Central Florida is poised to close a brutal year we all can’t wait to put behind us, but the Orlando Sentinel sports team would like to close with gratitude.
Amid a crushing pandemic, heartbreaking racial reckoning and economic challenges, we’re saluting the top 10 sports moments that gave us a reason to cheer in 2020.
1. Orlando City burst onto the MLS scene in 2015 full of bravado, pledging to make the playoffs in their first season.
What followed was a miserable series of coaching changes and surrendered goals; wins followed by dull draws and frustrating losses.