One year out from Etihad Park
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.
City Soccer Review
World Cup inspires a fresh round of European vs domestic leagues discourse
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.
Tayvon Gray on watching the World Cup take over New York
At the World Cup fan zone in Queens, the NYCFC defender and Bronx native discussed how the tournament opens local people's eyes to soccer's global dominance, and what it's like rooting for (and maybe against) teammates past and present.
That World Cup ticket price drop never materialized for local matches
Predictions of ticket deals to be found at the last second have not come true in New Jersey, with prices rising and tickets scarce-to-nonexistent for the remaining group-stage matches.
Crowds turn out for opening day of free Queens World Cup fan zone
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.
Not many takers for those $98 NJ Transit trains to the World Cup
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.
USMNT Takes Manhattan
What we learned about the United States World Cup squad from their whirlwind visit to New York City to unveil the final 26-player roster.
Timothy Weah picks community advocacy over appeasing Mauricio Pochettino
In appearing with Mayor Mamdani and celebrating the release of $50 World Cup tickets for 1,000 New York City residents, Weah doubled down on his past criticism of ticket prices, something that drew a rebuke from his USMNT coach.
Scheduling sucks the juice out of the Hudson River Derby
A good derby needs room to breathe, and the congested pre-World Cup schedule and proximity to the teams’ last meeting has dimmed some of the Red Bulls vs NYCFC shine.
Randall's Island to host prime pre-World Cup friendly — but nobody gets to see it
The Netherlands will play Uzbekistan at Icahn Stadium, giving New York City its one and only taste of World Cup soccer, though no fans can attend the match.
Staten Island wants in on the soccer-on-a-baseball-field action
The grocery-store billionaire now operating the minor-league baseball stadium on Staten Island wants to bring soccer to the borough.
City Soccer Review: Inflated costs hurt the sport at all levels
A new report shows high cost of participation at youth levels continues to hold soccer back in the New York area, and just as the most expensive World Cup ever comes to town.