In the cramped locker room of the MLS is Back tournament last July, the players of Orlando City unintentionally wrote a new team mantra.
The Lions had just completed one of the biggest victories in club history — a penalty shootout triumph over LAFC to advance to the tournament semifinal. A moment like that called for one of the team’s favorite songs — “Favela Chegou”, a samba song by Brazilian artists Ludmilla and Anitta.
At ESPN Wide World of Sports, the sound of the song booming from a portable speaker signaled the Lions’ arrival before they were even visible — in the lobby and the pool, on the back of golf carts, and then in the locker room as the team celebrated one of the biggest wins in club history.