SkoPurp No. 33: Secret Preseason, New Pride Kits, and More

Our off-season schedule continues. After a lot of news in January, the news has been slow of late, despite it being a time of year when it's normally busy. The Orlando Pride have been exceedingly secretive this preseason, because, when the season is coming up quickly, why be fun or informative when you can be neither? One thing we know is that defender Megan Montefusco had foot surgery and has been placed on the season-ending injury list. That's not the fun news we were hoping for, but it is news. It's also extremely unfortunate for a key depth piece for the Pride and we wish Megan a speedy and full recovery. We discuss where that leaves Orlando's back line depth, which is important with Rafaelle a regular on her national team. Our mailbagbox was empty for this episode, but we did have a nice five-star review, so we read that. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We'd also appreciate any ratings reviews you can leave wherever you get your podcasts, and if you do that on Apple Podcasts, we'll find them easily and read them on the show. The Pride launched two new kits as part of the NWSL's full, leaguewide kit reset, and we like them. We tell you why. Finally, we finish with a brief discussion of the new Pride players we're most looking forward to seeing on the field in 2024. We were in agreement with our top two picks. Who do you want to see? Here’s how Episode 33 went down: 0:15 – The Pride is keeping preseason a secret, which effectively omits fun and prevents any buzz from building. Also, Megan Montefusco is on the season-ending injury list, and that sucks. 9:31 – The mailbagbox may have been empty, but at least we got a nice five-star review. 16:35 – A discussion of the new Orlando Pride kits for 2024. Also: the new Pride player we're most interested in seeing take the field in 2024.