Orlando City Soccer to host one of Brazil’s most popular teams in 2024

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One of Brazil’s most popular soccer clubs will travel to Central Florida next year to face off with Major League Soccer’s Orlando City Soccer Club.

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Clube de Regata do Flamengo – known as Flamengo – will play Orlando City in a Florida Cup Series friendly match at Camping World Stadium on Jan. 27, said a news release. It’s the second meeting between the clubs, which last occurred in 2015 in Brazil (Flamengo won that bout 1-0).

Flamengo was founded in 1895 and is considered one of the most successful clubs in the soccer-rich South American nation. The club boasts more than 40 million supporters, 10.5 million followers on the X social media platform, 13 million followers on Facebook and 18.9 million followers on Instagram.

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