In late August, the Orlando City Soccer Club played its first game since its games and operations shut down in the spring due to COVID-19. It was a great evening, says Robert Schnettler, who is Senior Director of Security and Guest Services for the club and Exploria Stadium. Orlando City is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Fla., that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began to play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS.
“It was good to be back on the field,” Schnettler says. “Our guests wore masks and they practiced social distancing, and everyone complied. I think that they were so happy to be watching soccer again that the new rules didn’t bother them.”