Due to injuries and international call-ups, NYCFC likely will have just 15 field players when it meets the Philadelphia Union Saturday at Yankee Stadium
Tag: James Sands
On the verge of a call-up to the U.S. U-23s, Sands will be sidelined 3-4 weeks due to injury.
The U.S. U-20 national team began its quest for a World Cup championship Friday without one of the principal performers for New York City FC in 2019 and arguably one of the top centerbacks in MLS through the first third of the season – 18-year-old James Sands. Sands, a regular at both right and left […]
Frankie Amaya and Jonathan Amon were two very tough exclusions, says coach Tab Ramos.
BRONX, N.Y. — Here are three things we learned from the 0-0 draw between New York City FC and D.C. United Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Help Wanted Dome Torrent used his post-match press conference to again emphasize the need for a striker. The NYCFC coach said there’s plenty of playmakers on the roster and […]
NEW YORK — “On Frame” is hosted by Pro Soccer USA’s Glenn Crooks, who takes an inside look at New York City FC and soccer in the five boroughs, plus other domestic and international stories. There will be a new show each week including interviews with New York FC players, coaches and journalists from across the country. […]
Although a new striker has not arrived to reinforce the attacking corps for the New York City Football Club, the “Romanian Giovinco” is suitably in place. NYCFC concluded its preseason schedule in Tennessee with a convincing 2-0 win over future Major League Soccer brethren Nashville SC. The Pigeons held the United Soccer League side — […]
There was a glimpse into the new philosophy last year, when then-New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira lauded 16-year-old Joe Scally as the future of the club after his performance in a U.S. Open Cup defeat to the rival New York Red Bulls and when his successor, Dome Torrent, made a similar statement about […]
The first glimpse of New York City FC without David Villa resulted in a meek attacking effort at New York University Field, Abu Dhabi on Sunday. FC Copenhagen, atop the Danish first division table through 20 matches this season, defeated City 2-0 in the 2019 preseason opener on a rainy evening in the Persian Gulf. […]
When James Sands earned the unofficial man-of-the-match honor for New York City FC after a 2017 preseason friendly in Ecuador — performing with grace and precision in an otherwise drab showing by the visitors — he closed his final audition for a Major League Soccer contract. Four months after that night, in front of a raucous […]