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3 weeks ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Matthew Mangam |Mark Radigan |Andrew Leigh
New York City FC and Atlanta United have always played entertaining games. Saturday's fixture at Mercedes-Benz Stadium did not disappoint, as NYCFC blew a 3-1 lead to lose 4-3 to Atlanta in a seven-goal thriller.
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1 month ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh |Mark Radigan
Seymour Reid and Máximo Carrizo made their MLS debuts in the draw with Columbus Crew on Matchday 5, major career accomplishments for both considering they're just 17 years old. Followers of New York City have been waiting to see Carrizo hit this milestone for years, at least since he first made waves when signing a First Team contract as a 14-year-old in February 2022, at the time the youngest signing in MLS history. Carrizo's rise to minutes with the MLS squad was anticipated and long expected.
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1 month ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Mark Radigan |Andrew Leigh
In a match where New York City FC proved once again that Lower.com Field is their bogey ground, the Boys in Blue managed to escape Columbus with a point after a dismal 0-0 draw with the Crew. It's fair to say that NYCFC did not deserve a point from this fixture, as the Crew controlled the game flow from the 10-minute mark onward.
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1 month ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh |Oliver Strand |Mark Radigan
New York City FC player ratings are determined by Hudson River Blue readers: Here are your NYCFC player ratings for the 2-1 home win over Orlando City in Matchday 3 at Yankee Stadium. New York City rediscovered their home opener mojo with a win over Orlando on a freezing-cold Saturday night in The Bronx in front of more than 25,000 bundled-up fans.
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1 month ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh |John Baney |Matthew Mangam |Mark Radigan
The headlines for Lionel Messi coming out of Inter Miami CF's 2-2 draw with New York City FC should have been all about his two excellent assists, the second in stoppage time to rescue a point for the hosts. Instead, much of the postmatch attention coming out of the draw is focused on the heated exchange Messi had with both referee Alexis Da Silva and New York City assistant coach Mehdi Ballouchy following the full-time whistle.
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2 months ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | John Baney |Andrew Leigh |Matthew Mangam |Mark Radigan
Welcome to the latest edition of the Hudson River Blue Roundtable, in which John Baney, Andrew Leigh, Matthew Mangam, Raf Noboa y Rivera, Mark Radigan, and Takashi Williams look at what we learned in the 2025 preseason, and what we can expect now that New York City FC are about to play their first Major League Soccer game under Head Coach Pascal JansenHudson River Blue: Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room: What’s your reaction to the probable departure of Santi Rodríguez?
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2 months ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Mark Radigan |John Baney |Noah Kassell-Yung |Andrew Leigh
Name: Hannes WolfPosition: WingerAge: 25Key Stat: One assist across the final 16 games of the season including MLS league play and the MLS Cup Playoffs. With the transfer of Santi Rodríguez to Botafogo set to be completed and a new head coach taking over, what will Hannes Wolf's role look like for New York City FC in 2025? Signed on a free transfer in January 2024, the Austrian played 42 times in all competitions for New York City FC last season, making 39 starts.
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2 months ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Matthew Mangam |Andrew Leigh |Mark Radigan |Oliver Strand
Name: Malachi JonesPosition: Left-WingerAge: 21Key Stat: 3.14 shot-creating per actions per 90 minutes — the fifth-most by any NYCFC player last season. The story of Malachi Jones is unique. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Jones was adopted alongside seven siblings and raised in Tennessee. After an impressive high school campaign, Jones played collegiate soccer at Liscomb University, where he had 12 goals and 15 assists in 35 appearances.
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2 months ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista |Takashi Williams |Andrew Leigh |Mark Radigan
On Friday, the United Soccer League (USL) announced plans to bring more professional soccer to the New York metropolitan area. The USL and North Jersey Pro Soccer, an ownership group made up of local businesspeople, plan to introduce men’s and women’s teams that will play at Hinchliffe Stadium, a historic 10,000-capacity venue in Paterson, NJ built in 1932. The men’s team intends to join USL League One in 2026.
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2 months ago | 
hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista |Andrew Leigh |Mark Radigan
Major League Soccer may no longer be the only men’s league sanctioned at the top of the US Soccer pyramid. The United Soccer League (USL) announced on Thursday it plans to launch a new Division I-sanctioned men’s league, the same sanctioning held by MLS. The news was first reported by The Athletic before being officially confirmed by the USL itself. The as-yet-unnamed league, which is proposed to launch between 2027 and 2028, would be the USL’s fourth professional league in the United States.
