New York City FC is preparing to play their second consecutive match without their captain, David Villa. Villa has yet to participate in a full training session since he suffered a calf injury in the week two victory over the L.A. Galaxy. Villa provided the game-winner in the 2-1 triumph over the Galaxy when he […]
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Joe Scally turned 15 on New Year’s Eve and today he became the second Homegrown Player signed by New York City FC. The Lake Grove, N.Y., native is the second youngest player to sign a Major League Soccer contract at 15 years and 89 days. Freddy Adu, who recently joined the United Soccer League’s Las […]
Ben Sweat has suffered infrequently during his brief Major League Soccer career. In 29 matches, all with New York City FC, the Palm Harbor, Florida native has endured only five defeats and has been a vital figure in NYC’s 3-0 start to the season. The left back was a trialist when he signed in 2017 […]
[bc_video video_id=”5753519621001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Orlando City is winless through three games after a 2-0 loss to NYCFC in Yankee Stadium. The Lions get an international break to right things and get more players healthy, then host the New York Red Bulls on March 31. Here are three things […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”59″ 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″] New York City FC’s attacking star, David Villa is responsible for just one of the six goals produced by NYCFC in the opening three games. His 66th goal in all competitions came in his 100th game for NYCFC – the game winner last week […]
[bc_video video_id=”5753519621001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] BRONX, N.Y. — Lamine Sané made his debut Saturday afternoon for Orlando City, but only because center back and team captain Jonathan Spector likely has a concussion. Coach Jason Kreis was asked about Spector after Saturday’s match and said, “It’s not good.” Spector knocked […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”59″ 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″] It took until the second half of Saturday’s match against Orlando City SC for the announced 18,584 patrons at Yankee Stadium to have their question answered – could New York City FC win without David Villa? Villa suffered a calf injury in the 2-1 […]
[bc_video video_id=”5753519621001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] BRONX, N.Y. — The debut of Sacha Kljestan didn’t matter much for Orlando City. Against NYCFC, the quality in the final third still just wasn’t there. And twice in the second half, the Lions’ quality in their defensive half was just as bad. The […]
NYCFC vs. Orlando City, 4:06 WHERE: Yankee Stadium BROADCAST: TV – Univision, live stream on Twitter THE BUZZ: It’s finally time for Sacha Kljestan to make his debut for Orlando City. The No. 10 is expected to provide a spark for an Orlando City attack that struggled to generate chances in the final third last […]
[bc_video video_id=”5752232438001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] For Orlando City coach Jason Kreis, Saturday’s match against New York City FC in Yankee Stadium represents a chance to measure the newly-reconstructed Lions against a club that has, in his words, become the “measuring stick for opponents.” “This is an opportunity for us […]