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Christian Benteke – DC United’s Designated Headerer

September 28, 2024

By James Nalton. If you can win your headers when all about you are losing theirs, yours is The MLS and everything that’s in it. And—which is more—you’ll get a call-up to…

How Can Goal-Shy New York City FC Find More Goals To Celebrate?

March 27, 2024

By James Nalton. In the 2023 MLS regular season, only Toronto FC and Colorado Rapids — the bottom teams in each conference — scored fewer goals than New York City FC. It…

New York City Out But Not Down After Conference Final Defeat In Philadelphia

November 1, 2022

By James Nalton. New York City FC succumbed to a ruthless Philadelphia Union side in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference final, eventually falling to a 3-1 defeat having gone a goal ahead.…

Paxten Aaronson Shines As United States Under 20s Win Concacaf Championship

July 4, 2022

By James Nalton. A little over two minutes had gone in the United States’ Concacaf U20 semifinal against Honduras when centre-back Brandan Craig stepped up to swing in a free-kick from the…

Ngoma Goal Ensures Struber’s Red Bulls Come Out On Top Against Atlanta In Clash Of Styles

July 2, 2022

By James Nalton. New York Red Bulls’ 2-1 win at home to Atlanta United was an interesting game when it comes to assessing the Red Bulls’ pressing tactics. It saw them come…

New York City Stuck In Slump After Impressive Unbeaten Run

June 28, 2022

By Mike Rice. Two defeats in a week is tough to take for New York City FC, especially when those losses came against two of its biggest rivals. The 3-0 defeat to…

New York Red Bulls’ High Energy & High Pressure Start To 2022

June 21, 2022

By Mike Rice. The Red Bull franchise has a clear philosophy across its soccer teams around the globe and, like its drink, it is full of energy. New York Red Bulls are…

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