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The Pride finished out their Summer Cup with a third consecutive draw — this time against Racing Louisville at home. The teams finished with one goal apiece and despite the Pride leading the ensuing penalty shootout early, they faltered at the end and the visitors took home the extra point. In the end, both teams were eliminated from advancing. While it wasn’t the kind of tournament the Pride wanted to have, their young players got competitive experience and kept the team’s unbeaten run going.

We break down the match and make our selections for the Pride’s Player of the Match.

Our mailbagbox asked us about international players in the Olympics that we’d like to see sign with the Pride. 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 look at the Pride players in the Olympics, but keep in mind we recorded Monday night before the semifinals were played on Tuesday. We’ll have plenty to talk about next week, even though we thought we might not have a show with the Pride off until later in the month.

Here’s how Episode 55 went down:

0:15 – The Pride squared off against Racing Louisville and neither side won.

18:30 – The mailbagbox has us scouting players across the world.

29:16 – Pride players still in the Olympics, Marta’s suspension, and more.

[Editor’s note: Big thanks to WJ Dog Treats (wjdogtreats.com) for sponsoring the mailbagbox segment of The Mane Land PawedCast. WJ Dog Treats is a small, family-run company of Orlando City fans who are committed to producing healthy, high-quality dog treats with just five ingredients, including their own home-made peanut butter. Give them a try. If you use the code TML at checkout, you’ll get a dollar off a bag of treats for your pooch!]

Orlando City closed out group play in Leagues Cup action on a wet Sunday night against Liga MX side Atletico San Luis. Despite going down a player within the first half hour, the Lions struck first and held on for dear life behind the goalkeeping of Pedro Gallese to earn a 1-1 draw. Orlando then won the ensuing penalty shootout 5-4 to claim a second point. It was more than sufficient to secure first place in the group and a date with Cruz Azul on Friday (we’ll discuss that more on our next episode later in the week).

We check back on our score predictions, and one of us nailed the shootout score if not the final score. We discuss the key plays in the match and make our selections for Man of the Match.

This episode’s mailbagbox, presented by WJ Dog Treats, asks us about Duncan McGuire vs. Ramiro Enrique and which superhero movies folks should start with if they want to get into them 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 discussed OCB’s 2-1 road win at Carolina Core. The Young Lions built a lead, went down a player, and then held on to snap an eight-game winless stretch. With players sent off, well-worked goals, a weird “no more” referee warning of persistent infringement, and a lot of chaos, it was vintage “drunk OCB,” and we’re here for it.

Finally, we discuss the United States getting pummeled by Morocco on Nathan Harriel’s very bad day (he wasn’t the only one, but…wow).

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Here’s how No. 438 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City got a draw that felt like a win in its Leagues Cup group stage finale, and winning the shootout helped make it feel that way.

22:17 – It’s mailbagbox time, and folks really want our opinions on superhero movies.

41:18 – OCB finally wins! And being the Young Lions, they made it as difficult on themselves as they could. Plus, Olympics stuff.

[Editor’s note: We want to give shout to WJ Dog Treats (wjdogtreats.com) for sponsoring the mailbagbox segment of The Mane Land PawedCast. WJ Dog Treats is a small, family-run company of Orlando City fans who are committed to producing healthy, high-quality dog treats with just five ingredients, including their own home-made peanut butter. Give them a try. If you use the code TML at checkout, you’ll get a dollar off a bag of treats for your pooch!]

Since we already gave our key matchups and score predictions for Orlando City’s Leagues Cup match Sunday vs. Atletico San Luis, we took a look at how the Liga MX side lost at CF Montreal on Tuesday, which opens up a lot of options for the Lions to win their group or at least advance, barring an absolutely hellish result. Oh, and we also reiterated our key matchups and score predictions, just for funsies.

This episode’s mailbagbox, presented by WJ Dog Treats, asks us to rank the Eastern Conference teams by how much we dislike them and wants to know about Marvel movies and about clarifying something from our members-only newsletter (which you could get by subscribing here). 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 discussed OCB’s trip to face Carolina Core on the road. The teams have met twice previously — both in Kissimmee — and the Young Lions have drawn and lost those matches. Will the third time be a charm and finally end this eight-match winless skid? We’ll find out on Saturday.

Finally, we discuss the United States getting through group play and making the knockout stage at the Olympics. The Yanks, including Orlando City’s Duncan McGuire, face Morocco…well, starting an hour before this post dropped.

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Here’s how No. 437 went down:

0:15 – Orlando City is not only in a great position to advance in Leagues Cup, but a fantastic spot to win the group.

10:20 – The mailbagbox asks about which teams we don’t like in the Eastern Conference, superhero movies, and more.

34:50 – OCB is off to face Carolina Core for the third time and the United States men advance to the knockouts in Olympic soccer for the first time in a couple of decades.