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Will New York City act before the transfer window closes?

2 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Oliver Strand

With the 2025 primary transfer window set to close tomorrow, many of the sickos and pundits out in soccerland might be wondering if New York City FC will add any players to reinforce a young and imbalanced squad that has struggled in recent games. To go by the club's transfer history, the answer is yes. The club tends to be more active in the primary transfer window at the start of the season than in the secondary transfer window in the summer.
New York City vs New England player ratings

3 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

Another poor performance on the road meant another grim set of New York City FC player ratings handed down by the readers of Hudson River Blue. No one shined during NYCFC's 2-0 loss at Gillette Stadium, and our readers didn't rate any player above 6.0. Pascal Jansen's squad got much kinder ratings from our favorite rating algorithm over at FotMob, where the Starting XI averaged a 6.4 rating.
New York City FC weaknesses exposed by New England Revolution

4 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Oliver Strand

New York City FC had to like their chances heading into this game. It's not easy to get a result on the road, but they were facing a New England Revolution that scored just four goals in the seven matches they played so far this season – one of which was an own goal courtesy of NYCFC defender Thiago Martins – and managed to log just two wins despite a roster packed with big signings. But any hope that New York City could control the tempo of this game faded quickly.
ICYMI: The Top 5 soccerball stories this week

5 days ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Oliver Strand

1. Transfer rumors? We've been light on transfer rumors this window, but that changed on Tuesday when news surfaced that New York City is looking at midfielder Aiden O'Neill of Standard de Liège. The 26-year-old Australian International previously spent three seasons at City Football Group's sister club Melbourne City. And the we learned that NYCFC really could be making a play for Kevin De Bruyne. Read more in our transfer tracker here. 2.
New York City to play Pittsburgh Riverhounds in US Open Cup

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista

New York City FC now knows the identity of their Round of 32 opponent in the 2025 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Pascal Jansen's team will travel to western Pennsylvania to face USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Highmark Stadium on May 6 or 7.
Episode 34: Rang Philly's bell, now can NYCFC spill New England's tea?

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

Vibes are better after New York City FC's win over Philadelphia, though it still raised questions heading into a trip to face New England away. Plus, we talk transfer needs and NYCFC's rumored interest in midfielder Aiden O'Neill. New York City FC's 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union improved the vibes considerably following those two tough losses against Atlanta and Minnesota.
Brooklyn FC fires head coach Jessica Silva

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh

It will be three head coaches in one season for Brooklyn FC as the USL Super League club today announced the departure of Head Coach Jessica Silva. Officially the team says it "parted ways" with Silva and will be appointing a new interim manager shortly, but Silva appears to be paying the price for Brooklyn falling apart since play resumed after the USL Super League's winter break.
Chaotic, Sicko, Beautiful Goals

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Michael Battista |Megha Gupta

Open Cup Digest #14The Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is here. Sixteen teams from the second-division USL Championship will join the tournament and play the 16 survivors of the last two rounds. Only one amateur team, El Farolito SC from San Francisco, remain from the group that started the tournament back in March. And Westchester SC from just north of New York City are still kicking: The USL League One side are eyeing their first-ever cupset over a higher-division opponent.
Brian White erupts for four goals, keeps Vancouver rolling

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Andrew Leigh |Megha Gupta

Welcome to another edition of How We Voted, our weekly analysis of the two top performers from the most recently-completed Major League Soccer Matchday. Each week, I cast a vote with North American Soccer Reporters for MLS Player of the Matchday, so in this space I review why I placed these two players on my ballot. We also give you the final winner of the Player of the Matchday vote and share the full Team of the Matchday.
New York City vs Philadelphia player ratings

1 week ago | hudsonriverblue.com | Oliver Strand

New York City FC player ratings are determined by Hudson River Blue readers: Here are your NYCFC player ratings after a rainy 1-0 win over Philadelphia Union at Citi Field. The field was damp on Saturday night, but the feels were bright after New York City defeated Philadelphia at home for the first time since 2019. So what if the Union were without Dániel Gazdag after his shock transfer to Columbus Crew, and started 19-year-old Andrew Rick in goal?