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Orlando City Lions and Defending Champion Montreal Impact Return for Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Lions and Impact among first to commit to the February soccer event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex; Additional teams expected to be announced soon Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact and local favorite Orlando City Soccer Club will compete in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex this spring. Additional teams will be announced in the next several weeks. Montreal, which returns for its third straight appearance in the tournament (Feb. 19 – Mar. 1), is back to defend the Disney Pro Soccer Classic title it won over the Columbus Crew a year ago when it blazed through the event undefeated. Montreal is led by Marco Di Vaio, who was third in the league in goals scored last year with 20. against the very best teams in North America and preparing our players for the season ahead.” “We’re excited to have two marquee teams to be among the first to participate in the Pro Soccer Classic. We fully expect this to be the best field in the Pro Soccer Classic’s history. This tournament further shows we are committed to the sport of soccer and now recognized as one of the top training and competition facilities in the world,” said Mike Millay, Director of Sports Development at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Entering its fifth year, the Disney Pro Soccer Classic is designed to boost interest in soccer throughout Central Florida and establish the area as a prime training and competition destination for pro soccer clubs. Last year, the event at Disney attracted fans from across the U.S. and Canada and gave them a unique In just three USL-Pro seasons, the opportunity for an intimate fan exOrlando City Lions have won two perience at a world-class facility. regular-season titles and two postseason championships, including The tournament is just one of more last year’s championship. This will than a dozen popular soccer events be the club’s fourth straight ap- held annually at ESPN Wide World pearance in the Disney Pro Soccer of Sports Complex, which is the l