2020 will be the year of the most matches carried in the home market with over 2 dozen on the YES Network, owned by their 25% partner, NY Yankees. March 1 with the Crew will be the season kickoff and that of the broadcasts from 12:30 p.m.. Each of these games on YES are also streamed on FOX Sports Go app. The talking heads are back from last season as Joee Tolleson handles the play-by-play and Ian Joy provides the analysis.
The Eastern Conference champs who bombed out of the MLS Playoffs in their 4th different home stadium facing Toronto, played their first international match yesteday as they qualified for the 2020 CCL. They did make the Conference semis for the 4th year straight by way of a bye and fully a dozen of those players are back including Captian Alex Ring, USMNT GK Sean Johnson, still unscored upon in international play. Maxi Morales, a sub into yesterday's CCL match and a Best XI in MLS for 2019 has a new deal and was last year just the 3rd in MLS history to have 20 assists. NYCFC is a multi headed threat in that they were the sole team league wide to have a trio hit for double digit goals as Heber with a hat trick last night, Mitrita & Valentin Castellanos fresh off time with Argentina's U-23's combined for 38 strikes.E xpect more of the same with all 3 here for all the season and hoping they stay healthy.
The team is now on yet another HC, Ronny Deila, named in Jan. He has a trio of titles over his European career not limiited to the world famous Celtic FC of Scotland, then was last with Valerenga of Norway. His first win with his current club was last night. Nick Cushing a renowned coach from the women's game and took some titles during his time with Manchester City is a new assistant as is ex-NYCFC player out of the Academy's coaching staff,Mehdi Ballouchy, the midfielder had been at the helm of the U-15's. Another newbie would be Sporting DIrector David Lee promoted internally as CLaudio Reyna went south to start yet another team. Lee had begun as the Director of Player Recruitment in 2014, the Technical Director in 2017, playing a huge role in the curent lineup.