The man behind Orlando City’s transatlantic fanbase
Orlando City SC are enjoying a historic season in MLS. When the club joined the league in 2015 they initially struggled, failing to make the playoffs in any of the first five seasons . But Orlando’s fortunes changed in December 2019 when Oscar Pareja was appointed as head coach. Under his guidance they have secured four consecutive seasons of playoff qualification, along with an Open Cup triumph in 2022. Taylor Williams has followed Orlando City from inception, but has an unusual perspective on their MLS journey. Taylor lives in Warwickshire, England and is the founder of supporters group Orlando City UK . Orlando’s post-season journey continues on Saturday as they take on free-scoring Columbus Crew, the first playoff semi-final in club History . As part of the Passion of the Playoffs series, AS USA caught up with Taylor to talk about his love for American soccer, Orlando supporter culture and his MLS Cup dreams... British links in Orlando Last year more than 800,000 Britons visited ...