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The Orlando Pride have announced Marc Skinner as their second ever head coach.

The Orlando Pride announced this morning the hiring of their newest head coach. Marc Skinner, former Birmingham City Women F.C. boss, will be the Pride’s second-ever head coach heading into the 2019 NWSL season.

Skinner started his coaching career as a technical director for Birmingham City’s youth Centre of Excellence, where he spent seven years, as well as serving as Birmingham’s reserve team manager and first-team goalkeeper coach. The 35-year-old was named the head coach of the club’s women’s team in December 2016. His first campaign in charge was a shortened 2017 spring season, which saw the league transition from a summer schedule to the traditional winter schedule, and Birmingham City finished seventh of the nine teams with seven points (1-3-4).