On Tuesday, Orlando Pride ownership formally announced that they were adding Amanda Duffy as an executive vice president of the team, hiring her away from the league’s front office. Duffy had been serving as NWSL president over the course of the past year, after being promoted in January 2019 from the role of managing director.



Duffy will remain with the NWSL through February 15th, a period that includes the upcoming NWSL college draft and other season preparations. Her new role with the Pride will start immediately after, and include both front office and technical operations. She will report directly to Orlando CEO Alex Leitão.



Notably, she’ll also serve as Orlando’s representative on the NWSL board of directors.



The move comes at an interesting time for both Duffy and the NWSL itself — nine days before the draft, one of the league’s two signature events, and with plenty of importance processes still ongoing, including a...