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Cracks In Philadelphia Union’s Defense Revealed By (Un)Expected Goalkeeping Data

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October 14, 2024

By James Nalton. For the previous five seasons, Philadelphia Union has been one of the more consistent teams in Major League Soccer, regularly finishing in the top three of the Eastern Conference…

Mauricio Pochettino Wants To Win The World Cup With The United States

September 13, 2024

By James Nalton. This didn’t feel like an ordinary press conference. It was more like a celebration of Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment as the new head coach of the United States men’s team,…

Irvine Zeta FC: A Local Global Club In Orange County, California

June 13, 2024

By Oliver Tensley at the Championship Soccer Stadium. IRVINE, Calif. — Irvine Zeta FC is located in Orange County, California yet their scope of view is paradoxically both narrower and wider than…

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 Red Bulls Need To Recover MetroStars Culture In Difficult 2023 Season

July 14, 2023

By James Nalton. Something wasn’t quite right at the New York Red Bulls. On the field, the team wasn’t winning games and picked up just one victory in its opening 11 games…

NYCFC Should Take The US Open Cup Seriously To Continue New York Soccer Tradition

May 8, 2023

By James Nalton. Initial excitement around the start of the 2023 Major League Soccer season has now settled into run-of-the-mill regular season games, as 29 teams look to at least take one…

Is Seattle Sounders Goal-Getter Héber Showing NYCFC What They Are Missing?

March 7, 2023

By Mike Rice. Is a New York City tale being played out on the northwest coast in the state of Washington? That’s where former NYCFC striker Héber is grabbing headlines after being…

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.…

A Season Of Varying Fortunes For New York City FC

September 4, 2022

By Mike Rice. There have been two very different halves to the 2022 season for New York City FC. Highs and lows have been had so far, despite only minor changes to…

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