Post by epjr on Jan 23, 2013 18:13:32 GMT -6
Sporting's partnership with Orlando a "no-lose situation"
the affiliation agreement between Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City FC, each got the partner it most wanted.
The two sides announced the agreement on Wednesday, hours after MLS and the third-tier USL Pro announced a deal to allow such partnerships and to have MLS Reserve teams play against USL Pro competition during the regular season.
“We like what they do as an organization,” Sporting manager Peter Vermes told MLSsoccer.com by telephone. “We like that they're motivated to try to come into MLS. We like the way they play. It has similar characteristics to the way that we try to play. So it fits from a business perspective as well as a technical perspective. This is the club that we wanted to do the partnership with.”
Orlando City coach Adrian Heath echoed Vermes' sentiments, but from his own club's perspective.
“I don't think that we could have picked a better, more progressive – on and off the field – club to partner up with,” Heath said by telephone. “I think I speak for everybody within our organization: We're incredibly impressed with everything about Sporting. From our view, it's a no-lose situation.”
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/23/sportings-partnership-orlando-no-lose-situation
the affiliation agreement between Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City FC, each got the partner it most wanted.
The two sides announced the agreement on Wednesday, hours after MLS and the third-tier USL Pro announced a deal to allow such partnerships and to have MLS Reserve teams play against USL Pro competition during the regular season.
“We like what they do as an organization,” Sporting manager Peter Vermes told MLSsoccer.com by telephone. “We like that they're motivated to try to come into MLS. We like the way they play. It has similar characteristics to the way that we try to play. So it fits from a business perspective as well as a technical perspective. This is the club that we wanted to do the partnership with.”
Orlando City coach Adrian Heath echoed Vermes' sentiments, but from his own club's perspective.
“I don't think that we could have picked a better, more progressive – on and off the field – club to partner up with,” Heath said by telephone. “I think I speak for everybody within our organization: We're incredibly impressed with everything about Sporting. From our view, it's a no-lose situation.”
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/01/23/sportings-partnership-orlando-no-lose-situation
