The New York Red Bulls’ looked unsure of themselves on Sunday night. Against rival New York City FC the team controlled much of the game but struggled to make convincing attempts at goal. The packed crowd at Red Bull Arena instead saw the latest Hudson River Derby go to the visitors, 1-0, behind a Taty Castellanos goal. Head coach Gerhard …
The latest edition of the Hudson River Derby is best summed up by New York Red Bulls defender John Tolkin. The New Jersey native, smiling ear to ear after the game, went over the incident that saw New York City FC player Thiago Andrade sent off with a red. “(Thiago) was walking away and I was just kinda saying ‘what’s …
The New York Red Bulls advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by beating Charlotte FC, 3-1, on Wednesday night. Two second half goals lifted RBNY into the next round in front of a packed crowd at Montclair State University. Despite not being at Red Bull Arena, the result is technically New York’s first home win …
Make room on your shelves for FOCO’s latest bobblehead that commemorates the 2021 MLS Cup Champions, their Valentin Castellanos NYC FC 2021 MLS Cup Champion Bobblehead. Valentin has solidified himself as one of MLS’s best young players in the league. While on his way to becoming an MLS Champion, he had an impressive season scoring 21 goals and adding 9 …
New York City FC’s win over Columbus Crew SC, 1-0, on Monday night helped claw the team out of the Eastern Conference basement. The game was played at Red Bull Arena, the usual home of City’s rival RBNY, as the team settles for playing at home away from home due to COVID-19. The win wasn’t the main talking point on …
The New York Red Bulls have roommates. Every guest room is filled. The couch has been converted into a crash space. Red Bull Arena itself is looking more like a boarding house by the day and one of the possible tenants mostly speaks French. It’s being reported that Toronto FC will host its games at RBA in-order to shift its …
This Fall, if sports continue as planned, the greater New York City area is set to have six professional soccer teams with two more on the horizon in 2021. Currently this includes two MLS franchises, a USL reserve team, two clubs joining a recently established third division association, and one NWSL team. Compare that to the autumn of 2010, where …
New York City FC’s Champions League match against Tigres UANL one week ago was a lot of things. It was the first time City played a competitive match against a Liga MX team, a clash of two fan bases where the visitors outnumbered the home fans, and a heartbreaking loss for New York. It was also the last professional soccer …
New York City FC’s debut in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League is off to a good start. The team won both legs of its Round of 16 series against Costa Rican side A.D. San Carlos, Brazilan striker Héber leads the competition with three goals in two games, and the team looks strong going into the Major League Soccer season. What …
On Wednesday night, a record-setting season for New York City FC came to an end in the 90th minute of the team’s Eastern Conference semi-final against No. 5 seed Toronto FC at Citi Field. Alejandro Pozuelo’s chip shot penalty sent Toronto to its third conference final in four years, 2-1. A sloppy tackle from behind by Ronald Matarrita on TFC’s …
