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Big Apple Pair Providing Rivalry MLS Has Craved

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Big Apple Pair Providing Rivalry MLS Has Craved This is what Major League Soccer wanted when they handed New York City FC an expansion place three years. The league body wanted to cultivate a rivalry in the United States’ biggest metropolis, harbouring hope that a new team in the Bronx would in turn spark the New York Red Bulls into life. T...

NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby

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NYCFC Out For Revenge in Sunday's Hudson River Derby Over a month has passed since New York City FC were handed the most humiliating defeat of their still short history, but the club is still hurting. Patrick Vieira’s side have played four games, winning two of them, and sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, yet the 7-0 thumping at the ...

Is Pirlo Pulling His Weight for NYCFC?

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Is Pirlo Pulling His Weight for NYCFC? In the pantheon of big names to have played in Major League Soccer over the two decades of its existence, Andrea Pirlo ranks highly. The Italian midfielder has won it all - the World Cup, the Champions League and countless Serie A titles - and now finds himself aiming for North American success with...

Has Patrick Vieira Made a Difference at NYCFC?

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Has Patrick Vieira Made a Difference at NYCFC? From the moment their expansion was announced, New York City FC were destined to steal more than their fair share of attention in Major League Soccer. The spotlight tends to follow clubs of such wealth and stature, and with Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City behind the franchise NYCFC had both those th...

League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016

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League Focus: Five Questions Ahead of MLS 2016 Three months will have passed since the 2015 MLS Cup final when the 2016 Major League Soccer campaign kicks off on Sunday, and plenty has happened in that time. North America’s top flight is set for another compelling season.There have been managerial changes, big-name transfers and a number o...

Team Focus: Defensive Arrivals Set to Make an Impact for NYCFC

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Team Focus: Defensive Arrivals Set to Make an Impact for NYCFC Three new signings stood in front of the press, and yet the cameras were trained on only one. Nearly a year had passed since Frank Lampard signed for New York City, and so the England international’s eventual arrival - following an impromptu loan spell at Manchester City - was a big deal. But ...

Match Focus: Rivalry to Develop in MLS Battle of the Big Apple

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Match Focus: Rivalry to Develop in MLS Battle of the Big Apple Many claim that it cannot, and never will, be called a derby. After all, how can there be rivalry between two teams that have never played each other before? But despite such scepticism the Major League Soccer community awaits Sunday’s first ever clash between the New York Red Bulls and New Yo...

Player Focus: David Villa Bringing a Shine to the Big Apple

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Player Focus: David Villa Bringing a Shine to the Big Apple Given how his face has adorned every billboard trailing New York City FC’s expansion season in Major League Soccer, it was apt that David Villa should score the franchise’s first goal at their temporary Yankee Stadium home.And what a well-crafted goal it was too. Exchanging a one-two wit...