In March of 2011, Orlando City SC, a new team in American soccer’s third division, brought in a young, 20-year-old Trinidadian midfielder named Kevin Molino. The skinny boy from the Caribbean island was a widely unknown player from a small team in a tiny country but would end up having a huge impact on a team that would soon become a big club in MLS.
When Phil Rawlins decided to move his nascent USL team, the Austin Aztex, to Orlando in 2010, it was a move that was questioned by many. The overall consensus was that a professional sports team could not make it in Florida.