Simon Veness is a beat writer covering Orlando City SC for MLSsoccer.com. You can view all of his stories written for MLSsoccer.com here.
ORLANDO, Fla. – World Cup 1994 put Orlando firmly on the soccer map. The 1998 MLS All-Star Game added to the city’s credentials. And several appearances by the US women’s national team, first in 2013 and then last October, underlined the growing soccer appetite in Central Florida.
But it is still hard to credit just how much The City Beautiful has become soccer central in the Southeast since Orlando City SC first arrived on the scene in 2011.