{"id":204099,"date":"2026-03-24T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204099\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:22:12","slug":"antoine-griezmann-joining-mls-club-orlando-city-from-july-on-a-2-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/204099\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Griezmann joining MLS club Orlando City from July on a 2-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/atletico-madrid-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atletico Madrid<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/antoine-griezmann-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Antoine Griezmann<\/a> is moving to Orlando City in Major League Soccer this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">The 35-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/fifa-world-cup\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a> winner from France signed with Orlando City on Tuesday. The deal lasts from July through the 2027-28 season with an option for an extra year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">\u201cFrom my first conversations with the club I could feel a strong ambition and a clear vision for the future, and that really spoke to me,&#8221; Griezmann said in a statement provided by Orlando City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">He helped France win the 2018 World Cup, reach the 2022 World Cup final, and retired from internationals in 2024 with 44 goals in 137 caps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Griezmann is Atletico\u2019s all-time leading scorer with 211 goals but his minutes have been managed by coach Diego Simeone this season. Even so, Griezmann has 13 goals this campaign in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Griezmann, who also played for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/real-sociedad-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Real Sociedad<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/barcelona-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a>, has spent 10 seasons at Atletico. His 488 games are the fourth-most in Atletico&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">He&#8217;s won three trophies with Atletico: 2014 Spanish Super Cup, 2018 Europa League and 2018 UEFA Super Cup. Atletico has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/copa-del-rey\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Copa del Rey<\/a> final next month and is up against Barcelona in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/champions-league\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Champions League<\/a> quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">\u201cLet\u2019s leave the future in the future because I\u2019m not leaving yet,\u201d Griezmann said in comments provided by Atletico. \u201cI still have months left in this shirt, months to give my life on the pitch, both at our stadium and away, to lift that Copa del Rey and to dream of going as far as possible in the Champions League.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. 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