It was David Villa Day at Yankee Stadium. In a driving rain, New York City Fc honored Villa in a pregame ceremony for scoring his 400th career goal against FC Dallas two weeks ago. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany smiled broadly while sitting in the owners box to take in the game and festivities. […]
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BRONX, N.Y. — The celebration spoke volumes. It told the story of a player who has battled injuries, who has had to fight for his spot on the field. It spoke of perseverance and pride. When Ronald Matarrita put a looping header past Tim Howard in the 49th minute, it was so much more than […]
New York City FC beat the Colorado Rapids 4-0 Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. David Villa scored the first and last goals of the match in the 22nd and 74th minutes, respectively. He also assisted the third goal, scored by Maxi Moralez in minute 56. Ronald Matarrita also scored in the 49th minute. Watch full […]
The first Major League Soccer transfer window just ended, but the rumor mill for the next window is already in full swing. The names being thrown around this time might feel antiquated, if not disappointing, after MLS clubs spent seven or eight figures to get young South American talent such as Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta), Jesús […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”158″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] When David Villa lined up to take his 22nd penalty kick in Major League Soccer on Sunday night against FC Dallas, he understood the historical significance plus the opportunity to keep New York City FC perfect at home and push the team back atop […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”161″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] BRONX, N.Y. — There are no undefeated MLS teams left. David Villa made sure of that by scoring a special brace to help New York City FC (6-1-2, 20 points) take down previously unbeaten FC Dallas (3-1-3, 12 points) 3-1 Sunday night at Yankee […]
NYCFC forward David Villa scored his 400th career goal for club and country Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium. During the team’s home match against FC Dallas, official Ismail Elfath consulted VAR before awarding a penalty to NYCFC in the 36th minute. Villa immediately raised his hand to take the penalty kick, and he sent the ball […]
Tommy McNamara is one of two original members of New York City FC. And he’s played a total of 38 minutes in two appearances through the first eight matches of the season. McNamara, who joins David Villa as the only remaining members from the 2015 expansion season, was clear this week that despite a reduction in playing time, […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”125″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] With stoppage time ticking away, Atlanta United F.C.’s Julian Gressel charged up the right side of the field and launched in a low cross to Josef Martínez. The ball was well-played by Gressel, and if the Five Stripes were playing against even an average […]
When New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira fills in the lineup card Saturday at San Jose, he will likely have David Villa available. “David will travel with us this week,” Vieira said after the striker participated in his first full training session in two weeks. Villa missed the last two matches with a calf […]