1. Is Maxi Moralez 2. Nico Fernandez 3. Thiago Martians 4. Matt Freese

Hi everyone, I purchased 2 tickets for the Chicago game and my tickets says suite entrance / delta sky 221A. Is this a suite ticket and does it come with unlimited food or drinks or any perks? Anything I should know or it’s just a regular seat ticket

Was anyone else livid that they decided to go with Navy socks last night? It was the first thing I noticed after turning the game on and I exclaimed so loudly that I alarmed my wife. This is a travesty, and I cannot support this violence against our Orange socks. WTF kitman

Some lazy progress flicks from the LIE, will do a walkabout soon for better photos. I guess I haven't noticed the Etihad Park signage going above the North Seats yet, thought that was cool.

Annoyed at the club about this - I redeemed 500 points yesterday for a pair of tickets because it said the Chicago Fire match on Saturday was eligible. Sent them an email immediately after redeeming and got a reply today stating that Saturday is no longer eligible.

I get that Lewandowski is there now and ticket prices have gone up, but it stated that the match was eligible well after that transfer took place so it’s not like they didn’t have plenty of opportunities to update it up until I happened to try and redeem points. Wonder if anyone else here tried to do unsuccessfully? They offered to refund points or tickets to the other eligible matches, and will wind up taking one of those dates, but it feels dishonest.

New York City FC marked their return to MLS action with an impressive 2-1 road victory against the Columbus Crew. Nicolás Fernández Mercau opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Agustín Ojeda doubled the lead after the break. Daniel Gazdag's late penalty ensured a tense finish, but Pascal Jansen's side held firm to claim all three points in Ohio.

QUOTES

NEW YORK CITY FC HEAD COACH PASCAL JANSEN

On the importance of opening the second half of the season with a win...

“It’s massive... It’s the first game after a break, which is not common in MLS because of the World Cup. So the first game coming out of a break is very important. But also, being on the road against Columbus [Crew] is a tough game for any team coming here. The way we played, I said to the guys just now, in possession I wasn’t really satisfied because we were losing too much energy and giving away possession unnecessarily too many times. But the way we played, especially out of possession for big periods of the game, was very

satisfying to see against a possession-based team like Columbus. So I’m pretty happy with the performance, happy with the result obviously, and it’s a good start coming back from the break.”

On James Sands’ performance at center back...

“If you look at [Defender] Thiago [Martins] and [Midfielder] Jimmy [Sands] as a pair today, what they delivered in possession and especially out of possession was at a very high-level tonight, given the fact that we had a lot of changes in the team and were looking for the

right chemistry in general. To see how they handled themselves, especially the flexibility and hybrid positioning of Jimmy Sands, was impressive. That’s how I’ve gotten to know Jimmy from the first day he was back in the building. He’s very open to learning and very aware of what is expected from him. Today was a good reflection of what we’ve been working on over the past few weeks.”

NEW YORK CITY FC MIDFIELDER JONNY SHORE

On getting back on the pitch after the FIFA World Cup 2026 break...

“I think everyone was super excited. We’ve been in preseason, or the second part of preseason now, for almost a month. Everyone was just super excited to go out. Obviously at times maybe there’s some rust, but you just have to play through it. I think everyone did a really good job of grinding out this one.”

On playing with Midfielder James Sands...

“He’s such a great player. Obviously I’ve trained with him when he was back at the Club, but never actually played with him [in a match]. He brings top-level experience from Europe, and like you saw today, he’s a top player and he really helps the team out. It’s easy to play with him and he makes it easy for me.”

Hi all! Been a while since I’ve been here during my Dudes in blue days. Hope you are all doing well. Out of curiosity, does anyone here have an OG parley kit that WAS NOT purchased via auction/Player worn? I have one and am thinking of parting ways with it but not sure how to value. By my knowledge I know of one other person having a blank, non game worn jersey. Kind of a unicorn/grail piece I would think. Anyways, hope everyone has been well and enjoying themselves and prepping for our move to our new home. Thanks!