Like all other member teams in MLS, NYRB is back to their regular season games in this first phase.
Due to MLB rules barring anything other than MLB events in their venues, all NYCFC home games in this phase and 2 will be hosted at Red Bull Arena with no fans. Any games to be played after the end of the Yankees year are at the option of NYCFC to be played at Yankee Stadium.
They are back on a limited basis, the home games in NJ would be with no fans in attendance. All game are rather nearby, so if the other cities allow fans, a road trip would not be too difficult. It opens with a Hudson River Derby.
These 6 games will of course be done with full protocols relative to COVID-19. There are to be 18 more games coming to a head on Nov. 8, Decision Day. This year, 18 teams will make the playoffs, 4 more than last year, the MLS Cup is to be held Dec. 12.
Ligue 1 back Bakaye Dibassy whose acquisition was the result of a protracted scouting effort, negotiating over the term of a pandemic and fortunate timing. At just 30 he is now a Loon from Amiens SC, the club he joined in 2016 with over 134 games including 22 this season ahead of the virus caused shutdown. They had designs on him for quite some time as he filled the bill they sought to fill.
The Brazilian winger has left Chelsea, is not going far, but heading instead to Arsenal rather than South Beach with David Beckham. At 32, he was unable to set a deal with Chelsea, maybe next contract he pops the pond? He had rejected a 2 year pact from his team, having him then avail. on a free transfer. Arsenal is said to get him the three years he sought.
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Word is Reynoso is soon to be Northward bound, UTD's HC Heath stated in a call that he looked forward to it coming to fruition, "It's something that we would like to do, and I think it's something thats getting closer, If we can't, then we'll have to move on. We really need to have a definitive answer one way or the other. We think he's an extremely talented player. But it's been going on a long time now."
This is not the first time they have been linked together, it was tried in Feb. but fell apart.
This time, they may keep it in the family, by acquiring Samuel Tetteh a Ghananian international with their Salzburg team at forward. Is he going to put up BWP like #'s?, unlikely. The talks are well into the process but he is only with Red Bull on loan from LASK for whom he had 7 goals and a tio of assists helping them to a 5th place finish this past season.
Jonathan Gonzalez of Monterrey is thought to be a target of the United. He came on as a sub earlier this week in a 1-0 loss to Leon, his last game there? As per Fernando Cevallos a local scribe there, this is coming to pass and trumor has it that the deal may be done this week. It may very well be a loan with the option to buy his contract for Atlanta. Diego Medina of TUDN also put this news out. Even Herculez Gomez got in on the fun that it is between here and Celta Vigo of La Liga in Spain as the player had stated this last game would be his last with the Rayados.
A report out of MLS has FC Dallas looking to get Yoan Court, a mifielder on a free transfer as his contract with Brest has come to a close. At 30 he would lend a good deal of experience to the young roster assembled of so many of their Academy products. Over 23 games this season he had 3 goals and 7 assists, this would be his first pro team outside of France, others from there, notably Nantes are said to be on his trail as well. Most of his time was not with the Ligue 1 of Brest but in 2, where over 219 games he had a great balance with 31 each of goals and assists.
There is now a fully formed governance set up to "promote collaboration, innovation and input with representation from MLS academies and other elite youth academies." It is complete with 4 levels of governance, with MLS and other academies in each of the groups.
The top is the Executive Committee, just below them are the Working Groups followed by Chairs and lastly Divisions.
This will be made of elite year round games and player ID efforts, coaching educational opportunities and more to build their culture.
