Once A Metro

FC Motown lifts the NPSL championship trophy on Saturday night in Montclair. | Photo by Miguel Gonzalez A national soccer trophy came to the Tri State Area over the weekend FC Motown won the 2022 National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) championship, its first national title since being founded in 2012, in the only way it knew how on Saturday night. An early 2-0 lead was … [Read more...] about NPSL title win “more about belief” than experience for FC Motown

Wayne Rooney already picking up American fashion. | Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Wayne Rooney’s first Atlantic Cup experience as a manager comes at an awkward moment for both clubs It’s about time humans invented a new instrument. As a species, we haven’t scratched the surface of the amount of horns there could be. We could just keep adding curves and … [Read more...] about Matchday Preview: DC United

Queensboro FC II players celebrate with the United Premier Soccer League East Region trophy following their win over Chicago Nation FC last month. | Photo courtesy of Robin Hsiao/Queensboro FC It’s New York vs the world in finals across the lower league landscape Here’s a controversial take: winning a league title in an amateur league is far harder than winning a … [Read more...] about Lower League Round-Up: August 4, 2022

Tomas Pekhart could be the latest Legia Warsaw man to come to New York. | Photo by Mikolaj Barbanell/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Reinforcements in attack appear closer than defensive help as summer that began with ambition sputters out It’s been a conspicuously quiet transfer window for the New York Red Bulls as the team’s on-field form has hit severe … [Read more...] about Red Bulls hone in on Elias and Pekhart as awkward transfer window wraps up

Colorado Rapids line up before a match against San Jose earlier this year. | Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What to watch for in the first visit from the Rocky Mountains since 2019 Red Bulls on a Tuesday? The end times are truly near. Tactics Board For the second MLS week in a row, the New York Red Bulls find themselves facing a Western … [Read more...] about OaM Matchday Preview: Colorado Rapids