With Orlando City
searching for its third coach since joining MLS in 2015, club majority owner Flávio Augusto da Silva takes to Twitter over the weekend, touting the business-sports connection: “results.”
With Orlando City searching for its third coach since joining MLS in 2015, club majority owner Flávio Augusto da Silva took to Twitter Saturday night.
Da Silva tweeted, “Business and sports have a lot in common. Both are based on RESULTS. There is no room for excuses or inefficiency. The lack of results will always punish us with forgetfulness. So no matter how many times we fail, trust your instincts, never accept mediocrity, never give up. Go!”
It’s unclear if he was referring specifically to Orlando City’s coaching search.
It wasn’t Da Silva’s first tweet since head coach Jason Kreis was fired on Friday — he’s relatively active on Twitter — but it was his first that included any English since a June 7 tweet congratulating Orlando City’s grounds crew on a job well done with the pitch at Orlando City Stadium.
Da Silva, who is from Brazil, typically tweets in Portuguese.
Orlando City’s front office hasn’t issued any official statements regarding its coaching search since first announcing it had parted ways with Kreis on Friday. Interim head coach Bobby Murphy was present at Orlando
“I’m not cheering for them. I’m supporting them.”
Fox Sports analyst Alexi Lalas on his decision to throw his support behind Mexico in the World Cup
City Stadium for the Orlando Pride’s 3-2 victory over Sky Blue FC on Saturday.
Tarek thanks Kreis after firing
Orlando City players have been relatively quiet on social media following the club’s decision to fire Kreis.
Defender Amro Tarek broke the silence, posting a message about Kreis on his Twitter account.
The post read: “Thank you @JasonKreis for bringing me to this Club and giving the chance to show myself. All the best in the future. Great coach, great person!”
Murphy and Orlando City players are not scheduled to speak with the media until Tuesday morning.
Lalas, Donovan back Mexico
American fans are adjusting to seeing former U.S. men’s national team stars Alexi Lalas and Landon Donovan throwing their support behind rival Mexico.
With the U.S. not playing in Russia, Lalas, now a Fox Sports analyst, said he was hoping to see the only North America team in the tournament do well.
“I’m not cheering for them. I’m supporting them,” he said of Mexico. “If I had my team playing here there’s only one team that I would be supporting and that’s the United States. I don’t have that team so I’ve got to look around. They’ve earned my respect.
“I’m not telling anybody what to do. I’m just telling you what I’m doing.”
Donovan has drawn criticism for being part of a social media campaign sponsored by Wells Fargo supporting Mexico.
He posted on Twitter, “I want to better explain my participation in the Wells Fargo World Cup campaign.
“To begin, my heart bleeds red, white and blue and no one should ever question my allegiance to and support of US Soccer and all of its national teams. That being said, having grown up east of Los Angeles playing with Mexican teammates whose passion for futbol inspired me at a very young age, as well as recently with Club Leon in Liga MX, I always have had a strong connection and respect for our neighbor.
“Since the USMNT sadly is not participating in the 2018 World Cup, I am supportive of our CONCACAF rivals and would like to see them do well . ... I believe in supporting each other and build bridges, not barriers.” Kevin Baxter contributed to this report.