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Is the FIFA Club World Cup winning us over?

1 day ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

With the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup taking the day off after the Group Stage games ended last night, we thought it was a good time to check in with Michael Battista and Matthew Mangam, the Hudson River Blue contributors who are covering the tournament's games at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Porto, Al Ahly play 8-goal draw to crash out of FIFA Club World Cup

4 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

The final FIFA Club World Cup group stage match at MetLife Stadium did all it could to make up for the 229 straight scoreless minutes played at the start of the tournament’s East Rutherford, New Jersey slate of matches, as FC Porto and Al Ahly FC played to a back-and-forth 4-4 draw. The crowd of 39,893 was predominately clad in red and there to cheer for Al Ahly, but Porto went toe-to-toe with the Egyptian side.
USMNT 2-1 Haiti: 5 Thoughts

6 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

The United States men's national team wrapped up a perfect group stage of the Concacaf Gold Cup by beating Haiti 2-1 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Fluminense avoid upset vs Ulsan HD in 6-goal thriller

6 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

The fourth match held at MetLife Stadium in seven days turned into one of the best games played so far in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Fluminense FC overcame Ulsan HD FC, 4-2, to jump to the top of Group F in a back-and-forth game in front of an announced crowd of 29,321 in East Rutherford, NJ.
What's a weather delay? Palmieras defeats Al Ahly 2-0

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

It finally happened: After 229 minutes of scoreless soccer in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup games played in East Rutherford, NJ, the suffering at MetLife Stadium came to an end. Brazilian side SE Palmeiras scored in the 49th minute in their group stage match against 45-time Egyptian Premier League champion Al Ahly SC on Thursday afternoon, then did it again 10 minutes later.
Mauricio Pochettino says Matt Freese is his starting goalkeeper

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

Mauricio Pochettino named Matt Freese his starting goalkeeper ahead of the United States men's national team's second group-stage match of the Concacaf Gold Cup against Saudi Arabia. Per Steven Goff of The Washington Post, the USMNT coach says he's sticking with Freese, hoping to "give now some continuity to see how he deals with the pressure to be No. 1 in the national team."Sounds like Matt Freese will remain the USMNT’s starting keeper.
Scoreless in New Jersey: Fluminense FC vs Borussia Dortmund ends in entertaining 0-0 draw

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup continued on with a midweek, midday match in the Meadowlands. Fluminense FC and Borussia Dortmund played to the second scoreless draw at MetLife Stadium in this tournament, in yet another battle between South America and Europe. Over 34,000 were announced as attending the match, which kicked off at noon Eastern Time. On Sunday, it was SE Palmeiras and FC Porto who played an exciting 0-0 draw at MetLife in front of more than 46,000 fans.
Hannes Wolf delivered Player of the Matchday-worthy performance for NYCFC

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

It took until the league's 19th Matchday of the season, but it finally happened: A New York City FC player received my MLS Player of the Matchday vote. That means a New York City player also gets prime real estate in this latest edition of How We Voted, the column in which I explain my thought process for each two-player ballot I cast with the North American Soccer Reporters following each round of MLS matches.
Playing the Odds: FanDuel fields competitive soccer team

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

FanDuel is in soccer. No, we’re not talking about a new promotion with Major League Soccer. Nor is the sports gambling company jumping on the front of the shirt of any professional team any time soon. Instead, you can find them playing on the fields of Randalls Island in the lower divisions of United States Soccer. Meet FanDuel FC, a first-year team playing in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League here in New York City.
2025 FIFA Club World Cup gets off to exciting if scoreless start at MetLife

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

In a clash between South America and Europe, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup kicked off its stay at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in front of 46,725 fans. Brazilian power SE Palmeiras and Portuguese side FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw in the Group Stage match. Exciting, but scorelessFirst, the bad news: Neither Palmeiras nor Porto scored a goal at MetLife on Sunday evening.