Another big one this week on the @nysoccerjournal.com podcast. We hit… ⚽️Toronto recap ⚽️New MLS Commissioner Larry Berg ⚽️Pochettino’s re-signing to the USMNT ⚽️Arnau Farnos’ brutal training injury ⚽️Leagues Cup preview … and more! Listen anywhere!

Spanish FIFA World Cup winner and goalscorer in the final, Ferran Torres, throwing the first pitch at Yankee Stadium ahead of the New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals tonight

A major thank you to Corentin Claisse, lovingly known as Coco, who served as our club president for the past three seasons. Coco oversaw three promotions, four league titles & two Kilby Cup wins during his time as president. ALLEZ COCO🇫🇷🦁🖤💛 @nysoccertimes.com

USL League One team Portland Hearts of Pine is set to build a new 9,000- to 11,000-seat soccer-specific stadium for its men's and women's teams, aiming to open in 2029. The stadium will be located by the waterfront at Cassidy Point, overlooking the Fore River estuary.

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A combined xG of 7.57 in the Red Bull New York vs Orlando City game last night.

Great goal from New York Red Bulls there. Scored by 19-year-old Panamanian Mijahir Jimenez 🇵🇦 Well worked. The face pass from Nealis to Forsberg, missing out Berggren who then got the assist, fooled the Orlando defense.

Another game being played at Yankee Stadium tonight, as New York City FC face Toronto. Two World Cup hosting cities, but sadly Yankee Stadium wasn't used as the New York New Jersey venue for the World Cup final.

New York City FC's Nico Fernandez Mercau is now joint top of the MLS scoring charts on 13 goals alongside Petar Musa and Hugo Cuypers, one ahead of Lionel Messi.

The New York Post is running an exclusive that FIFA has scrapped its plan to sell stakes in a new commercial and events subsidiary to private equity.

One of my favourite niche subjects - soccer played on baseball fields - reached a wider audience this week thanks to Liverpool vs Wrexham at Yankee Stadium, so I took the opportunity to write about it again here for @nysoccertimes.com nysoccertimes.com/yankee-stadi...

Yankee Stadium Soccer Field Discourse Ignited During Liverpool vs Wrexham

Yankee Stadium hosted a pre-season friendly between Liverpool FC and Wrexham AFC on Wednesday night, attracting the second-largest soccer crowd of the year to the venue, and igniting the soccer-on-a-b...

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A whole new group of fans got to have a say on Yankee Stadium's soccer field as Liverpool faced Wrexham in front of a big crowd in the Bronx. nysoccertimes.com/yankee-stadi...

Yankee Stadium Soccer Field Discourse Ignited During Liverpool vs Wrexham

Yankee Stadium hosted a pre-season friendly between Liverpool FC and Wrexham AFC on Wednesday night, attracting the second-largest soccer crowd of the year to the venue, and igniting the soccer-on-a-b...

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As the Liverpool v Wrexham game sparked the latest round of Yankee Stadium as a soccer field discourse, here's Pele playing at the stadium for New York Cosmos when they didn't even cover the infield dirt/sand with temporary grass.

A crowd of 42,204 turned out at Yankee Stadium to watch a pre-season friendly between Liverpool and Wrexham last night. It was the second-highest attendance for soccer at the stadium this year after New York City vs Inter Miami (45,845). Photo by Dustin Satloff.

Goalie wars at the MLS All-Star Skills Challenge. 🇺🇸🆚🇨🇦 New York City FC and USMNT goalkeeper Matt Freese vs Canada and Orlando City goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau

Alright, yall got me to stop being lazy. Here are some realistic changes I’d make to the MLS Roster Rules, with my reasoning and an example at the bottom. Enjoy everyone:

Simple, yet effective: Changing the MLS Roster Rules

I've seen and heard a lot of ideas, but there doesn't need to be a complete overhaul for big change

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Concacaf has released its latest club rankings. Mexican clubs remain in the top three, while LAFC has overtaken Inter Miami to be the highest-ranked US team.

Vermont Green FC has made an unbeaten run to the USL League Two national championship game for the second season in a row. These were the celebrations following Arnaud Tattevin's go-ahead goal in extra time in last year's conference final.

Also -an idea- New York Cosmos should replace NYCFC as NYC's nomadic team. They should push to move higher up when USL restructures with a Div I league (they are the New York Cosmos after all) and play in the baseball stadiums as NYCFC did.

James Nalton@jdnalton.bsky.social · last wk.

It's still funny they played a home game in LA. They needed a home but I quite liked the NYCFC nomads era. It was one of the things that provided additional interest in MLS regular seasons that are often in need of additional interest.

New York City FC moves into a new stadium at Willets Point, Queens, next year, ending its nomadic era. Here are the locations across New York and the USA that NYCFC nomads have called home.

New York City FC moves into a new stadium at Willets Point, Queens, next year, ending its nomadic era. Here are the locations across New York and the USA that NYCFC nomads have called home.

Nico Fernández Mercau with a rocket of a goal for New York City FC vs Chicago Fire that may have broken some of Apple TV's equipment.

For anyone looking for pro/rel in US soccer, one of the teams on this map has been promoted four times

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Which English Premier League team should you support? None 🗽⚽

Lots going on in American soccer post World Cup in part II of the 2026 season. I updated this starter pack with active Bluesky posters whose coverage focuses on/includes the game in North America go.bsky.app/6MjSiK6

Four New York Red Bulls players looking at Abada while Biel just wanders freely into the most dangerous area of the field.

Which English Premier League team should you support? None 🗽⚽

A look back at the 2026 World Cup in New York City, with NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Which English Premier League team should you support? None 🗽⚽

New York International FC (@nyintfc.bsky.social) and EV Loves NYC (@evlovesnyc.bsky.social) host Mutual Aid Cup on Randall's Island

New York International FC And EV Loves NYC Host Mutual Aid Cup On Randall's Island

New York International FC is hosting a soccer tournament on Randall’s Island on Saturday to support mutual aid work across the city. The competition, named the EVLovesNYC Mutual Aid Cup, begins at 1p...

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One of the best World Cup games at the New York New Jersey Stadium, Ecuador vs Germany.