Andrew is the founder and editor of New York Soccer Journal. He has been working in digital and social media since 2008.
American pundits have looked down on the Socceroos since the World Cup draw, but USMNT and Australia players haven't engaged, instead anticipating an even, tough match when the sides meet in Seattle.
The importance of that 4-1 USMNT win over Paraguay in Los Angeles, what we make of the rumor linking Christian Pulisic with interest from City Football Group, and the good and bad of fan travel to Metlife Stadium for the World Cup.
The four-time champions haven't been able to escape the group stage in back-to-back World Cups, and they'll hope a tantalizing front-four of attackers can guide them back to knockout-round success after years of disappointment.
The United States stacked up a bunch of World Cup firsts while winning their tournament opener 4-1 over Paraguay, with NYCFC's Matt Freese starting in goal and making some history of his own.
What it was like at the first free World Cup watch party at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, and what New York City's World Cup czar said about the benefits of making the tournament more accessible and affordable.
What each of Matt Freese, Kai Trewin, and Aiden O'Neill will be hoping to accomplish for their national teams as play in Group D, home to both the United States and Australia, begins.
We convened a six-writer panel to make some bold predictions about the World Cup, like who will win it all, which players will take home top individual awards, and which hyped team will go down as the biggest flop.
When they open their World Cup in New Jersey, France will need to see Kylian Mbappé click as a center-forward, and they'll hope coach Didier Deschamps can find the right tournament formula one last time in search of another world title.
Reviewing the United States performance against Germany and previewing their World Cup expectations and their group-stage opener against Paraguay, plus discussion of the Dutch national team practicing at NYCFC's training facility.
How the Netherlands ended up training in Orangeburg, what the Dutch squad made of their brief stay in White Plains, and what role Pascal Jansen played in bringing his national team to his club's campus.
The result was a 2-1 Germany win, but the United States looked solid after falling behind early, got a world-class goal from Antonee Robinson, and learned some important things about the goalkeeper and center-back positions.
The prolific Manchester City striker and his talented teammates from some of Europe's top teams have Norway seen as a potential dark-horse contender tipped to go far.
The $98 train tickets from midtown Manhattan to MetLife Stadium have not been selling well, with less than 6% of the expected 320,000 train tickets actually purchased as of this week.
Tackling one of the more persistently confounding parts of New York City FC's approach to building a squad: How and why they loan players out, and why they seem less willing to loan new players in.
A thorough explanation of the coverage we have in store for the World Cup, with three of our writers credentialed and ready to be in the building for some of the tournament's biggest matches.
The Atlas Lions changed coaches in March and have injury question marks lingering around two key defenders, but the talent is there for Morocco to make another deep World Cup run.
