Chelsea 2-0 Fluminense: 3 Thoughts
New addition João Pedro starred and scored a brace for Chelsea as the English club returns to the Club World Cup final after winning the trophy in 2021.
Matthew Mangam
Matthew Mangam is a student at Rutgers, where he is the Head Sports Editor for The Daily Targum and is a Senior Writer for Hudson River Blue. Matthew has been an NYCFC fan since 2014.
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Fooled Around and Fell in Love: Why we're so into the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
With the final three games of the 2025 Club World Cup taking place at MetLife Stadium, we take stock of a tournament that has won us over.
Mexico defeats USMNT to win Gold Cup for 10th time
The United States went up early but El Tri got two unanswered goals from Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez to make it back-to-back Gold Cup titles.
Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund: 4 Thoughts
Real Madrid was cruising to victory in this 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Quarterfinal matchup with Borussia Dortmund when late-game dramatics almost flipped the result.
New York City 3-1 Toronto: 5 Thoughts
New York City FC bounced back from last weekend's loss in Montréal thanks to another big game from Hannes Wolf, plus contributions from two fullbacks and a player who hadn't been involved in a goal all season.
USMNT 2-1 Guatemala: 3 Thoughts
Deigo Luna was the hero tonight as the USMNT punched their ticket to 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final.
Oppo Research: 5 Things about Toronto FC
Toronto FC announced the departures of Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi on Tuesday — John Molinaro of TFC Republic tells us if that will hurt or help the team
USMNT (4) 2-2 (3) Costa Rica: 3 Thoughts
Matt Freese played the hero for the United States in a dramatic penalty-shootout victory over Costa Rica in the Gold Cup Quarterfinals.
Well-rested NYCFC fall to Montréal in lifeless road performance
New York City FC got held scoreless for a seventh time this season and a second time by last-placed CF Montréal, who won 1-0 at Stade Saputo.
Is the FIFA Club World Cup winning us over?
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage games are done and dusted: Michael Battista and Matthew Mangam discuss the highs and lows of the tournament so far, and what they're looking forward to seeing in the knockout rounds.
Oppo Research: 5 Things about CF Montréal
A struggling Montréal looks to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at home to Cincinnati on Wednesday by beating New York City FC for the second time this year — and log the first season sweep in club history.
Al Ahly 4–4 Porto: 4 Thoughts
Three goals in three minutes? This tournament is drunk: Al Ahly and Porto crash out of the FIFA Club World Cup despite scoring a combined 8 goals.
USMNT 1-0 Saudi Arabia: 3 Thoughts
Matt Freese recorded his second consecutive clean sheet for the USMNT as the Yanks will advance to the knockout round of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup with an unconvincing win over Saudi Arabia.
Palmeiras 2-0 Al Ahly: 3 Thoughts
An announced crowd of 35,179 watched Palmeiras score the first MetLife goals of the tournament – and endure a lengthy weather delay – on a hot afternoon in New Jersey.
USMNT 5-0 Trinidad and Tobago: 3 Thoughts
NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese gets a clean sheet in the first round of the2025 Concacaf Gold Cup — and his first competitive game for the USMNT.
3 Reasons why Matt Freese should start for the USMNT in the Gold Cup
Here's why the in-form NYCFC goalkeeper is the best choice right now for the United States.