Every team has a nickname, but few have one that’s as hotly debated as
@newyorkcityfc
’s - “the pigeons”
So, I did a deep dive on the pigeons nickname, its origins, and why some people seem to love it, while others seem to hate it …
⬇️ 👇
Brutal way for this season to come to an end but I’m still super proud of this
@NYCFC
team. In a lot of ways it feels like a totally different team that started the season, but I like our new identity and think this team has more tittles in its future. We’ll be back🔥🐦🗽
❗️
#SSLazio
forward and
#SerieA
legend Ciro
#Immobile
is tempted to join the
#MLS
this summer 👀🇮🇹
🗽 Immobile, would join the MLS just in case he gets a proposal from
#NYCFC
or
#RBNY
.
📑 His contract with Lazio will expire in 2026 - but he could leave before.
[
@TuttoMercatoWeb
]
Thoughts on the EA leak kit?
I’m honestly a big fan. Love a blackout kit to begin with, but the alternating orange/blue trim is nice without being too much
and I LOVE the stripped down crest with just the NYC insignia - a trend a lot of clubs are hopping on these days
Bringing back James Sands is awesome for a few reasons…
1) Who doesnt love a good homecoming?
2) Need depth at CB and CM? This helps both
3) Could allow us to return to the 3-back system from last season (although I’d love a left footer)
4) BING BONG
#NYCFC
#SANDS
#BINGBONG
I think
@AppleTV
has been mostly really good for
@MLS
, but I have to say it sucks to not be able to watch the rest of the league since all the games are at the same time…
Like ima watch
@NYCFC
every time, so that pretty much means I miss every single other match of the weekend
#NYCFC
revealed extensive sustainability plans at a local community board meeting in Queens for the Club’s proposed new soccer stadium in Willets Point.
The 25,000-seat stadium would become the first fully electric stadium in
@MLS
.
🔗
After just re-watching the first 100 goals in
#NYCFC
history, here are some things i completely forgot about:
1) Lampard once scored 9 goals in a 10-game stretch for us
2) How good Kwadwo Poku was for like 2 months in 2015
3) Ned Grabavoy
Thanks for 1,000 y’all!
Started my silly little page almost 2 years ago now and learned to love this team and this community more than I ever could’ve thought
Thanks for the support, and can’t wait to see what this club, fanbase, and community will do next💙💙💙
Hyped to announce I'll be teaming up with
@AreaSportsNet
to cover
#NYCFC
!
Be sure to give them a follow for NYCFC news and other great footy content
Can't wait to get started and can't wait for opening day this Saturday!
Let's pretend that
@NYCFC
announced a new stadium proposal. How would you want it designed?
Read below on some elements I'd love to see if
#NYCFC
built a stadium today.
What would you add to our future home? 🤔
I’m very on board with this
It’s just abundantly clear that Bakrar is in need of confidence rn, and a gesture like this could go a long way to lifting our guy up
I can totally see Jovan starting Saturday (I’d def start him), but if Bakrar is out there … I say let’s do it! 9️⃣👏🏼
It was an emotional game for Mounsef on Saturday when he missed a huge chance. Taty went through a similar situation in Girona and he got a standing ovation in the 9th minute the next game. Would you give Mounsef a Standing O in the 9th minute on Saturday?
#newyorkcityfc
I will take no more Héber slander - the dude is a different style player than Taty no doubt, but if you give this man minutes he will find the back of the net.
That’s what good poachers do, and this Brazilian is a VERY good poacher.
Big win for the lads today🔥🤙🏼🇧🇷
Someone who could use a bit of positivity is Mounsef so I’d like to give him his flowers for his work on our first goal
He did really well in the holdup there and played a great ball to spring Wolf free down the right flank
Keep at it Mounsef ❤️
Sources: Gabi Pereira finalizing transfer from NYCFC. Sources believe destination is Qatar.
Deal not 100% done but being finalized.
Pereira, 21, has 6g/3a for NYCFC this year. Arrived from Corinthians for reported fee north of $5m in 2022.
Also random note -
@CitiField
is WAAYY louder than Yankee Stadium
Attendance feels more or less the same, so idk if the building itself just holds sound better, or if the support here is just that much more electric
#NYCFC
@AreaSportsNet
A huge moment to celebrate for our beautiful club!
Also a massive congrats to
@SoupInNYC27
who was pretty much our sole source of information on this saga since the beginning
I absolutely cannot wait to see this place in person in a few years time 🥲🗽
The Willets Point Phase 2 Development, including the NYCFC soccer-specific stadium, has been overwhelmingly approved by NYC City Council, only 1 vote against.
NYCFC's permanent home is imminent.
L’Equipe: Maxime Chanot is about to sign with
#LAFC
.
The former NYCFC captain has 22 appearances and played 1,845 minutes for AC Ajaccio in France this season.
The club is shoring up the back line after the injury to Lorenzo Dellavalle ruled him out for the season.
Wow so potentially Wolf, Ojeda, Mijatovic, and Arezo in the same window? After bringing in Bakrar and Fernandez last window?
I have zero idea how we’re gonna line all this up but sounds fun as hell
🚨[EXCLUSIVO] Matías Arezo, muy cerca de ser refuerzo del New York City.
*️⃣
#NYCFC
está a detalles de cerrar el traspaso desde el Granada. Con el delantero, que fue buscado por River, ya hay acuerdo por un contrato hasta diciembre de 2028.
One google search and I’m already in love with this dude…
👤Center Forward
💰€7M value per
@Transfermarkt
⏭️ River Plate -> Granada -> Peñarol
⚽️ 21 goals in 40 matches this season
🎂 20 years old(!!)
🧢 3 senior caps already for Uruguay
Here’s who I’m rockin with for the home opener
Let the kids play up front - we brought em here for a reason.
🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
🕯️ ~we will score a goal~ 🕯️
🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️
Ahhh come on lighten up people this is kinda fun
Who cares if it’s a money grab? We missed the playoffs, we got nothing going on, but we get to play a high profile game that means nothing
I hope Tayvon straps Messi and Julian bangs one from 30 yards. Maybe Talles goes crazy idk
Celebrating a legend of the game 🤝
#NYCFC
today announced that it will play a friendly against
@InterMiamiCF
on Friday, November 10 at DRV PNK Stadium in commemoration of Lionel Messi’s historic eighth Ballon d’Or award.
Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup?
Matt Miazga maintains "Supporters' Shield is a harder trophy to win, you have to be the best team consistently over a 36-game period... MLS Cup you are the best team in a five, six game little tournament."
Sources: NYCFC sign forward Zidane Yañez to a homegrown deal.
Yañez, 15, most recently with Chile youth int'l and scored for their U-15s, but has been with USYNT (and Puerto Rico) in the past. Eligible for all three.
@MLSTransfers
Totally fine location. Right off the 7 train and in a huge soccer community. Only thing I’m not thrilled about is the 2027 completion date…but not a time to be negative. WE’RE FINALLY GETTING A STADIUM
The rain has ceased, the earth stopped shaking, and the 7’s fucked but it’s GAME DAY
Here’s who I’m rockin with for
#NYCFC
vs
#WeAreTheA
Lineup predictions? Score predictions? Vibe checks? ⬇️ 👇
🦃🍗Thankful for …
⭐️2021 MLS Cup
🏟️New stadium on the way
✍️Julian Fernandez, Birk Risa, Mousef Bakrar (and whoever we sign next)
🐦The fans
🧔🏻♂️Kevin O’Toole
4️⃣A 4th DP slot???
What are y’all thankful for???
#NYCFC
ITS GAMEDAY AND WE WON LAST WEEK LETS DO IT AGAAAAAIIINN
Here’s who I’m rockin with for
#NYCFC
vs
#DCunited
Can we win back-2-back games for the first time since September 2023???
New York City FC "24/7"
👈Authentic
👉Replica
Replica:
- No championship star
- No league patch/Apple logo
- No sleeve sponsor
- No inner neck detail
- No cuff trim
- No side/rear panel trim
- Shorter Adidas shoulder stripes
Having a homegrown reach the century mark for New York City Football Club is just and an awesome and wholesome milestone
It serves as an awesome reminder of this club’s growth and journey. A decade in the bank and a stadium on the way - We are a proper club❤️
@JoePompliano
I know MLS has a long way to go, but its interesting thinking about how we define “Major” sports in New York
Looking at attendance figures alone, NYCFC outdrew the Nicks, Nets, Rangers and Islanders last season with an avg of 19,477 fans
…and they won a title in 2021
@BoroughFootball
This x100000 I literally cannot understand that decision
Putting an entire slate of games at the same time makes no sense to begin with, but putting them all on a Saturday night during March madness is either just blind confidence or reckless oversight
Well damn Alfredo Morales woke up and chose violence on
@CBSSportsGolazo
this morning
“Still I’m struggling to see them (Red Bulls) as a rival because they play in a different state”
LET EM KNOW ALFREDO🗣️🗽
#NYCFC
#RBNY
#hudsonriverderby
"You can feel it the week leading into the game... It's a derby, that's a fact, you have to give everything you have."
@NYCFC
's
@alfredo1008
joins Morning Footy in studio to talk about the Hudson River Derby. ⚔️
@ImagesMls
Hot take - this trio did a lot for the club regardless of their on-field production. They generated interest, put assess in seats, and created plenty of lifelong fans of the club (like myself) down the road as a result
🐦
#pigeonthoughts
: That was a massive win for our season. A commanding win in front of an electric YS crowd for a trophy sounds like slump-breaking material to me.
If
#NYCFC
carry this momentum into the derby and get a dub we are officially back
@seeingthegame
I agree with this strongly. Especially in an era where PK’s get awarded more and more, I can’t believe the first order of business was to make it harder for keepers to make saves
Here’s who I’m rockin with against
#FCCINCY
Given everyone’s gone, I think this might be the best we can do?
I talked through this briefly on
@BlueCityRadio
last night, but the only other option I can think of has Jasson at RB, which I’m skeptical of
What would you run? 🤔
#NYCFC
players definitely absent for Saturday vs. FC Cincinnati:
Keaton Parks - red card suspension
Mounsef Bakrar - Algeria
Tayvon Gray - Jamaica
Tomás Romero - El Salvador
Mitja Ilenič - Slovenia U-21s
Jovan Mijatović - Serbia U-19s
Christian McFarlane - England U-17s
@hudsonriverblue
I hate this. We literally just played him out of position for 6 months and tanked his confidence. As soon as he was back at LW he looked dangerous again
Now we’re gonna sell him at what’s probably his lowest value? This would be a huge fumble of a big talent IMO
I’m growing more and more concerned about Jovan’s lack of involvement
Dude was like $10mil, is playing behind a striker who can’t buy a goal, and can still barely see the field
I know he’s young but this dude was getting CHAMPIONS LEAGUE minutes earlier this year…what’s up??
🚨Exclusive Interview🚨
Fresh off an extension, Kevin O’Toole has big plans for 2024 as he looks to lock down the starting LB role
But, his path to first team minutes is unlike anyone else’s on the squad
Read up on his unique journey here ⬇️ 👇
Is this what
#NYCFC
will look like come February??
As rumors heat up and signings are confirmed, here are some thoughts/questions
1) Our attack feels very deep all of the sudden
2) if healthy, who gets dropped between Keaton, Parea and Sands?
3) do we stick with the 4-2-3-1?
Wow scary moment in the final moments of the game with Thiago going down appearing unconscious for a few moments
Dude literally got up and walked it off tho which I don’t think I’ve ever seen before - he’s built so different
Hope you’re okay, Capitán
Center back depth chart looking a little more solid:
True CB’s: Martins, Risa, Strahinja
Flex CB’s: Sands, Haak, Tayvon
That’s enough bodies back there to get it done I think. While still insanely young, this squad is looking pretty complete…
No matches scheduled for RBA: ✅
Healthy mix of Yankee Stadium and City field: ✅
Strictly 7:30pm start times for all home matches: 🤷🏻♂️
Looks about as solid as we could’ve hoped for! Counting down the days til 2.25.23 👊🏼 🔥 🐦 🗽
The departure of one of our best ever players in Taty got me thinking - who are the best
#NYCFC
players of all time? 🤔 🧐
So, here is my ALL-TIME best XI for
@NYCFC
Agree? Disagree? Lmk what you think in the comments ⬇️ 👇
Per Jim Curtin: NYCFC and Philadelphia Union are actively in talks regarding the future of Andres Perea.
Loaned out player Brandan Craig has returned to training with the Union, but Andres has not.
#NYCFC