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Matchday 5: New York City vs Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field
New York City FC is riding the momentum of back-to-back wins but now faces a tough road test against an unbeaten Columbus Crew.

New York City FC Transfer Tracker: All 2025 news and rumors
Your fuego source for 2025 NYCFC transfer news, rumors, and sketchy tweets ahead of the start of the upcoming season.

Alonso Martínez extends contract with NYCFC through 2027
The 26-year-old Costa Rican forward commits to New York City FC over the long term, as his contract also includes options to extend his stay to 2029.

Santiago Rodríguez officially sold to Botafogo
Botafogo will reportedly pay New York City FC up to $17 million to acquire the 25-year-old Designated Player, the second-largest transfer fee received in club history.

New York City FC sign Nicholas Cavallo
The 23-year-old left-back, who was a Third-Round 2025 MLS SuperDraft pick, was impressive this preseason.

HRB Roundtable: Are New York City FC ready to start the 2025 season?
Multiple injuries, few incoming transfers, new head coach: We look at this unsettled New York City FC squad and try to get a handle on what to expect this season.

2025 New York City FC player preview hub
We look at all the strengths and weaknesses of this developing 2025 New York City squad.

2025 New York City FC Preview: Pascal Jansen
How far this year's New York City FC goes will depend in part on how much difference a new coach like Jansen – experienced, intense, demanding, but familiar in his preferred play style – can make.

2025 New York City FC Player Preview: Mounsef Bakrar
Will the 24-year-old Algerian international finally break through in his third season at the club, and will Pascal Jansen try playing him alongside Alonso Martínez?

Episode 30: Streaking at home, Alonso-less in Columbus
We go over New York City FC's hard-earned win over New England, discuss international call-ups and a sad Malachi Jones injury update, and preview NYCFC's trip to Columbus to face a depleted but unbeaten Crew.

Episode 29: Back home, back winning, flashing back to 2015
We review all the 10th-anniversary festivities around the NYCFC home opener, discuss the standouts from the win over Orlando, and preview the clash with a goalless New England.

Episode 28: High hopes for the home opener
We highlight the major talking points from New York City FC's crushing late loss to LAFC and preview the first home game of 2025, a symbolic grudge match with Orlando City befitting NYCFC's anniversary celebrations.

Episode 27: Miami mayhem, cross-country gauntlet
We thoroughly review New York City FC's wild, contentious season-opening draw with Inter Miami then look ahead to the daunting West Coast trip to face LAFC.

Now Streaming: Pulisic
The new CBS Sports docuseries on Christian Pulisic plays like an attempt to prematurely coronate the 26-year-old while he's still in the middle of his AC Milan and USMNT career.

Untold: Hope Solo vs US Soccer
Hope Solo was the greatest goalkeeper of her generation — and one of the most problematic players ever to suit up for the USWNT.

The 5 best soccer docs streaming right now
Is the international break leaving you with a soccer-sized hole in your viewing habits? Here are five documentary series and movies that will tide you over until league play resumes next week.

The Final: Attack on Wembley
The riveting Netflix doc looks at how a mob of drunk and coked-up England fans broke into Wembley in 2021 during the Euros final — and how it could have been much worse.

Timeline: How New York City FC got their soccer stadium
If you either missed or forgot about some of the twists and turns in the long journey to Etihad Park, here's a comprehensive timeline of the years-long New York City soccer stadium saga.

New York City FC break ground on Willets Point stadium
A few thoughts after spending a chilly afternoon with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, club executives, and city officials at the site of the future Etihad Park.

NYCFC stadium in Queens will be called Etihad Park
The first soccer-specific stadium in New York City has gotten its official name, with this new naming rights deal extending the club's deep ties to Etihad Airways.

Brad Sims: New stadium will be "ridiculously great"
New York City FC President and CEO Brad Sims talks about the new stadium, why the badge update was announced earlier this month, and how the league will evolve between now and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

New York City FC Transfer Tracker: All 2025 news and rumors
Your fuego source for 2025 NYCFC transfer news, rumors, and sketchy tweets ahead of the start of the upcoming season.

Matchday 5: New York City vs Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field
New York City FC is riding the momentum of back-to-back wins but now faces a tough road test against an unbeaten Columbus Crew.

Oppo Research: 5 Things about Columbus Crew
Columbus is off to an unbeaten start despite the departure of star striker Cucho Hernández but will be depleted by injuries and international call-ups for their first 2025 meeting with NYCFC.

Episode 30: Streaking at home, Alonso-less in Columbus
We go over New York City FC's hard-earned win over New England, discuss international call-ups and a sad Malachi Jones injury update, and preview NYCFC's trip to Columbus to face a depleted but unbeaten Crew.

NYCFC II debuts a pigeon kit for the 2025 season
The pigeon is in as a secondary logo for the MLS NEXT Pro squad, with NYCFC II unveiling white-and-blue pinstriped kits that swap out the club crest for the team's bird mascot.

HRB Roundtable: Reactions to the Excelsior Kit
We hold court on skyline-inspired Excelsior Kit, the sixth home shirt in New York City FC's 10-year history.

New York City FC introduce the Excelsior Kit
The Excelsior Kit is all cubist lines and shades of light blues: It's the New York City skyline in a shirt.

New York City FC's 2025 home kit leaked
The new NYCFC jersey's design has leaked and is said to be inspired by New York City's many skyscrapers.

Brad Sims: Couldn't be more excited about what the future holds
The president and CEO of New York City FC on the significance of the club's 10th-anniversary celebrations, the progress made toward building Etihad Park, David Villa, a new training facility, and more.

Brasília to the Big Apple: Gabi Portilho's journey to Gotham FC
We talk to Gotham's new superstar signing, and look at what the Brazil international – and 2024 Ballon d’Or Féminin nominee – will bring to the team this season.

5 Takeaways from Pascal Jansen's first NYCFC press conference
The major talking points and the choice quotes to emerge from Jansen's first press conference as Head Coach of New York City FC.

7 Takeaways from David Lee's 2025 preseason press conference
New York City FC Sporting Director David Lee held his first press conference since the end of last season. He discussed new Head Coach Pascal Jansen, sending Jovan Mijatović to Belgium on loan, and if new players will be signed.
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2025 Leagues Cup format explained
The four best teams from MLS will face the four best teams from Liga MX as determined by Phase One (don't call it a group stage). It's complicated! Which is why we decode it here.

New York City FC valued at $1 billion
Major League Soccer now have five clubs worth $1 billion according to Sportico: The average team is now worth $721 million, up from $678 million last year.

New York City FC to participate in 2025 US Open Cup
Will they host their Round of 32 game at Randall's Island?

Timeline: How New York City FC got their soccer stadium
If you either missed or forgot about some of the twists and turns in the long journey to Etihad Park, here's a comprehensive timeline of the years-long New York City soccer stadium saga.

The Nick Cushing era at New York City FC comes to a close
A look at Nick Cushing's 107 games in charge of New York City FC: The good, the bad, and the ugly.

New York City FC attendance returns to pre-pandemic levels
The season average of 21,764 per game is up 9.7% over last year — and the highest since 2018.

2024 MLS player salaries revealed: 7 Takeaways
Lionel Messi is the league's highest-paid player (surprise!), Sergio Busquets got a 394% raise, and New York City FC's total payroll climbed to $16 million.

The 50 most valuable soccer clubs in the world: New York City FC at #20
European heavyweights dominate the Top 10, but a new report from Sportico places 20 MLS clubs in the Top 50.

Who was NYCFC Source?
In this exclusive interview, we talk to the teenager behind the anonymous account that consistently broke New York City FC transfer news.