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Orlando Pride focus on loaning out players, preparing others for NWSL matches

The Orlando Pride resumed team training on Monday, but many players are expected to depart to compete in matches outside the United States.

The Pride haven’t held a team training session since June 21, when the team was forced to withdraw from the NWSL Challenge Cup due to a series of positive and inconclusive coronavirus test results. Players continued to train remotely and some veterans have held informal sessions at the team facility in recent weeks.

But the withdrawal from the tournament and lack of NWSL scheduled matches after the Cup concluded prevented the team from training at full speed for almost two months.