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Griezmann lights up Orlando with decisive goal, becomes MLS's 'Lion King'

Antoine Griezmann scored the match-winning goal as Orlando City defeated San Diego 1-0 in MLS. The former French international, with 6 goals and 3 assists in 11 appearances, has already earned a viral nickname across the Atlantic.

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Griezmann lights up Orlando with decisive goal, becomes MLS's 'Lion King'
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Antoine Griezmann scored the decisive goal in Orlando City’s 1-0 victory over San Diego in MLS, keeping the Florida franchise in eighth place in the Eastern Conference and in playoff contention.

Since arriving in the United States this summer, the former France playmaker has made eleven appearances, compiling six goals and three assists. His rising form has been particularly striking in recent weeks: Griezmann has found the net four times in his last three outings.

This growing efficiency has earned him a nickname now going viral across the Atlantic. An MLS commentator, inspired by the French player’s peroxide-blonde hair, dubbed him the “Lion King” — an image that has quickly circulated among American soccer fans and appears to have been enthusiastically adopted.

With this success, Orlando City consolidates its eighth-place position in the East (sixteenth overall), a standing that still keeps the door open to the playoffs at the end of the regular season.

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