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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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00:42:57

SkoPurp No. 118: Angel City Rewind

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2026/04/08

Angel City FC entered Inter&Co Stadium without a loss on the 2026 season. The Los Angeles-based club left Inter&Co Stadium with one loss on the 2026 season. That's mainly because Haley McCutcheon turned vulture just a few feet in front of the Angel City net. The veteran midfielder scored on two shots that traveled about a combined six feet, ending what could have otherwise been a frustrating night on a high note.The Pride scored late, conceded later, and retook the lead even later than

00:41:18

SkoPurp No. 117: Chicago and Gotham Rewinds and Angel...

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2026/04/01

It was a long, difficult road trip, but the Orlando Pride return to the City Beautiful with four out of a possible six points after a dominant win over the Chicago Stars and a scoreless draw against defending champion Gotham FC. The Pride have played well this season but started slowly in front of goal. But now the team has put together three consecutive results, and with a little better final product, this is a team that can cook.We look back at the excellent performance at Chicago, as Jacquie

00:50:09

SkoPurp No. 116: Denver Rewind, Chicago and Gotham...

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2026/03/24

The Orlando Pride have yet to win despite dominating their first two matches of the season. Soccer balls aren't going into the net enough to take all three points, although Barbra Banda is among the league's leaders with two goals. The Pride continued generating scoring chances against Denver on Friday but they simply aren't finding the net enough or starting games quickly.We break the team's 1-1 draw against the Denver Summit, check back on our score predictions from last week, and

00:43:36

SkoPurp No. 115: Reign Rewind and Denver Preview

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2026/03/17

The Orlando Pride kicked off their 2026 season with a solid performance but a poor result. The 2-1 home loss to the Seattle Reign was a bitter one, as a costly call denied Orlando a first-half equalizer, while a late breakdown on a recycled set piece handed all of the points to the visitors. Barbra Banda looked good in her return from injury, scoring Orlando's only goal, although she could have had a few more on another night. Her teammates were even more wasteful as the Pride generated 23 shots

00:56:11

SKoPurp No. 114: Caitlin Carducci Interview and...

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2026/03/11

One of the quietest off-seasons in club history is over as the Orlando Pride prepare to open their 2026 NWSL season on Sunday. It's been so quiet, we've had our maximum off-season schedule time off over the last couple of months, but we hope you're still out there and ready for more SkoPurp Soccer talk.We begin this episode with some rare preseason news, as the Pride actually released some details about their final scrimmage ahead of league play. Orlando posted a 2-1 win over Fort

00:29:05

SkoPurp No. 113: A Long, Slow Pride Off-Season

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2026/02/25

It's been a month and a half since our last episode of this podcast, and our only defense is that the club hasn't really given us much to talk about. The Pride have gone silent in regard to team news, but things almost certainly have to pick up with the season approaching, right? Right?!Our first order of business is the preseason schedule that came out the day of the first preseason scrimmage. We know who won and who scored, but we're not at liberty to say. That doesn't help you,

00:47:32

SkoPurp No. 112: Sams Traded and a New Pride GM

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2026/01/14

We're back with our first show of the 2026 calendar year and there's a lot to talk about. We start things off with the bad news: Emily Sams has played her last game with the Orlando Pride (barring some wacky future return). The Pride traded Sams — at her request — to Angel City, and even though the club got a pile of intraleague transfer funds in return, it just doesn't feel like enough. We discuss the disarray now prevalent in the center back position group with the Sams departure and

00:35:14

SkoPurp No. 111: Haley Carter Departs and Orlando...

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2025/12/03

[Note: This episode was recorded Monday night, prior to the Pride signing Hailie Mace on Tuesday.]The Orlando Pride are coming off back-to-back NWSL semifinal appearances, and much of the credit for that just walked out the door. Haley Carter is leaving her post as the club's vice president of soccer operations and sporting director to pursue other opportunities. It was not welcome news, as Carter has done well to help install the right kind of culture with the Pride — one that shows the utmost

01:09:19

SkoPurp No. 110: Gotham Rewind and Stays-Goes

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2025/11/19

[Note: This episode was recorded Monday night, prior to the news late afternoon that Haley Carter is leaving the Pride's front office to pursue other opportunities. We will, rest assured, address that news on our next show.]The Orlando Pride just couldn't score. The team played well against Gotham FC, particularly on the defensive end and in the middle of the pitch, but the team's inability to find a goal — coupled with a late set piece goal conceded off an iffy foul call just outside

01:06:29

SkoPurp No. 109: Reign Rewind and Gotham Playoff Preview

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2025/11/12

The Orlando Pride hosted the Seattle Reign for the second consecutive weekend and there was a lot more on the line the second time. The Pride scored a well-worked goal in the opening 21 minutes, defended like hell, and rode the sheer force of Marta's will to a late insurance goal to beat the Seattle Reign 2-0 at home Friday to advance to the NWSL playoff semifinals. It was a match reminiscent of last year's playoff run with Haley McCutcheon opening the scoring and the Pride putting the

00:50:15

SkoPurp No. 108: Reign Rewind and Seattle Playoff...

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2025/11/05

The Orlando Pride hosted the Seattle Reign Sunday on the final matchday of the 2025 NWSL regular season. The Reign spoiled things by scoring just three minutes after Orlando’s late goal, preventing the Pride from finishing third. However, the club still managed to snare a top-four position in the final standings. As a result, these same teams will play Friday in the NWSL playoff quarterfinals.We discuss the Decision Day matchup, including the last-minute change Seb Hines had to make at the top of

00:25:00

SkoPurp No. 107: Seattle Reign Decision Day Preview

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2025/10/29

The Orlando Pride return from the international break looking to close out the regular season strong and win a home playoff match on Decision Day. To finish third, the Pride will need to get past the Seattle Reign on Sunday with Orlando's international players returning from all over the world, and some will be on short rest.Before we get to that preview, we looked inside this week's mailbagbox, which was a light one. Our listeners are curious whether it's more likely for Orlando to

00:34:10

SkoPurp No. 106: Spirit Rewind and International Break

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2025/10/22

For our sanity, we opted not to really talk much about the Orlando Pride's 1-1 Concacaf W Champions Cup draw against Pachuca last week, aside from discussing our opinion of the way squad rotation made things more difficult for both matches rather than more difficult for one and less difficult for the other. However, we were happy to discuss the Pride's wild 3-2 win at Washington on Saturday afternoon. Kerry Abello was hell bent on putting the ball in every net she could find, both teams

00:56:41

SkoPurp No. 105: Portland Rewind and Pachuca & Spirit...

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2025/10/14

The Orlando Pride got a much-needed win on Friday, thanks to a stoppage-time own goal from the Portland Thorns off a Marta corner kick. The Pride played well in the second half after a first-half stalemate, but the goals continue to elude Orlando's attacking players. Ally Watt's brace didn't count because the speedy forward couldn't stay onside. However, we were glad to see Portland illustrate our repeated message that putting the ball in the box on set pieces is a good idea. We

00:38:31

SkoPurp No. 104: Club America & Houston Rewinds and...

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2025/10/07

The Orlando Pride concluded a grueling road trip since our last show, with stops in Mexico City and Houston after last week's win at San Diego. The team returns home, where it will play three competitive matches out of the remaining four on the schedule at Inter&Co Stadium, with a trip to Washington sandwiched in there as well.We open this week's show with a brief discussion of a forgettable Concacaf W Champions Cup match at Club America that saw the Pride fall flat in a 2-0 loss,

00:49:00

SkoPurp Soccer No. 103: Wave Rewind and Dash Preview

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2025/10/01

The Orlando Pride have won an NWSL match for the first time since June 13. The Pride went to San Diego and not only remained unbeaten there, but also got a winning goal from Carson Pickett after Jacquie Ovalle's first goal for Orlando was canceled out three minutes later when Anna Moorhouse gifted Dudinha an easy goal at the other end with a careless giveaway. We discuss a win for a change, check on our score predictions from last week, and make our selections for Player of the Match.This

00:40:28

SkoPurp No. 102: Courage Rewind and Wave Preview

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2025/09/24

The Orlando Pride kept racking up non-wins, and a loss against a lurking North Carolina team could end up a critical one at season's end. That will only be the case if the Pride can keep themselves in the playoff race. To do that, they'll need to start scoring goals again, and they did not do that against the Courage.We discuss yet another tough result in a growing series of them, check on our score predictions from last week, and make our selections for Player of the Match.This week's

00:45:55

SkoPurp No. 101: Bay FC Rewind and Courage Preview

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2025/09/17

The Orlando Pride could not build on their Concacaf W Champions Cup win over Alajuelense, as a poor night of shooting and a mistake at the back combined to allow Bay FC to escape Inter&Co Stadium with a 1-1 draw. It was Bay's first-ever result (and goal) in the series, and it couldn't have come at a worse time for the Pride, who need to stop the bleeding and get a win. We look back at our score predictions, which one of us got right, discuss the key moments and plays of the match and

00:53:57

SkoPurp No. 100: Chicago Rewind and Bay FC Preview

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2025/09/09

The Orlando Pride comfortably beat LD Alajuelense in the club's first-ever Concacaf W Champions Cup match, but the good feelings didn't last long. The Pride were completely run off the pitch by a Chicago Stars team that has improved recently but had not won a match in a long time. It wasn't just a win for the Stars, it was a 5-2 dismantling of a Pride team that somehow survived an oddly disjointed-looking starting XI for 45 minutes, taking the match to halftime scoreless. In the second

00:48:39

SkoPurp No. 99: Gotham Rewind, Champions Cup, Chicago...

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2025/09/03

The Orlando Pride did not turn things around against a struggling Gotham FC side. Instead, one of the teams in the NWSL scoring fewer goals than the Pride put two past Anna Moorhouse in the first half to win comfortably in Orlando. The winless streak continues and is becoming a problematic losing streak. Everything is terrible and nothing will ever be good again, apparently.We look back at our score predictions, which were too optimistic, discuss the key moments of the match and our overall

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