Can confirm that Thiago Martins is now a TAM player, freeing up the DP spot that Bénie Traoré now occupies for NYCFC

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Brad Friedel Matt Freese The only USA goalkeepers to record a clean sheet in the knockout stage of the World Cup

First USA direct free kick goal in the World Cup since Eric Wynalda?

This is the first time the USMNT has scored multiple goals in 3 matches in a single World Cup in team history

me at kickoff of every world cup game: oh this is nice to put on in the background, maybe the team with cool jerseys will win me 90 minutes later, literally every time:

In 2021, NYCFC won MLS Cup with a Marquette alum (Luis Barraza) backing up the #1 position. In 2026, the New York Knicks win the NBA Championship with a Marquette alum (Tyler Kolek) backing up the #1 position.

This is fantastic

Very easy to see the difference between the two halves. #knicks

While we’re clarifying NYCFC Stadium news (season ticket multi-year commitments), the NYCFC Founders Wall discussed in the referenced article from 3 months ago is no longer planned for the outside of Etihad Park. I’m looking to provide further details on that and where it may end up shortly.

"The Gang Roots for the Knicks"

As much as this is good work, the reality is that the people ragging on Roldan don’t want nuance. Every minor mistake is a referendum, every success is pure luck, and that’s the way they want it to be. For a lot of content creators, the price of nuance is viewers and engagement.

There’s something about the US hosting the World Cup that gets the Knicks all hot and bothered. The last three times the Knicks have made the NBA Finals have been years the US has hosted the World Cup Final

Per NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen last night, Hannes Wolf “wasn’t sure what happened”, but all of a sudden had a bit of trouble breathing near the end of the Nashville match.

Match 14 at Red Bulls by @roryki.bsky.social: Get Well Soon, Maxi ❤️ www.theoutfield.nyc/p/get-well-s...

"The first goal in the game is a massive thing in our sport." Pascal Jansen said it after Columbus. The Pigeons proved it again in Charlotte. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc and @justinegan.theoutfield.nyc look at how early goals for NYCFC led to two victories: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/the-first-...

The Tayvon Gray effect

Might be good news that NYCFC is so injured that Pascal has to play Keaton Parks.

Great breakdown from Paul here highlighting Jansen’s prioritizing safe possession instead of taking risks in the attack. The front 6 I’d most like to see given the current roster (but obviously current injuries are now a factor):

Pascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...

NYCFC and FC Cincinnati combined for eight goals with defensive ineptitude rather than attacking prowess. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc analyzed the matchup between two defenses trying to one up each other in the worst ways. www.theoutfield.nyc/p/nobody-won...

With two goals in the first half tonight, Nicolás Fernández Mercau became the fourth player in club history to score at least 10 goals within his first 20 regular season appearances, and the first to do so since Héber (2019).

My learning in the first half is that not having any center backs is worse than not having a striker.

NYCFC's g+ differential in the penalty areas is the worst it's been since 2015. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc looks at how the Pigeons’ futility in the box has the team on a four-match winless streak. Read more here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/whats-in-t...

Match 8 vs. Charlotte by @roryki.bsky.social: "The Ghost of New York's No. 9" www.theoutfield.nyc/p/the-ghost-...

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Thiago Martins didn’t make the trip with NYCFC to Vancouver and the Whitecaps dismantled everything he usually holds together. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc broke down the defensive collapse and why their captain is so important. theoutfield.substack.com/p/o-captain-...

After last night’s hat trick, Talles Magno is now NYCFC’s all-time leading scorer in the US Open Cup

NYCFC dominated possession 58–42 for the majority of the match, then surrendered that advantage entirely in the final stretch and paid for it. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc breaks down why NYCFC didn't come away with three points against St. Louis City: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/puckered

Match 6 vs. St. Louis by @roryki.bsky.social: "I'm Tired Boss" www.theoutfield.nyc/p/im-tired-b...

If NYCFC wants to be a contender this season in MLS, they have some more work to do. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc looks at what went right and what went wrong against Inter Miami and Messi. www.theoutfield.nyc/p/short-kings

Football is a simple game, 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes and then 11 of them walk off the pitch in protest before returning to win 1-0 in extra time but months later they lose the game in court so they appeal the decision while defiantly parading the trophy around sparking new threats of le

Only one MLS team is about to permanently move into the borough home to the Mo Salah halal cart, easy answer as to where he signs next

camera angles may have affected the St. Clair hands decision as well via the pool report provided to me by the referees: “The VAR checked the incident and from the angles available, there was no clear evidence that Miami #97 touched the ball when it was outside the penalty area.”

Talles Magno's goal in the 85th minute against Colorado was his sixth goal off the bench for NYCFC. That is the most club history (Heber, Jesus Medina with 5 each)

NYCFC usually dominates possession, but last week the Pigeons surrendered nearly 60% of the ball & still won convincingly by pressing Colorado into submission. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc on how Pascal Jansen is one of MLS's most stylistically diverse managers: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/knock-your...

There is more to unpack from NYCFC's 5-0 win over Orlando than just bidding adieu to Óscar Pareja. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc looks at the analytics of red cards & how Pascal Jansen pushing Keaton Parks forward could solve problems for the strikerless Pigeons: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/three-for-...

Infantino here giving me Saruman with the palantir vibes

Sky Scraper’s first match results in an opposing head coach firing.

With our baseball stadium nightmare almost over, @chriscampbell.theoutfield.nyc answers your Etihad Park stadium questions and talks: 🧱 Were you actually promised a brick? 🚢 Expanding ferry access to Willets Point 🗿Maxi Moralez statue location Read it here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/and-the-le...

Philadelphia dialed up the pressure and chaos. Chris Penso tried to be the main character. But it was NYCFC that came away with the three points. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc breaks down how here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/into-the-c...

There was a lot of criticism for Seymour Reid last weekend after he had two chances to put the game away and failed. At the same time, it's so rare to have a player contributing as a true center forward at his age. In MLS just Ricardo Pepi and Julian Hall have had more xG before turning 18.

I asked New York City FC winger Agustin Ojeda about his relationship with Tayvon Gray who he set up for the game-winner at Philadelphia. Below are the questions, followups & his answers as translated by Director of Media Relations, Esteban Camino 👇 #NYCFC #MLS #Argentina #NYCvORL

Following up on the roundtable with Brad Sims we posted yesterday, here's the full conversation with Sporting Director Todd Dunivant — he confirms that the team are in the market for a No 9, have the roster flexibility to add another DP, and could be looking for another winger More here ⬇️

New York City FC president and CEO Brad Sims met with reporters earlier today and said lots about a whole variety of topics: Sims on Etihad Park, the inner-workings of NYCFC’s transfer budgeting and dealings, plus lots more on the MLS calendar flip, the AppleTV deal, and more ⤵️

Per NYCFC Sporting Director Todd Dunivant, Malachi Jones suffered a muscular injury during the preseason (unrelated to the broken leg) that has delayed his return to action even further. No timetable provided for his return

NYCFC CEO Brad Sims: "We have budget for a significant investment this window" "If it doesn't happen this window, then it will happen the next window" "We have one [DP spot] available now. [We] have another one that could be available either in the summer or next winter."

MLS teams are unlikely to have a new kit for the sprint season in Spring 2027 per NYCFC CEO Brad Sims. New kit would come for the 27-28 season. There are also plans that there will be 2 new kits (home and away) for MLS teams each season (kits would only last one season)