, but it is what it is.

We break down the Pride’s second straight loss. I don’t even remember if we checked our score predictions from last week, because the weekend destroyed us, but we did make our selections for Player of the Match.

Our mailbagbox this week asked us if Rafaelle will be healthy this season and if she’ll get to start if she is. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. 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.

After the mailbagbox, we spent some time discussing recent Orlando Pride news, including Emily Sams getting a call-up to the United States Women’s National Team, the Pride and Summer Yates exercising the midfielder’s option year for 2026, and the date of Orlando’s first-ever home playoff game. I misspoke about what day of the week it was, but I realized it and gave the right day, so please stop yelling at me. Or at least stop yelling at me about that.


Here’s how Episode 66 went down:

0:15 – The Pride have not yet regained their mojo.

15:10 Our mailbagbox wants to know about Rafaelle.

23:17 – Miscellaneous Orlando Pride news to take us into the international break.

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