It didn’t have to end like this. Cyle Larin could have gone down as one of the true legends in Orlando City history, but, sadly, that ship has sailed and is never coming back. This recent bull-in-a-China-shop approach to exiting Orlando has alienated virtually everyone but Larin’s closest friends and tarnished an extraordinary legacy that now seems beyond any hope of repair.
Orlando City fans feel scorned, the club has had its hand forced to accelerate something it was going to do anyway — and now may suffer financially for it in terms of reduced returns — and even fans of other MLS clubs have weighed in with sympathy for the way this has gone down.