Overview
- Orlando City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-0 at PayPal Park, with Antoine Griezmann scoring a low left-footed strike about six minutes into the second half of his debut.
- The win moved Orlando to 10th in the Eastern Conference with 17 points, leaving them two points behind the current playoff cutoff held by DC United.
- Robert Lewandowski also made his MLS debut in the same round for Chicago Fire but did not score as Chicago lost 3-2 to Inter Miami, where Luis Suárez netted a brace.
- Griezmann said he joined Orlando City because of the club project and his relationship with general manager Ricardo Moreira, which he cited at his presentation in Madrid.
- Clubs have used the post-World Cup window to sign high-profile Europeans, a trend that is boosting league visibility and commercial interest with matches carried exclusively on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV.