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By MIKE GRAMAJO

ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s no denying that Orlando City SC and AC Milan legend Kaka have something brewing.

After the Lions revealed their Major League Soccer logo for the 2015 season on Tuesday, club president Phil Rawlins once again talked about the possibility of Kaka landing in central Florida. Orlando City have been linked with the Brazilian attacker for months now, and previously stated they want to sign him as a Designated Player.

“Those negotiations continue and we continue to be interested in signing him,” Rawlins told SBI. “He continues to be interested in coming to us, so we’ll just let that play out over the coming months. We’ve really focused on insuring a world-class superstar.”

Here are more notes from the Orlando City logo unveiling: 

MLS KITS DESIGNED, TO LAUNCH IN FALL

Orlando City seem to have the MLS puzzle completed. They have fans, a soccer-specific stadium on the way, a growing squad, and now a new logo.

Soon, they will have new jerseys made by A-didas.

Rawlins told SBI that Orlando City’s MLS kits for 2015 have been designed, and are currently going through shipment for a late fall launch.

“We will continue to play in 2014 in our Lotto jerseys, but probably around the October timeframe we’ll have the actual (MLS Adidas) jerseys themselves,” said Rawlins. “They’re already designed, waiting for shipments. Working with Adidas takes about six months to get that in progress, so expect to see the jersey launch in October-November of this year.”

STADIUM RENDERINGS UNVEILING SOON

Orlando City faithful have long anticipated the official renderings of their downtown soccer-specific stadium, and that wait will soon be over.

Rawlins said renderings of the stadium that will open in 2016 will be out in a matter of weeks. Some renderings made the rounds online in recent months, but those were outdated and unofficial.

“We’ll hopefully have the stadium renderings here in a few weeks time,” said Rawlins. “Then that follows with breaking ground and starting the construction process.”

ORLANDO CITY TO HOST WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES

The World Cup will be played in Brazil in less than a month, and Rawlins told reporters that the Lions’ rebrand will come with a series of watch parties aimed at unifying local soccer fans.

“With the new logo launched, that gives us the new brand, that gives us a platform this summer that we’ve been waiting to do,” said Rawlins. “It gives us the opportunity to get ready for the World Cup. We’ll brand that with our logo, we’ll be doing watch parties all across the city.”

Rawlins added that the locations have been chosen, but the club is waiting to reserve the spots before making an announcement.

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Do you expect to see Kaka arriving to Orlando City before the start of the 2015 season? Are you excited that the MLS kits will come before the end of 2014? How eager are you for the stadium renderings?

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