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SkoPurp Soccer: An Orlando Pride PawedCast

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News and analysis about the Orlando Pride of the National Women"s Soccer League (NWSL).

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01:02:43

SkoPurp No. 91: Bay FC Rewind and Louisville Preview

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2025/06/18

The Orlando Pride remained unbeaten in the state of California, but it wasn't easy. Barbra Banda snapped a scoreless tie early in the second half and the Pride held on against a barrage of Bay FC attacks down the stretch to claim another road win. Anna Moorhouse played well to keep the clean sheet in Orlando's second consecutive 1-0 win and third victory in a row.We looked back at the key moments and players, checked our score predictions from our last show, and made our selections for

00:50:28

SkoPurp No. 90: Houston Rewind and Bay FC Preview

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2025/06/11

The Orlando Pride returned to action after the international break and left it late before dispatching the Houston Dash 1-0. Cori Dyke was the improbable hero, scoring deep in stoppage time to snare all three points for the hometown Pride. A goal to win it late is better than no goal at all, especially when that goal is the game winner. It nearly wasn't, as Anna Moorhouse was saved blushes for a mistake by an offside flag, but in the end, even ugly wins are wins.We look back at the key moments

00:34:40

SkoPurp No. 89: International Pride and Houston Preview

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2025/06/04

The Orlando Pride had the weekend off for the international break, but that's the team as a whole. Nine players from the roster were away with their national teams as we recorded this week's episode, and we talked a bit about the first match from each player's perspective to kick off the show. Afterwards, we dove straight into this week's mailbagbox, which provided a clarification from last week, asked about McKinley Crone getting some starts, and more. Remember, you can ask us

00:44:39

SkoPurp No. 88: Utah Rewind and Listener Mail

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2025/05/28

The Orlando Pride stopped their skid with a 3-1 win at Utah, but it was far from a crisp performance, even if they outplayed the Royals in the first half. The second half was about managing things and fighting the effects of the altitude, but there wasn't much to say about it other than it took place and no more goals were scored. Friday's performance was a step in the right direction entering the international break, but more must be done to prepare for tougher games ahead.Barbra Banda scored the

00:42:46

SkoPurp No. 87: Current Rewind and Utah Preview

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2025/05/21

The Orlando Pride may not be exactly in free fall, but when compared to last season, the team certainly seems to be struggling — at least on the offensive end. The club's 1-0 home loss to Kansas City could have been a productive result if not for a defensive error that handed the league's most dangerous attacker a 1-v-1 against the goalkeeper. Alas, Friday's game wasn't an aberration. The Pride have scored once in the last three matches, and that lone goal was an extremely fortunate

00:46:24

SkoPurp No. 86: Courage Rewind and Current Preview

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2025/05/14

The Orlando Pride continued to struggle to put the ball in the net Saturday at North Carolina, but at least they only allowed the Courage one goal. Prisca Chilufya's improbable header off a corner kick somehow found a spot where the goalkeeper couldn't get to it, allowing Orlando to escape Cary, NC, with a 1-1 draw and a vital road point in a tight NWSL race. But the Pride have just one win in their last four matches, which is a far cry from their form in the first half of 2024. We break

00:48:00

SkoPurp No. 85: Portland Rewind and North Carolina...

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2025/05/07

The Orlando Pride have not played well for 2.5 of the last three matches, falling 1-0 on the road at Portland Saturday night. Scoring is an issue, as is breaking out of their own end. The Pride simply aren't creating enough clear-cut scoring chances, and when they do, they're not being clinical with those opportunities. We break down Orlando's second loss of the season — tying last year's total already — discussing some of the game's big moments, looking back at our predictions

00:56:46

SkoPurp No. 84: Angel City Rewind and Portland Preview

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2025/04/30

The Orlando Pride looked for all the world like they were about to sustain a two-game home losing streak. Down two goals to Angel City — a team the Pride had never beaten at Inter&Co Stadium — and looking hardly in the mood for the first half, the Pride came out of the locker room rejuvenated. Still, it took a while to break through and climb back into the match. Once that happened, Orlando always looked capable of going on and picking up all three points, which is what transpired. It was not

00:41:12

SkoPurp No. 83: Spirit Rewind and Angel City Preview

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2025/04/22

The Orlando Pride lost a home game, which hasn't happened in a while. If I were wired in any kind of normal way, I'd remember how great that 22-match unbeaten run at home was, rather than the absolute howler that helped put a stop to that streak. But I'm wired like I am, which means obsessing and wondering why an experienced player continues to make the kinds of plays that indicate no learning has been done to prevent furthere such errors. Orlando's 1-0 home loss to the Washington

00:44:16

SkoPurp No. 82: Seattle Rewind and Spirit Preview

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2025/04/16

The Orlando Pride returned from the break and picked up basically where they left off, playing well enough to beat the Seattle Reign on the road, while not exactly impressing with the performance that earned those three points. All wins in the NWSL are good, and none seem to come easily, but the Pride made things unnecessarily difficult on themselves in the second half with giveaways and inconsistent defending. Anna Moorhouse had to come up huge late in the game to preserve a 1-0 lead that Barbra

00:45:58

SkoPurp No. 81: Listener Mail and Seattle Reign Preview

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2025/04/09

The Orlando Pride had the weekend off with the exception of a few international players. Emily Sams didn't play Saturday and we recorded this week's show before Tuesday's late night match against Brazil in California. Angelina played for the Brazilians, but it was the Yanks who prevailed in the opener.This week's mailbagbox wants to know how quickly the NWSL will expand, whether international officiating was bad in the USWNT-Brazil match, our favorite in-person Pride experience,

00:52:34

SkoPurp No. 80: San Diego Wave Rewind and Listener Mail

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2025/04/02

The Orlando Pride made it three wins in three attempts Saturday afternoon on a hot day at Inter&Co Stadium. While the opponents didn't offer up the usual own goal this week, the Pride needed both a Haley McCutcheon goal and a Marta penalty — taken a second time after hitting the post as Kailen Sheridan left her line early — to get the dub against the San Diego Wave this week. While it wasn't a crisp performance, it was another win, and you can't be too unhappy with wins. We break

00:50:16

SkoPurp No. 79: Gotham Rewind and San Diego Preview

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2025/03/26

The Orlando Pride apparently won't win every game as easily as they did the season opener, but a 2-0 road win at NJ/NY Gotham FC is a good result every time. The Pride struggled with turning the ball over and had difficulty creating clear-cut scoring chances, but an own goal and a Marta penalty at opposite ends of the first half turned the tide in Orlando's favor.We discuss the key moments in the match, look back to see how we did with our score predictions, and make our selections for

00:55:57

SkoPurp No. 78: Chicago Rewind and Gotham Preview

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2025/03/18

The Orlando Pride loved setting all those records last year so much that they decided to add some more in Friday night's 6-0 drubbing of the Chicago Stars. Orlando's six goals and six-goal win tied club marks and set new league records for setting an opponent on fire on opening day. Haley McCutcheon decided she liked being the first Pride player to score a goal in playoff games, so she brought that into the regular season and scored Orlando's fastest goal from the start of a new season

00:54:48

SkoPurp No. 77: Spirit Rewind and Chicago Preview

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2025/03/12

Well, now we know what it's like to watch the Orlando Pride play for a trophy and somehow not win it. Let's not do that again. The Pride and Washington Spirit battled hard in the NWSL Challenge Cup, and a draw was probably the fair result, although an Orlando win would have vastly improved our moods this week. The penalty shootout was fun to watch for about two rounds, and then it wasn't.After checking in on the news that Rafaelle and Grace Chanda were removed from the Season-Ending

00:42:48

SkoPurp No. 76: Decennial Kit and Spirit Preview

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2025/03/05

Ladies and gentlemen, it's match week. The Orlando Pride last played a competitive match in November against the Washington Spirit with a trophy on the line. On Friday, the Pride will play a competitive match against the Washington Spirit with another trophy on the line. Before we discuss the Pride and Spirit tangling for the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup, we discuss the brand-spanking-new Decennial Kit that the club released since our last show. The design is fantastic, the look is great, and the

00:43:26

SkoPurp No. 75: Pride Off-Season News and More

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2025/02/26

With the Orlando Pride's NWSL Challenge Cup match against the Washington Spirit just over a week away, it's time for us to reconvene and begin preparing for the 2025 season. We've been away for a few weeks, and the main thing we've learned is that the Pride is serious about defense.To that end, we discuss the club re-signing Emily Sams and Cori Dyke to new deals through 2017, touching on the fact that Dyke has now signed her first three professional contracts in less than a calendar

01:14:09

SkoPurp No. 74: Seb Hines Interview & Off-Season Moves

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2025/02/05

One international forward departs and another arrives as the Orlando Pride lost a bigtime player with Adriana's transfer to the Saudi Women's Premier League. While the Brazilian attacker will be missed, the club acted quickly in snapping up Prisca Chilufya from Juarez. The Zambian forward will hopefully fit right into Seb Hines' system as the Pride look to defend their NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship in 2025.Speaking of Hines, we have an exclusive interview with the Pride's head

01:10:27

SkoPurp No. 73: Marta Re-Signs and an Interview with...

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2025/01/14

We're in our off-season podcast schedule, which means things can be a bit unpredictable, except that you'll get a new show at least monthly before the season starts back up. We didn't have a ton of news, but circumstances warranted an episode, because we're about to lose one of our favorite people. After we discussed Orlando's signing Monday afternoon of Wake Forest defender Zara Chavoshi, the first rookie signed since the NWSL did away with the draft, we have a special guest. Longtime Orlando

00:56:11

SkoPurp No. 72: Pride News and 2025 Roster Projections

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2024/12/04

Still basking in the glow of an NWSL Championship, we reconvene this week without a match to recap and little news to share. However, there was one development over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, as defender Carrie Lawrence announced her retirement from the game on Black Friday. We discuss what Carrie's retirement means for the Pride.After the brief Pride news portion of the show, we dive straight into our mailbagbox, which is much shorter this week. During this poetic edition of the mailbagbox,

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