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Pascal Jansen hired to replace Nick Cushing as coach of Major League Soccer's New York City

Jan. 06, 2025 15:54 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Pascal Jansen was hired Monday to replace Nick Cushing as coach of Major League Soccer team New York City and given a four-year contract, a week after leaving Hungarian club Ferencvaros in the middle of the season. Jansen, 51, has Dutch and British citizenship. He...

US midfielder James Sands joins German club St. Pauli on loan from New York City FC

Jan. 01, 2025 14:41 PM EST

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — United States midfielder James Sands has joined Bundesliga team St. Pauli on a six-month loan from New York City FC, the teams announced Wednesday. The German club will have an option to extend the loan to keep the 24-year-old Sands through the 2025-26...

Atlanta United brings back Ronny Deila to MLS as new coach

Dec. 20, 2024 15:15 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United hired Ronny Deila as its new coach on Friday, bringing him back to Major League Soccer three years after he guided New York City FC to a championship. The 49-year-old Norwegian manager agreed to a three-year deal to replace Rob Valentino, who served as...

Coachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs

Dec. 17, 2024 10:34 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League as the preseason event continues to get bigger and bigger. The three-week event will take place from Feb. 1-22 at the Empire Polo...

New York City FC fires coach Nick Cushing after playoff loss to rival New York Red Bulls

Nov. 26, 2024 08:40 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Coach Nick Cushing was fired by New York City FC on Tuesday, three days after a 2-0 loss to the rival New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference semifinals. Cushing became the 11th coach among the 29 MLS teams to depart since the start of the...

Red Bulls advance to Eastern Conference final after posting 2-0 victory over New York City FC

Nov. 23, 2024 20:45 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Dante Vanzeir notched an assist on a first-half goal by Felipe Carballo and then scored nine minutes later, and Carlos Coronel made them stand up by posting his seventh career clean sheet against New York City FC in the New York Red Bulls' 2-0 victory in an Eastern Conference...

NYCFC stadium next to Citi Field to be called Etihad Park after United Arab Emirates airline

Nov. 21, 2024 09:11 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City FC’s $780 million, 25,000-seat venue that it intends to open next to the Mets’ Citi Field in 2027 will be named Etihad Park under a 20-year agreement announced Thursday with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. The...

Matt Freese, NYCFC outduel Roman Celentano and Cincinnati in 6-5 shootout to win first-round series

Nov. 09, 2024 18:58 PM EST

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Freese had three saves in a nine-round shootout and Mitja Ilenic scored the winner as New York City FC beat Roman Celentano and FC Cincinnati 6-5 on Saturday after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation of the rubber match in the best-of-three first-round...

Alonso Martínez, Thiago Martins help NYCFC force deciding match with 3-1 victory over Cincinnati

Nov. 02, 2024 20:32 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alonso Martínez and defender Thiago Martins scored first-half goals and New York City FC forced a deciding match with a 3-1 victory over FC Cincinnati at Citi Field on Saturday. Santiago Rodríguez scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half...

Luciano Acosta, Yamin Asad, Roman Celentano help Cincinnati hold off NYCFC 1-0 in playoff opener

Oct. 28, 2024 21:41 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Luciano Acosta picked up an assist on Yamin Asad's first career postseason goal and Roman Celentano made it stand up as FC Cincinnati beat New York City FC 1-0 on Monday in the opener of a best-of-three first-round series for the MLS Cup. Asad ended a scoreless...