WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS
Peter Mangione had a pair of goals while Markus Anderson and CJ Olney each recorded a goal and assist as Brooklyn FC took a 4-1 victory against Sporting Club Jacksonville on Saturday night at Maimonides Park to end a five-game winless run in league play.
New York Red Bulls drop a crucial match at home against Philadelphia Union. The visitors post a 3-1 victory as they move closer to NY in the playoff race.
Two second-half goals from Brendan Krueger and Anderson Rosa helped Sarasota Paradise secure a 2-1 victory against the New York Cosmos, with Lamin Jawneh pulling a goal back for the hosts in the 83rd minute at Hinchliffe Stadium.
A blistering strike from outside the penalty area by Omar Hernandez delivered a 1-0 win for Chattanooga Red Wolves SC over Westchester SC to snap a three-game winless skid on Wednesday night from The Stadium at Memorial Field.
LOVE OF THE GAME
A team who, in 1975, brought in one of the biggest stars in world sports in an attempt to bring the world’s most popular game to the world’s most popular city. Their name: the New York Cosmos. Their aim: to make soccer the number one sport in all of America. It would prove to be however, that the rise “the most glamorous team in world football” would be met by an equally sharp and dramatic decline. This is the story of the New York Cosmos.
Steve and Kevin decided to take a trip out to the Bronx, Yankee Stadium to be exact, to experience the away game atmosphere at the New York Derby, Hudson River Derby, whatever you want to call it. RBNY were defeated 0-2, nonetheless, a great day for soccer
The documentary film follows fans of the New York Red Bulls and the first year New York City Football Club as the Hudson River Derby is born. The short is a behind the scenes look at the key supporters as they gear up for the first ever derby season and shows first hand the fanaticism and friction as it unfolds.
On one night, in the crucible of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup , the past and the present would collide. A winner-take-all derby between the Cosmos and NYCFC that would determine who truly owned the bragging rights of the Big Apple