Why this MLS Player of the Matchday vote went to Houston Dynamo FC's Argentine No 10, not Lionel Messi, who won the actual award. Plus: Two NYCFC players earn starting spots in Team of the Matchday.
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.
We reflect on on Matt Freese's breakout USMNT performance, review NYCFC's losing trip to Canada, and preview NYCFC-Toronto FC. Plus: Michael Battista joins the show to discuss his report on the return of the Cosmos.
This round of MLS Player of the Matchday voting felt like a referendum on the developing debate over who should win the MLS MVP award this season.
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.
Four goals scored in 12 minutes by San Diego's Iloski in his first MLS start earned him our vote for Player of the Matchday.
New York City FC cut their payroll by 19% to $11.8 million, and now ranks #24 in the 30-team league.
A look at the mistake made by NYCFC’s Matt Freese against Haiti, and why he's still the starter of choice for USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Sure, Wolf didn't win the final vote for Player of the Matchday, but he received our vote for his three goal contributions in New York City FC's 4-0 win over Atlanta.
Positive moves have been made, but the work of NYCFC's Sporting Director feels incomplete and left too late to make the most of what remains of the 2025 season.
The LAFC star didn't win Player of the Matchday, but in our eyes, his influential performance in a fraught home match played during citywide protests was more impressive.
The Dutchman is six months into shaping a young and inconsistent squad that is undefeated against the top clubs in the conference, but that can lose to some of the worst teams in the league.
Gotham's first home match after winning the Concacaf W Champions Cup allowed the team to finally celebrate with its fans, but the brief postgame ceremony left us wanting more.
The striker is in the midst of another great season, but his underlying numbers say he should be scoring even more goals, and the eye test backs it up.
Before the start of this season, nobody would have guessed that Jonny Shore would be NYCFC's breakout player. But the midfielder is the first teenager since Jack Harrison to be fully integrated into the squad.
The legendary midfielder remains an influential presence, but his goal creation has been lacking through the first half of the season, a period in which he started every single MLS match for New York City.
