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A New York City soccer community covering NYCFC, Gotham FC, Brooklyn FC, and more at HudsonRiverBlue.com, home to @HRBPod.bsky.social
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Yesterday we wondered if the MLS Disciplinary Committee would take action against Lionel Messi after he grabbed the neck of NYCFC Ass't Coach Mehdi Ballouchy Today we have our answer:

New soccer on the Metro-North! The National Premier Soccer League announces New Haven United FC (New Haven, CT) as a 2025 expansion side. Will probably play in the #NPSL North Atlantic Conference alongside Hartford City, New York Shockers, & American SC. www.npsl.com/23698/

Another National Premier Soccer League team is out. Pensacola FC joins The League for Clubs for 2025, having been apart of the #NPSL on and off since 2013. PFC also runs a successful women's team - winning the Women's Premier Soccer League national title in 2012 and 2019.

Jonny Shore's debut bodes well for @newyorkcityfc.com and Pascal Jansen - here’s @noahky.bsky.social with the analysis ⬇️

Major League Soccer is back. We recap the biggest moments from opening weekend, starting with Messi's new haircut! Is it the right look for him? We break it all down! 💇‍♂️ The Cooligans Podcast 📺 🎧 APPLE: https://buff.ly/3QCFxko SPOTIFY: https://buff.ly/3EW9bik YOUTUBE: https://buff.ly/4ke0nnW

Strahinja Tanasijevic was subbed at halftime by coach Pascal Jansen. Why? The Serbian escaped being sent off w/ his 2nd yellow in stoppage time. Here's how you heard it on #NYCFC hometown radio joined by @mattyjlawrence.bsky.social Listen to every City match at nycfc.com/radio

My latest for @hudsonriverblue.com! Always a privilege to cover Brooklyn FC and the historic inaugural season they've been having so far. More on their first match of 2025 below:

First installment of a new feature, How We Voted Each week @andrewkleigh.bsky.social will vote for MLS Player of the Matchday then explain his 2-player ballot so you can nod in agreement or roast him for picking the wrong player(s). First up: A vote for @whitecapsfc.com's Jayden Nelson, explained ⤵️

NYCFC weren't the only New York City team to draw in Florida: @brooklynfc.bsky.social women earned a point on the road against Tampa Bay — it broke their winning streak but they're still top of the USL Super League Here's @takashiversace.bsky.social with the recap ⬇️

Botafogo shared a first photo of Santi Rodríguez training in their colors and it appears they’ve already taught him how to fly

Messi was raging mad at full time on Saturday night, earning a yellow card for berating the ref and then putting hands on NYCFC assistant Mehdi Ballouchy. Now the question is: Will the MLS Disciplinary Committee punish the Inter Miami star? www.hudsonriverblue.com/lionel-messi...

Your first @newyorkcityfc.com Player Ratings of the year are up, and the numbers are strong. No surprise here: Alonso Martínez is your POTM ⬇️

Reminder: The Player Ratings form closes at midnight docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

g+ GameFlow: MLS Regular Season Inter Miami CF v New York City FC on February 22, 2025. #MIAvNYC ⚽️🤖

9 passes into the final third originating from our own half is certainly a vibe shift

Our Game Recap is up: Here's @matthewmangam.bsky.social on the start of the Pascel Jansen Era

#NYCFC opened the 2025 season and Pascal Jansen era with a promising draw against Inter Miami. My recap of the action for @hudsonriverblue.com: www.hudsonriverblue.com/nycfc-give-u...

4 Thoughts at the final whistle after NYCFC wasted a great performance from Alonso Martínez and a man advantage over a tired Miami team, extending their winless streak in season openers to seven by settling for a 2-2 draw in Ft. Lauderdale www.hudsonriverblue.com/inter-miami-...

A point on the road ain't bad, right? Now it's time to rate the @newyorkcityfc.com players:

Will we now see the @newyorkcityfc.com debut of Tomás Romero? He climbed this depth chart this offseason to become the backup to Matt Freese

Looking like Nico Cavallo is about to get his MLS debut just one day after officially signing with the team

Reminder that @newyorkcityfc.com are historically *bad* at opening day matches, every one of which has been played on the road NYCFC last won and opening day match was in 2018...

Alonso Martínez 🤝 “clinical finish” #ElClinico

Not much movement from NYCFC despite being a player up Holding positions like chess pieces on a chess board

Jonathan Shore making his MLS debut! The 17-year-old midfielder is the first new Homegrown to break through under Pascal Jansen, replaced Tanasijević (lucky to not see red) at halftime with Haak dropping into central defense

Looking like Jonny Shore is about to make his MLS debut

This Miami press is unreal 11 players and @newyorkcityfc.com would be cooked

New season same Strahinja Tanasijević, a man who never met a referee's yellow card he didn't want to get an up-close look at

NYCFC didn’t score until the third game of the 2024 season, a 1-2 home loss to Portland

A clever set piece equalizer, another assist for ageless Maxi Moralez, Ilenič hitting the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration in front of Messi, NYCFC with a man advantage for ~70 minutes. Back or “masculine urge to say we’re back 5 minutes after saying it’s over”?

Mitja scores the first @newyorkcityfc.com goal of the 2025 season! Clever set piece caught Miami unaware - #JansenBall is here, baby

It’s getting 🌶️ in Ft Lauderdale 🟥 to Miami for seeeping out Alonso’s legs just outside the box

Here we go again… #NYCFC @hudsonriverblue.com

On the plus side: Kits are looking sweet

Sloppy foul to give Miami a free kick, sloppy/nonexistent marking of an unmissable player who wears the pink No 10 jersey, bunch of guys watching the ball as Miami goes up 1-0...Hey the vibes of a season can't turn bad after 5 minutes if they were bad before the game even began!

Last time NYCFC won their season opening match it was 2018, last time they even got a point on Matchday 1 it was 2019. Maxi Moralez was wearing No 10 and starting in both those games and he's here doing it again in 2025, time is a flat circle etc.

Not much surprise to the first-ever Pascal Jansen Starting XI, not much in the way of experience on that substitutes’ bench. Agustín Ojeda 2025 breakout starts now?

The long awkward wait is over, Santi Rodríguez is officially a Botafogo player 90 minutes before NYCFC kicks off its 2025 season Here’s all that’s gained (for CFG, Santi) and all that’s lost (for NYCFC) from the second-biggest player sale in club history www.hudsonriverblue.com/santiago-rod...

Neither #RBNY nor #NYCFC will appear on FOX networks during this #MLS regular season.

Alumni News: Alfredo Morales signs with @stlcitysc.com Good photo

An expected trio of Legs are Out for New York City FC vs. Miami while Javier Mascherano lists 3 players Questionable + also hinted at other possible rotation following their arctic midweek match in Kansas www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-pla...

“Javier Mascherano confirmed not all players will be available for the 2025 Major League Soccer season opener against New York City FC…after what he called an ‘unprecedented’ turnaround for the club.” www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Nico Cavallo, the 88th of 90 players picked in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, earned a spot with the NYCFC First Team as he, like Max Murray shortly before him, was just announced as a new NYCFC signing. Could he end up starting at LB on Matchday 1 if Kevin O'Toole isn't ready in Miami?

New home in St. Louis for Alfredo Morales after he spent 2024 with San Jose but had his contract option declined after making 28 appearances in all competitions www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...