Phil Rawlins, the founder of Orlando City and a major player in getting the club into Major League Soccer, is no longer pulling the strings. Orlando City announced on Tuesday that Rawlins had stepped down from his role as President and relinquished his duties of running the day-to-day operations of the club to CEO Alex Leitao.
As you would imagine, fan reaction was all over the place throughout the day, and the conversations about it continue. Regardless of how this is spun, it’s a major moment in the club’s history, and one that Orlando City has been building towards for the better part of two years now, to be quite frank.