The Orlando Pride had a goal of winning the NWSL championship last season. After a strong start, the Pride could not keep it up and ended the season in seventh place. As a result, Orlando fired Tom Sermanni and then hired Marc Skinner as the team’s second-ever head coach. On Monday, Skinner got to work with his team for the first time.
“It was the most amazing feeling,” Skinner said. “I thought it would be this special when I first got the job. I kind of knew that when I came to America that we would have the energy.