The New York City Post
Market12 Apr 2027
Andrew Thomas is a New York City player
The fee is $1.8M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Seattle Sounders drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
Andrés Perea goes up and wins it — 7.89
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.89 for the rest of it.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Tempers go at New York City
Hannes Wolf was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
Talles Magno runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Nicolás Fernández Mercau falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match10 Apr 2027
Andrés Perea answers Orlando City immediately
Conceding is one thing; the response is what tells you about a dressing room. Andrés Perea had New York City level again within 4 minutes, and Orlando City never got to play with a lead at all.
In brief
- Squad 9 new faces, and New York City are still learning each other
- Match Andrés Perea rescues a point for New York City
- Squad Bénie Traoré knocks on the manager's door
- Market New York City bring in Rayan Elloumi on loan