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Phil Rawlins leaves Orlando a much better place than he found it

Sit down, kids. I’ve got some sad news.

Daddy’s leaving.

Phil Rawlins, the father and founder of Orlando City Soccer Club, is leaving us and moving across the country.

In a couple of weeks, he’s packing up and headed west to Steamboat Springs, Colo., where his next major goal is to become a 58-year-old ski bum. He’s starting a new life with a new love and will dabble in a new consulting business.

“My work here is mostly done,” Phil told me Tuesday. “… We’ve delivered on everything we promised and now this is a time to go out and enjoy this next phase of my life.