Andrew is the founder and editor of New York Soccer Journal. He has been working in digital and social media since 2008.
Reflecting on Spain's win and on the entirety of the World Cup. Plus, Etihad Park gets an opening date, Gotham draws a record-breaking crowd, and NYCFC gets mentioned in a lot of transfer rumors ahead of the club's return to MLS play.
"Going through the injuries was really tough for me," said James Sands while explaining his decision to move back to NYCFC, where he's now excited to play for Pascal Jansen and open to slotting into either the midfield or defense.
Esther González's brace off the bench and a Rose Lavelle stoppage-time winner lifted Gotham to the top of the NWSL table and a third straight win.
What Brad Sims and Kevin O'Toole had to say about New York City FC officially being one year away from debuting in the team's new Queens stadium.
Gotham FC will play the first NWSL match on Randall's Island, the latest milestone for the 5,000-seat Icahn Stadium, which has carved out a clear role since 2024 by hosting some of the world's top clubs and national teams.
The Queens soccer stadium will offer tiered subscriptions to Etihad Park+ to any fans — NYCFC, Gotham, or otherwise — who visit the Willets Point venue.
A look at the state of the New York City FC roster and the new lineup choices to be made by Pascal Jansen, Matt Freese's All-Star nod amid the Belgium fallout, and some dream and nightmare scenarios for the World Cup final.
The "largest coordinated marketing campaign in league history" hopes to help MLS take advantage of World Cup buzz, but it's a missed opportunity the league isn't debuting its new calendar and loosening its roster rules this summer.
Alex Smith, recently of Brisbane Roar FC in Australia's A-League Women, is Brooklyn's new USL Super League head coach, and his roster is being reshaped, with multiple holdovers from the club's inaugural season departing.
Freese played at an All-Star level for years in MLS, but his first time on the roster arrives right as he's dealing with the aftermath of his mistake against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16.
Gotham is officially moving into Etihad Park alongside New York City FC for the 2028 season, and the move brings with it multiple potential upsides for the two-time NWSL Champions.
A walk back through the wreckage of the ugly US loss to Belgium, plus more positive views on Aiden O'Neill's performances for Australia, Gotham's now-confirmed move to Etihad Park, and the persistent drumbeat of rumored new NYCFC signings.
The United States flopped in the World Cup's Round of 16 in Seattle, losing 4-1 to a motivated Belgium side on what was a mistake-filled night for the Americans that included a costly gaffe in goal by Matt Freese.
All the off-field drama around Folarin Balogun's red card suspension being lifted ahead of the Belgium Round of 16 match creates a huge distraction that will hang over the United States squad.
Both New York City FC players, O'Neill and debutant Kai Trewin alike, contributed for Australia in their penalty-kick loss to Egypt, but O'Neill consistently shined in the Socceroos' midfield throughout the World Cup.
The World Cup has inspired people to once again argue about which clubs are worthy of fandom, and in New York, winning fans over to the local teams rather than Europe's elite remains an ongoing, uphill battle.
