Lion Links: 3/6/21
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Image courtesy of Orlando City SC
Happy Saturday, everyone. It’s a special weekend edition of Lion Links today as there is simply a lot of news to discuss. I hope your weekend is off to a good start and that you were able to watch the
WandaVision finale without being spoiled.
Let’s get to the news of the day.
Flavio Augusto da Silva in Discussions to Sell Orlando City
Reports that Orlando City could be sold cooled for a while but they popped up again on Friday.
The Athletic reported that sources indicated that talks were ongoing for a possible sale of Orlando City SC to the Wilf family, who own the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Apparently they like the color purple. We don’t yet know if the sale would include the Orlando Pride or Exploria Stadium and we also don’t know if this is the same potential buyer rumored to be in discussions to buy the club back in October, as reported by
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Good morning, friends. Winter temperatures have finally arrived, even if we got either a dusting or, down here in Richmond, nothing but rain. I’m fine with that, because I’m not a snow person, but I’m sorry for you if you wanted it.
To the links!
Statement on the Spirit sending a delegation to Qatar pic.twitter.com/id27NMDuoH Spirit Squadron (@SpiritSquadron) December 16, 2020
The Spirit Squadron is out with a good statement balancing the needs of the team with the fact that they could be used as props to help the State of Qatar get some goodwill.