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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. It was the end of an optimistic run of games as the regular season drew to a
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After a successful freshman season in Division 2 of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League, Chris Hicks of From the Lion's Mouth had a chat with New York International FC president Nick Platt about his thoughts on the previous season and also looked ahead to future challenges. From an organizational
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By Mike Rice. Defeat to FC Cincinnati in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs, even with home-field advantage, saw New York Red Bulls season come to an end in an underwhelming fashion. At times this season they have excited, notably when a young Red Bulls side travelled
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By James Nalton. The latest Hudson River Derby took place at Yankee Stadium with New York City FC just having won their second trophy in the space of a year there days earlier -- a Campeones Cup to add to the Major League Soccer championship they won at the end
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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 the team. Under Ronny Delia The season had started so strongly for the reigning MLS champions but on
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By James Nalton. The quality of Major League Soccer in comparison to other leagues around the world can be quite difficult to determine given the way the league is run and the way teams are assembled. But the English Football Association has had to assess MLS and its place in
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By James Nalton. It was hardly the US Open Cup, but even a Major League Soccer regular season game with not much on the line -- not yet, really, anyway -- can be a heated affair when that game is a Hudson River Derby. It helps that the two MLS
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By Mike Rice. Aaron Long has been gathering the plaudits and staking his claim for a centre-back spot in the United States national team alongside Walker Zimmerman. And rightly so. He has been a great leader for New York Red Bulls and stepped into the national team with confidence and
DC United
By Mike Rice. As Chad Ashton took charge of his last game as interim head coach, DC United earned a home draw against Columbus Crew with new head coach Wayne Rooney watching on. The former Manchester United and England international is a previous Designated Player (DP) at DC United and
Analysis
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 left-wing. It was unusual to see a 6ft1in central defender taking free-kicks. Even the defenders who do
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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 up against a side with players, and a goalkeeper, with the technique to work their way around such
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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 showed cracks in their mentality -- unable to manage the game as well as