New York City FC are going back to Cali: The club will participate in the 2025 Coachella Invitational, where they will play preseason friendlies on the sun-kissed soccer fields at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.
A total of 14 Major League Soccer and six National Women's Soccer League clubs will participate in the 2025 Coachella Invitational. MLS games run from February 1 to February 15, and NWSL games from February 16 to February 22.
Wed, February 5, 6pm ET
• New York City vs San Diego FC
Sat, February 8, 3pm ET
• New York City vs St. Louis City SC
Wed, February 12, 6pm ET
• New York City vs Minnesota United
Sat, February 15, 3pm ET
New York City will play four matches, including one against expansion side San Diego FC. That's an increase over the three games NYCFC played in the 2024 edition. Tickets for matches will go on sale this Wednesday, December 18 at 5 pm ET at coachellavalleyinvitational.com.
The matches were livestreamed last year, which gave fans a taste of what to expect from a rebuilt NYCFC squad. The cameras were far from the field, and looking at the livestream was like watching a game from the nosebleeds, but even then you could see that Malachi Jones, who had just been selected in the MLS SuperDraft, was making a case for himself to be considered for the First Team. He went on to make his MLS debut in March on Matchday 5, an away loss to FC Cincinnati.
There is no word on how to livestream games for the 2025 Coachella Invitational. We will update this post once that information becomes available.
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