It was a Monday like any other, except most others weren't built up to be as big as this one.
On Dec. 8, 2014, three months before Orlando City's very first match in Major League Soccer, the club announced the signings of three prominent players in the league -- each combined to have countless thousands of MLS minutes between them. Adding goalkeeper Tally Hall, defender Aurelien Collin, and midfielder Amobi Okugo signaled a real desire by the club to be competitive within the league in Year 1, adding three pieces that shored up the spine of the team and brought invaluable MLS experience to a roster desperately lacking it at the time.