Let us not dwell on whether Phil Rawlins stepped down on his own as Orlando City's president Tuesday or was kicked upstairs by owner Flávio Augusto da Silva; instead let us marvel at and revel in the unbelievable, inconceivable miracle he accomplished in six short years.
He stunningly and cunningly transformed an NBA city and a college football town into an international soccer destination. He not only co-founded one of the most popular brands in all of Major League Soccer; he cultivated one of the most rabid, raucous soccer fan bases in all of North America.