Takashi Williams

1 month ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh |Takashi Williams

The wait for a Brooklyn FC team to play a United Soccer League match at Maimonides Park in Coney Island was lengthy but it finally ended with a pair of mid-March USL Super League home matches. Brooklyn didn't enter its first Maimonides Park home stand in good form, and debuting in Coney Island wasn't enough to reverse their poor recent fortunes. Head coach Jessica Silva's squad lost back-to-back matches in Brooklyn, held scoreless in each loss, first a 0-2 vs.

1 month ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Matthew Mangam |Takashi Williams |Oliver Strand

The first two games of the season were always going to be a tough test for New York City FC. But both results – first a 2-2 tie with Inter Miami and now last night's 1-0 loss to LAFC – left much to be desired. NYCFC were close to earning a strong point on the road and shutting out LAFC, but an 86th-minute strike from Ryan Hollingshead proved to be the game-winner for the home side.

1 month ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Takashi Williams |Matthew Mangam |Andrew Leigh

Brooklyn FC are back to their USL Superleague playing ways after a three-month break. While the squad stayed busy after traveling to Italy and facing Serie A side Napoli, their first match back in the United States proved to be a challenge that pressed pause on their winning ways in the league. The squad resumed play in an away fixture against Tampa Bay Sun FC.

2 months ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Matthew Mangam |Takashi Williams |Andrew Leigh

The Pascal Jansen era has officially begun. And what a start it was. New York City FC drew 2-2 with Inter Miami in a game that felt like three points dropped. NYCFC conceded early but capitalized on a Tomás Avilés red card to tie the game up and eventually took the lead early in the second half. But a Miami reduced to 10 players had the last laugh, scoring in the 10th minute of stoppage time to snatch a point. There's a lot to unpack from the first Major League Soccer game under Jansen's belt.

2 months ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Takashi Williams |John Baney |Noah Kassell-Yung |Andrew Leigh

Name: Mounsef Bakrar Position: Center-ForwardAge: 24Key Stat: 8.01 touches in the opposition's box per 90 minutes, in the 100th percentile for forwards per FotMob. Watching Mounsef Bakrar last summer in a match against Orlando City, one New York City FC was favored to win against an underperforming Orlando side, it was more contentious than supporters of the Boys in Blue would have preferred.