ORLANDO, Fla. — With a few weeks left in her tenure as National Women’s Soccer League CEO, soon-to-be Orlando Pride vice president Amanda Duffy is itching to get back into the front office of a soccer club.
Duffy got her start in management at the club level, spending seven years with the USL W-League before becoming the president of Louisville FC, the former USL affiliate of Orlando City. In Louisville, she met Orlando City CEO Leitão and senior vice president Caesar Lopez, forming a connection she maintained after moving to the NWSL.
So when Leitão and Lopez initially approached Duffy about the new position — which will support both the soccer and business sides of the Pride — she was immediately interested.