The Patrick Vieira to OGC Nice rumors intensified this week with a Tuesday report from L’Equipe. “According to sources the deal is 90 percent done,” the report said in French. “The final 10 percent could prove to be the most difficult, but Vieira has never been closer to his departure.” The New York City FC […]
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Amid reports that Patrick Vieira accepted a position in France’s top-tier league, the New York City FC coach put his team through an energetic training session ahead of a match Friday night in Houston. Following the morning session, Vieira denied there is a signed contract or even negotiations for him to coach Ligue 1 side […]
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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. […]
Entering the 2018 Major League Soccer season, New York City FC had been lauded for its performances away from Yankee Stadium under head coach Patrick Vieira. In Vieira’s first two seasons with NYCFC, the club posted results in 10 of the 17 road contests in both regular-season campaigns. Impressive wins at Sporting KC and San Jose […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”168″ 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″] HARRISON, N.J. — There was no elaborate scheme, no complex game plan for the New York Red Bulls to beat New York City FC Saturday afternoon. Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch said it was simple — win the midfield, win the game. He told […]
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New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira chooses words carefully when describing his opposite in the technical area for Saturday’s Hudson River Derby, although he has clear respect for New York Red Bulls manager Jesse Marsch. The first edition of the 2018 rivalry match takes place at 1:55 p.m. ET Saturday at Red Bull Arena. […]
An undefeated start to the season for FC Dallas will be challenged when the team travels to the Big Apple to take on New York City FC Sunday. Critics have said FCD (3-0-3, 12 points) hasn’t played a tough schedule to begin the season, only having one road match against New England, which resulted in […]
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, […]