Nani Leads Orlando To An Unlikely MLS Final
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🗓️ 11 August 2020
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Orlando City SC faces the Portland Timbers in tonight's MLS Is Back Final. And Orlando has made it deep into the tournament largely thanks to former Manchester United star Nani, who signed with the Florida team last year. Today, the Athletic’s Sam Stejskal joins us to discuss the Portuguese winger's remarkable career, his recent MLS heroics, and what his time in the U.S. has revealed about the man who was once tapped to be Cristiano Ronaldo's successor.
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| 0:30.0 | Tonight, two teams will square off in the MLS's back final, and one of those teams is led by a former star of World Football. |
| 0:40.0 | Today, the Athletics Sam Stayskull joins us to talk about Nani's recent MLS heroics and what his time in the league has revealed about the Portuguese star. |
| 0:58.0 | We don't always know how serious these aging European players are going to take MLS, or if they're here to live in the US and enjoy the lifestyle and make a few million a year, or if they're here to really compete and to really win. |
| 1:09.0 | And Nani definitely seems like he's on that side of the spectrum. |
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