Putting aside the searing pain of it all, that’s a pretty easy game to chalk up to tired legs, a few knocks, and a couple Pascal gambles that just didn’t hit on the night.

𝗠𝗟𝗦 𝗜𝗻-𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 📈 @benwright.bsky.social and @joeclowery.bsky.social analyze (and rank!) all 30 MLS teams. Check out the league's latest, from emerging young playmakers to clever tactical tweaks to major injury concerns. Read ⤵️ www.backheeled.com/mls-in-depth...

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With that win, #NYCFC jump Orlando, Miami, and Columbus, moving to 5th place in the east on 50 points That 50 point total equals last season’s tally with 5 matches still to play They’re currently 7 points off the supporters shield with a game in hand

Had a lovely time hopping on @blueballspod.bsky.social this week to verbally sprint through every thought in my NYCFC mind Check it out👇 ⬇️

Seven NYC area teams, plus @realcentralnj.bsky.social, begin their quest to qualify for the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tonight. Consider heading out to watch or catch a stream. Read about them & the others on @hudsonriverblue.com: www.hudsonriverblue.com/amateur-hour... #RBNY #NYCFC #USOC2026

This #NYCFC side could finish with one of their best regular season points totals in club history They’re also not yet ~completely~ safe from missing the playoffs altogether We unpack NYCFC’s recent form and the crazy Eastern Conference playoff race in the latest @hrbpod.bsky.social

The playoff race in the East is just ridiculous NYCFC, who’ve taken 13 points out of their last possible 15, haven’t budged from 8th. Their 44 points would put them T-4th in the West They haven’t caught Charlotte as they’ve won 7(!) on the spin, but winning their 2 games in hand would put them T-3

Well this is spooky

Some fun Andres Perea conversation on this week’s @hrbpod.bsky.social 🎙️

Just unreal stuff. Thanks for the support!

@hudsonriverblue.com @hrbpod.bsky.social Greetings from Germany, and thank you for the journalism you do that keeps me updated with all the NYCFC news.

Best episode of the year just dropped (a week late) We kick off Season 4 of Footy Banter with our annual Premier League prediction episode, flying up the table from 20th to 1st, predicting this unpredictable league with blind confidence Check it out here! 👇 ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/3ekg...

Never seen a goal so nice that everyone needed to evacuate the pitch but okay

NYCFC fans may still be triangulating the estimated location of Raul Gustavo … but the rest of MLS is doing some pretty fun stuff! Check out some of the biggest moves league-wide and their implications in my latest with @hudsonriverblue.com 👇 ⬇️

Summer Blockbusters: @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social looks at the 8 biggest MLS transfers this window ⬇️

There’s something dystopic about a beautiful, Messi assisted, stoppage time team goal getting its vibe ruined by a VAR review that prevented a penalty shootout in a “Phase One” Leagues Cup match

Every time our conversations on the pod lean "positive/everything is great for NYCFC!" they come up with new and surprising ways to fall flat on their faces, it's downright impressive

On the bright side this episode is hilarious now podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Soooo what do we do for the next two games of League’s Cup? Given it feels impossible to move on with a loss, give me Maximo, Seymour, Musu, Max Murray, and Drew Baiera playing as much as possible

Good LORD Cavallo’s been cooked there

Another shout ahead of his possible debut in Dallas: Read the @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social analysis of Nico Fernàndez, his background, his style of play, and how we might see him line up for NYCFC once he’s out there ⤵️

With Thiago Martins out, it's uncertain who Pascal Jansen will pair (or triple) with Justin Haak. My guess is Tayvon Gray whose pace & 1v1 defending ability will allow Haak to continue to join the midfield in attack sequences. Here's Haak yesterday 👇 #NYCFC #DALvNYC #MLS

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VAR in an All-Star game is just a horrible call guys

Updated this North American soccer starter pack go.bsky.app/6MjSiK6

Ahead of tonight's MLS All-Star Game, we've put together a starter pack to help you join the American soccer conversation here on Bluesky! ⚽ Any other accounts we should add? Let us know 👇

Adriano Bertaccini to NYCFC? The 24-y-o scored 21 goals for Sint-Trudin in the Belgian Pro League last season, and was previously linked with a move to Coventry, Norwich, and Southampton More here ⬇️

This preview/analysis of new #NYCFC DP Nico Fernández by @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social is 😘 Here’s Nico’s story (it gets weird), what he can do, and how we expect to see him line up under Jansen

NYCFC CEO Brad Sims has confirmed: 1) Mounsef Bakrar to Croatia is done 2) Brazilian CB Raul Gustavo from Pascal Jansen's old club Ferencváros is incoming 3) NYCFC in the market for a winger that can play ST as 3rd DP

From a left back at San Lorenzo to NYCFC’s new big money attacker, with a wild stint at Elche in between, here’s the full rundown on Nico Fernandez Mercau. Read up on the new DPs career to date, what he’ll bring to NYCFC, and how Pascal Jansen might utilize him 👇 ⬇️

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HRB subscribers should check their inboxes for @thepigeonsnycfc.bsky.social's epic profile/preview of Nico Fernández — it's a must-read intro to a player who is key to the future of #NYCFC Non-subscribers will be able to read it online soon enough

This move makes the Risa move make sense. A prime aged, tall, athletic, left-footed CB that’s played for Corinthians, Bahia and Ferencvaros is a heck of a profile to get for just €1m Interested to see what this does to Haak’s role, but overall this seems like shrewd work from David Lee

The Hungarian outlet to first link #NYCFC with Ferencváros defender Raul Gustavo now claims a bid (€1 mill) from NYC has been accepted and he’ll reunite with Pascal Jansen

Mad respect for Andres Perea not celebrating against his former club for that goal he totally just scored

Kinda unbelievable how bad we are on the road huh?

Exclusive drop for our Bluesky fam 👀 Before tomorrow’s full interview with USMNT & NYCFC keeper Matt Freese goes live… We have an early look, just for you 💜

HUGE episode this week on @hrbpod.bsky.social We talk… ⚽️ NYCFC’s new DP attacker 🇦🇷 ⚽️ Rumored reinforcements at CB 🇧🇷 ⚽️ 3-1 W over Toronto ⚽️ USMNT Gold Cup Recap ⚽️ Charlotte FC preview And of course, the giant pigeon floating around NYC 🐦 Give it a listen! 👇 ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Minnesota United became the most aggressive set-piece team on the planet with old-fashioned tactics backed by new analytics — and now they can’t stop scoring from it. My first for The Guardian:

Happy Pigeons Day to all who celebrate! 🎉🐦 Resurfacing this piece from a few years back on the origins of NYCFC’s (now official?) nickname, and why some people love it, but others hate it footybanter.wixsite.com/website/post...

new pod: imminent not covered in new pod: former Pascal Jansen CB Raul Gustavo coming over from Hungary www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/...

What a beautiful fleeting moment of in-game cinematography with the upside down Spider-Man in a gold cup final

🔵 Sources: NYCFC have completed a deal to sign Argentine No. 10 Nicolás Fernández from Elche. Fernández, 25, will be a designated player. 7g/10a in ~2,700 mins last year. Big addition for NYCFC. Can debut after MLS summer window opens on July 24

SCOOP: Sources say the Cosmos are coming back — and setting up house at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Patterson, NJ Here's @battista.bsky.social with the story ⬇️ CC @nycosmossc.bsky.social

Once again, I’m asking to remove yellow card suspensions from knockout tournaments #justiceforjobe

Gotham FC's game against Monterrey in the Concacaf W Champions Cup will take place at the Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island, Manhattan, on August 20. The stadium capacity for the game is 5,000.

My Matt Freese propaganda campaigns begins now

Three saves for Matt Freese. Damn near got to all six pens Costa Rica took (and nearly saved Calvo's penalty during the game too). 🧊 Matty Ice

Matt Freese guessing right on every pen EXCEPT Alonso Martinez’s is just 🤌🏻