Matt Freese's mistake on the match-winning goal in the loss to Chicago made it a third straight match in which an individual error has taken points off the board for a NYCFC team falling further and further behind in the race for a playoff spot.
New York City FC threw away a first-half lead and an 11v10 advantage and conceded twice in the second half, including on a brutal error from Matt Freese, to lose 2-1 to the Fire at Soldier Field.
NYCFC returns from the international break and starts a tricky three-match week with an early afternoon kickoff in Chicago against a Fire squad that's won back-to-back matches.
The early performances of Robert Lewandowski have been promising, the defense is getting healthier, and after recently snapping a six-match winless streak, it's now a question of how high the Fire can finish in the Eastern Conference.
This 2027 qualifier between New Jersey-based amateur teams had everything: Wobbly goalposts delaying kickoff, a mid-match blackout, rowdy fans, red cards, a goal from a 43-year-old player-coach, a nasty head-to-head collision, and so much more.
The three NYCFC players called up by their senior national teams — Matt Freese of the United States, Aiden O'Neill of Australia, and Tayvon Gray of Jamaica — saw very little playing time during this window while they were also badly missed at club level.
Youth movement working for United States men's national team, plus a New York Cosmos leadership shakeup, Westchester SC shutdown rumors, and New York City FC's desperate need for a late-season spark.
A 91st-minute goal for Angel City's Taylor Suarez canceled out Jaedyn Shaw's 10th of the season for Gotham, with the 1-1 draw enough for Gotham to clinch a home playoff match, but not enough to build a bigger lead atop the NWSL standings.
Paraguay ceded possession and kept a clean sheet despite 14 shot attempts for Colombia, earning a 1-0 win in front of a pro-Colombia crowd at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
What it looked like in photos as Paraguay earned a 1-0 win over Colombia in a Friday night friendly in Harrison, New Jersey during this first FIFA international window held since the World Cup.
Erik Stover, Chief Executive Officer of the Cosmos, is officially out of that role, according to an announcement shared by the club.
The Brooklyn FC men's and women's teams have combined for just nine wins out of 38 all-time matches played at Maimonides Park, and the franchise's attendance ranks near the bottom in both the USL Championship and USL Super League.
The Premier League found Manchester City guilty of all 115 charges related to violations of the league's financial rules, creating lots of hard-to-answer questions about what the fallout looks like for other City Football Group clubs.
Jaedyn Shaw is helping push Gotham to a first-ever NWSL Shield, but her breakout individual season wasn't enough for the 21-year-old to keep her spot on the United States women's national team roster for two October friendlies against Spain.
The second of four planned qualifying rounds for the next US Open Cup features nine matches with amateur teams from New York or New Jersey trying to inch one step closer to the 2027 tournament's field.
The all too familiar feeling of watching New York City FC drop more points in self-inflicted fashion, what it means for the playoff race, plus what the dawning of a new United States men's national team era might mean for Matt Freese's role.
