New York City FC 2025 Final Report Card
With the 2025 season is in the rearview mirror, here are the final grades for New York City FC players and the front office.
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With the 2025 season is in the rearview mirror, here are the final grades for New York City FC players and the front office.
We look back on the Homegrown's seven-season career at New York City FC, and how his breakout 2025 established him as one of the best defensive players in Major League Soccer.
New York City FC found the exact right coach for the 2025 team, as Jansen's "Bulletproof mindset" and tactical flexibility helped the team exceed expectations.
The 21-year-old winger had a stretch of summer productivity as an assist-maker, but Ojeda's attacking output was missing for much of the season despite his playing in all 43 of New York City FC's 2025 matches.
It looks like NYCFC will go back to having a dark blue-dominant away jersey in 2026, bringing back memories of the Gotham Kit the club wore during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
The 25-year-old Designated Player bolstered the creative side of NYCFC's attack and saved his best and biggest goals for the MLS Cup Playoffs after arriving at midseason.
A review of the big dates and offseason deadlines you need to be aware of as you wait to see what moves NYCFC makes to overhaul the 2026 roster.
The season began brightly for the 20-year-old fullback, but he ended 2025 as an unused substitute in 13 of New York City FC's final 20 matches. Will he fight for more minutes in 2026, or is a transfer away up next for Ilenič?
The longtime coach of Philadelphia Union II will take charge of the inaugural Brooklyn men's squad ahead of its USL Championship debut in 2026.
His wasn't a perfect season in 2025, but it was another season in which you could consistently call the 30-year-old club captain one of the top center-backs in MLS.
What stands out about New York City FC's new Sporting Director: His path to becoming a soccer executive, the on-field identity of his Sacramento Republic teams, and how he might handle business at NYCFC.
The HRB crew discusses New York City FC's six-game postseason run — they go over what went right, what didn't, and what the future holds for this young team.
Billionaire New York Mets owner Steve Cohen's $8 billion Metropolitan Park development in Willets Point is on the verge of receiving one of three new casino licenses in New York City after receiving its latest approval.
Pascal Jansen and his New York City FC squad inspired dreams of another unexpected MLS Cup win, but it wasn't meant to be, as Inter Miami CF rolled to a comfortable Eastern Conference Final win.
Joint bidders the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica officially included the under-construction Queens soccer stadium as one of 50 possible venues for matches during the 2031 Women's World Cup.
The Apple TV analyst thinks New York City FC must take the game to Inter Miami if they're to earn a spot in MLS Cup: Lionel Messi is the GOAT and Javier Mascherano is proving himself as a coach, but Twellman is full of praise for Pascal Jansen and Nico Fernández.