Matthew Mangam, a Rutgers alum, is a Senior Writer for New York Soccer Journal. Matthew has been an NYCFC fan since 2014.
An announced crowd of 24,902 mainly Morocco fans got an early goal from Brahim Díaz and a stifling defensive performance vs Norway's potent attack, but the score ended level after a late Martin Ødegaard strike.
Expectations are sky-high for The Three Lions, but they'll need their world-class striker and their new coach to find a way to pull off some big wins to avoid another tournament disappointment.
"I'm not going to think about the emotion; I'm going to be focused on winning," Freese said as he shared his reactions to making the United States World Cup squad.
Catching up with the former New York City FC Homegrown and youngest non-German player to reach 150 Bundesliga appearances as he prepares for his second World Cup.
"The team is all in it for the same reason, and that's to go as far as possible," said USMNT defender Miles Robinson at the World Cup roster reveal event in Manhattan. More reactions from Pier 17 featuring Mark McKenzie, Joe Scally, Sebastian Berhalter, and Ricardo Pepi.
The New York City FC head coach lamented his team "being a little too naive" in the 2-1 loss in Tennessee and provided a Hannes Wolf injury update before heading into a two-month World Cup break.
How BJ Callaghan molded Nashville into the team atop the Supporters' Shield standings, what makes them so tough at home, and why Reed Baker-Whiting might make the difference against NYCFC.
New York City FC lacked creativity while playing without Maxi Moralez and struggled to contain Columbus, falling 1-0 to bow out of the US Open Cup.
All eyes are on interim Columbus coach Laurent Courtois as he looks to right the Crew's ship after the firing of Henrik Rydström.
It's now a three-match unbeaten streak for New York City FC as they overcame a serious-looking Maxi Moralez injury and a one-goal deficit at halftime to draw 1-1 with the Red Bulls.
Their back-line has improved a bit and now has Justin Che back healthy, but wingers Cade Cowell and Jorge Ruvalcaba, not striker Julian Hall, might be the X-factors in this latest Hudson River Derby.
New York City FC made it back-to-back wins and back-to-back lean sheets, with an eighth-minute Nico Fernández Mercau goal enough to earn another win at Bank of America Stadium.
Charlotte is winless in four and Wilfried Zaha appears to be on the way out, but they may have found their center-back of the future and they still have Pep Biel scoring and creating.
Wolf reacts to scoring his first hat trick, Pascal Jansen and Thiago Martins discuss how New York City FC's mentality played a part in their now-snapped winless streak.
Columbus leaks goals and has had trouble scoring them while striker Wessam Abou Ali is out injured.
Everything you need to know about the new grass playing surface at New Jersey's World Cup venue, and why it's expected to perform better than the grass used during last summer's Club World Cup.
