New York City FC Transfer Tracker: All 2026 news and rumors
Mitja Ilenič officially departs New York City FC after three seasons, joining Raków Częstochowa on loan through the end of 2026.
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Rocco Commisso, former New York Cosmos owner, dead at 76
A look at Rocco B. Commisso, the Italian billionaire who played striker for Columbia University, revived the New York Cosmos, battled US Soccer, and bought ACF Fiorentina in 2019.
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Brooklyn FC Transfer Tracker: All 2026 news and rumors
All the breaking news, transfer rumors, and sketchy social posts about the first-ever Brooklyn FC USL Championship squad.
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Cosmos Transfer Tracker: All 2026 news and rumors
The Cosmos roster for their inaugural USL League One season is now up to 22 players.
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Gotham FC Transfer Tracker: All 2026 news and rumors
The Gotham FC Transfer Tracker returns as the Bats look to add to their title-winning squad.
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Will Talles Magno play for New York City FC in 2026?
The Prodigal Son has returned to the Big Apple — but how long will he stay?
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2026 Gotham FC schedule is here
Gotham starts the NWSL season on March 14 at Gillette Stadium in Boston Legacy FC's inaugural match, while the home opener is one week later against NC Courage at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
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Episode 72: Maxi Moralez returns, Talles Magno makes the NYCFC preseason roster
It's revolving doors time for the New York City FC roster so we talk Maxi Moralez re-signing, transfer rumors for Mitja Ilenič and Julián Fernández, and the players to watch in preseason, like prodigal son Talles Magno.
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Mitja Ilenič loaned to Raków Częstochowa in Poland
The fullback was left out of the New York City FC preseason roster and now heads to Raków in Poland's Ekstraklasa on loan with an option to be bought outright.
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Brooklyn FC to hold open tryouts for men's team
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 2 pm ET at Maimonides Park, with tryouts open to players age-17 and older, and with a registration fee of $150 per participant.
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New York City FC vs LAFC match moved to May
Originally scheduled for October, NYCFC will now host LAFC on Wednesday, May 6, at Citi Field at 7:30 pm ET. No reason was given for the scheduling change.
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So, how is that New York City FC depth chart looking?
A position-by-position breakdown of the player pool currently available to Head Coach Pascal Jansen as the 2026 preseason begins.
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New York City FC releases preseason roster and it doesn't include Mitja Ilenič
The club is "negotiating a potential transfer" to send Ilenič elsewhere, while five non-roster players receive invites to make it 35 players participating in the team's 2026 preseason.
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Maxi Moralez re-signs for 2026 season
The soon-to-be-39-year-old is back for a 10th season as New York City FC's No 10.
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New York City FC confirm 2026 preseason schedule
The club will hit three cities and play five preseason friendlies to get ready for the start of the 2026 Major League Soccer season.
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Goalkeeper Mac Learned signs with New York City FC
The 23-year-old goalkeeper out of Sacramento State made 14 starts for NYCFC II in MLS Next Pro last season and now joins the MLS squad ahead of the 2026 campaign.
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New York City FC attendance climbed slightly in 2025
While MLS attendance overall shrank by 5.36% in 2025, NYCFC's grew for the fourth consecutive year to average 21,853 per match — that's the highest since 2018.
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Evan Lim called up to U-20 camp
The 17-year-old NYCFC II midfielder will join the USMNT U-18 squad for a January assessment camp in Mesa, AZ.
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SheBelieves Cup coming to Sports Illustrated Stadium
The 11th installment of the tournament comes to the New York metro area for a March 7 doubleheader that will see the United States host Colombia and Canada take on Argentina.
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Episode 71: Taty Castellanos at West Ham, NYCFC transfer wish lists, Talles Magno's future
What Taty Castellanos to the Premier League means for the player and his former MLS club, who New York City FC should target in the transfer market, and what might come next for Talles Magno after his Corinthians loan.
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One to Watch: Loradana Paletta named to USWNT U-17 camp
The 14-year-old phenom – the only girl on New York City FC’s U15 boy's team – will be one of the youngest players with the USWNT U-17s.
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2026 MLS transfer window dates revealed?
It looks like the MLS 2026 winter transfer window will open on Friday, January 23, and close on Thursday, March 26, and the NWSL transfer window will open on Monday, January 26, and close on Monday, March 16.
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How did we do? A look back at our 25 predictions for 2025
Fully 10 of our predictions were 100% (sorta) right, and another 5 get partial credit. Which counts for something?
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Editor's Picks: Hudson River Blue's Best Stories of 2025
Happy New Year! Here are 18 of our favorite articles from this past year as selected by the editorial staff at Hudson River Blue.
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Hudson River Blue's Top 10 Stories of 2025
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