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Orlando City Soccer School Lake Nona to break ground on new $2 million home park

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando City Soccer School Lake Nona is set to break ground on its new six-acre, $2 million home park this week.

The soccer school’s new facility will be at XL Soccer World Lake Nona on Suttner Avenue.

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Orlando City Lake Nona coaching staff and players will be joined by children from XL Soccer’s youth programs for the ground breaking on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Officials said the park is anticipated to open in June and will feature two full-size 11v11 fields that will be used as home fields and also by visiting international teams.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.