Lion Links: Martin Perelman prepares, Banda’s back, USMNT roster set for March, and more.

PawedCast! Episode 522 features our Montreal rewind, OCB-Carolina Core discussion, Nashville preview, and more. Proud members of the Fans First Sports Network (@ffsn.bsky.social)! themaneland.com/2026/03/17/p...

Lion Links: Martin Ojeda earns recognition, Americans in midweek action, Ernst Tanner suspended by MLS, and more.

Here's how your favorite Lions performed in Orlando City's 2-1 win over CF Montreal. Our player grades and Man of the Match: themaneland.com/2026/03/16/o...

Our @manelandsean.bsky.social writes about Javier Otero bouncing back from a rough game at New York City FC in Saturday's win over Montreal. themaneland.com/2026/03/16/j...

Thoughts on Orlando Pride's loss to Seattle: generating quality chances against a good team is sustainable as they did it w/o Marta & Angelina. What's not sustainable is missing the net 15 of 23 times. These attackers are too good for that to continue. Mace at CB struggled in 1st half/better in 2nd.

Digging the Wavy Waldo kit.

Lion Links: Lions beat CF Montreal, Pride fall to Seattle Reign, OCB defeats Carolina Core, and more.

Orlando Pride 1-2 Seattle Reign: The Pride fall on a chance-wasting, weather-delayed opening night on a late set piece. Our match recap and highlights: themaneland.com/2026/03/15/o...

FULL TIME: Orlando Pride 1-2 Seattle Reign. Waved off goal makes for a controversial dropped point but missing the net cost the team three tonight. Banda with the lone goal. #ORLvSEA

5' of stoppage time. #ORLvSEA

83' - Seattle scores on the set piece, so some things never change. Ratcliffe with the header. 2-1 visitors. #ORLvSEA

82' - Seattle corner. #ORLvSEA

81' - SUB: Doyle comes on for Banda. #ORLvSEA

78' - SUBS: Seattle sends on Ratcliffe for Dahlien and Adames for Fishel. #ORLvSEA

76' - SUBS: Luana, Raabe, and Washington on for Yates, Ovalle, and Oihane. #ORLvSEA

76' - Castain sent in by Banda but she....you guessed it, misses wide. Lots of missing the target tonight. #ORLvSEA

Tonight's announced attendance: 16,320 (before the weather delay, obviously) #ORLvSEA

66' - SUB: Hannah Anderson debuts for the Pride for Rafaelle, who played well today and should have had a goal. #ORLvSEA

Trainers on to look at Banda, who was holding her foot. #ORLvSEA

63' - Yates sends a slow roller on goal but no trouble for Claudia Dickey. #ORLvSEA

61' - SUB: Seattle sends Mercado on for Fishlock. #ORLvSEA

57' - Banda with a fantastic turn and run up the middle but she fires JUST wide of the left post. #ORLvSEA

55' - Oihane blasts wide of the left post from the right as the corner falls for her. #ORLvSEA

54' - Orlando corner. #ORLvSEA

51' - GOOOOAAAAAL BARBRA BANDA! Rafaelle to McCutcheon to Banda, who blazed past the defense on the left and blasted it inside the right post to make it 1-1! #ORLvSEA

50' - Yellow card to Jess Fishlock for a foul on Mace. #ORLvSEA

49' - Oihane blazes a shot over the bar. Guess the rain didn't dampen the overhit shots. #ORLvSEA

48' - Pride corner. #ORLvSEA

48' - SHOT! Banda fires from a tight angle on the left but Dickey fights it off. Rebound comes back to Banda, who tries a cross but it's deflected away. #ORLvSEA

46' - Summer heads over the net on a long-range free kick. #ORLvSEA

46' - We're back underway! #ORLvSEA

We are just about to finally start the second half! #ORLvSEA

We had like two minutes of warmups and then another lightning strike in the area. We've spent the last few minutes looking at the goal Rafalle scored and there was no infraction whatsoever on Banda, who was pushed by Dickey, but she's entitled to stand where she was. Should be 1-1. Pro gonna Pro.

HALFTIME: Orlando Pride 0-1 Seattle Reign. The Pride have squandered a ton of chances and one of several mistakes at the back was punished. #ORLvSEA

45' + 1 - Castain's cross knocked out for a Pride corner. #ORLvSEA

3' of stoppage time. #ORLvSEA

Rafaelle scores but a foul was called for something. #ORLvSEA

31' - Banda gets behind the defense but fires right at Dickey. Ovalle gets on the rebound at the top of the box and fires over the bar. Pride are getting chances and absolutely wasting them. #ORLvSEA

30' - Ovalle fires wide in transition. Real lack of precision today on both ends. #ORLvSEA

27' - McCutcheon fires from range and it's right at Dickey. #ORLvSEA

24' - Fishlock scores as the back line again is undone. 1-0 Reign. #ORLvSEA

19' - Ambitious shot attempt by Cori Dyke from outside the area. It's on target but it's no trouble for Dickey. #ORLvSEA

16' - Castain sends a shot wide and high from outside the box but not by much. Not a bad attempt. #ORLvSEA

15' - SAVE! Moorhouse stops a Fishel shot after Mace got roasted while gambling with a step-up. #ORLvSEA

11' - Pride win a corner as Dyke's cross is cut out. #ORLvSEA

10' - Seattle's McCammon blasts a rising shot that sails over the crossbar. #ORLvSEA

Banda tackled in the box on the free kick but no call and Seattle clears. #ORLvSEA

7' - Mason booked for pulling back Banda, who did well to turn her. Free kick from distance for Orlando. #ORLvSEA

5' - SHOT! Yates gets her effort on target from a tight angle on the right but Dickey makes the save. #ORLvSEA