Features
By James Nalton. New York City 0, New York Red Bulls 0. Neither of the Major League Soccer teams with New York in their name have been very good this season. A scrappy Hudson River Derby meeting at Yankee Stadium further confirmed this badness. Rather than give an indication that
DC United
By Elliot Sangara. In a gritty showdown on Saturday night, the San Jose Earthquakes managed to weather the storm despite Tanner Beason's late ejection and relentless second-half pressure from D.C. United, ultimately securing a hard-fought 0-0 draw. The San Jose goalkeeper emerged as the hero of the
DC United
By Elliot Sangara. Wayne Rooney’s DC United are at their best when they keep it simple. That’s exactly what they did on Saturday night when they took on the Chicago Fire at Audi Field in Washington DC. Two former English Premier League veterans led the way for United.
Match Report
New York City had a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time since April but played out a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. It was one of those stodgy, scrappy Yankee Stadium games that needed some advanced skill and control to tame
MLS
New York City FC returned to winning ways in a midweek matchup against CF Montreal. It was only the team's second win in 18 games as the pressure mounts on head coach Nick Cushing, but there were plenty of promising signs in this 2-0 victory. One of them
DC United
By Elliot Sangara. In a clash between D.C. United and Inter Miami CF, it was Taxiarchis Fountas who stole the show with a goal and a subsequent assist, helping his side secure a hard-fought 2-2 draw on Saturday night. After a goalless first half, both teams exploded into action
Match Report
By James Nalton. Substitute Gabe Segal rescued a point for New York City FC in added time of the second half against Columbus Crew, just as it looked like the team would slump to another disappointing defeat. New York City had been caught napping against the run of play at
DC United
By Elliot Sangara at Audi Field. As the sun began to set on a cool spring evening, the atmosphere at Audi Field was electric as DC United took on CF Montreal. The sight of a relatively full stadium on a Wednesday evening is a testament to the transformative impact Wayne
Features
Defeats like this can be good for a team like New York City FC, depending on the reaction to it. Despite a poor record in recent games and not having lived up to expectations last season, Saturday's opponent Toronto FC isn't a shabby outfit and has
Features
By James Nalton. The New York area Major League Soccer teams have made indifferent starts to the 2023 season, with neither New York City FC nor New York Red Bulls picking up a win in their first two games of the campaign. This is not an immediate problem, especially given
Features
By James Nalton. Nashville 2, New York City 0 The 2023 Major League Soccer season produced a strange opening game for New York City FC, which was perhaps to be expected given the exodus of players in the past year -- especially during the offseason between 2022 and 2023. None
Analysis
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