The Orlando City Herald
Squad29 Nov 2027
A falling-out at Orlando City
Paxten Aaronson and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad29 Nov 2027
David Brekalo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
Adrián Marín has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Orlando City will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
No hiding place for Zakaria Taifi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Zakaria Taifi, and the manager let it.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
Jeremy Rafanello asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market29 Nov 2027
Iván Angulo linked with a move away
The name of Iván Angulo keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Orlando City say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- Squad Questions about Javier Otero on the training pitch
- The dugout Chituru Odunze keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Michael Johnson is fit again