Editor’s Note: The following story by Jeffrey Rembert was posted by FORWARD Florida on its website under Sports on March 12, 2015.
Observations of an aspiring Orlando soccer fan
Some lessons take time to sink in, and so goes my understanding of soccer. Its faithful take pride in its elegance – after all it’s called the beautiful game – even though they can’t settle on the rules. Yet despite the differences, from one continent to another, people in the hundreds of millions worship the sport that transcends cultures.
Orlando falls within those ranks 
as 62,358 fans filled the Orlando Citrus Bowl, Sunday afternoon (3/8), to watch the Orlando City Lions open its inaugural MLS season. Another 97,328 fans watched the telecast on ESPN2. They likely understand this yellow card business.