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Orlando City's new coaching staff enhances rivalry with NYCFC

Jason Kreis says it's just another game, but is it?

The Orlando City coach left his longtime home as a player and coach at Real Salt Lake to take on the challenge of managing a brand-new team in the Big Apple. He was supposed to be the guy to build New York City FC into a MLS power.

When the club didn't reach the playoffs in its first year, Kreis was booted. Now, he's with the Lions, who already had a rivalry brewing with NYCFC as 2015 expansion teams.

NYC (11-7-8, 41 points) comes to town for the first time since Kreis joined Orlando City (5-7-13, 28 points) for what's expected to be an emotional fray at 7 Sunday night at Camping World Stadium.