\u2022 Apple Broadcast Team: Jessica Charman and Ian Joy<\/a> (English) , Sergio Ruiz and Walter Roque (Spanish)<\/p>\n \u2022 New York City FC Radio<\/a>: Glenn Crooks and Matty Lawrence (English), Roberto Abramowitz and Ariel Judas (Spanish)<\/p>\n \u2022 Officiating Crew: Guido Gonzales, Jr. (referee), Gerard-Kader Lebuis and Ben Pilgrim (assistant referees), Ricardo Montero Araya (4th official), Geoff Gamble and Tom Supple (VAR)<\/p>\n \u2022 Kits: New York City will wear the sky-blue Excelsior Kit<\/a>; Orlando will wear the newly-introduced yellow and purple Sunken Treasure Kit<\/a><\/p>\n Travel Advisory New York City FC are back home in The Bronx to host Orlando City after a successful two-game road trip to open the 2026 season, drawing at LA Galaxy and winning at Philadelphia Union. To put that in context, home teams had an eye-popping record of 21W-5D-4L in the first two weeks of the Major League Soccer season: NYCFC were one of just four teams to win on the road (Inter Miami, LAFC, and Red Bull New York were the others) out of 30 games.<\/p>\n Later today, NYCFC will play in front of their fans in a fixture that they dominate: New York City are 8W-2D-1L in home openers<\/a>, with 24 goals scored and just seven allowed.<\/p>\n If New York City are to add another to the win column, they’ll need to continue to figure out how to score without a No 9 making runs in the center. It worked on Sunday, when Agust\u00edn Ojeda’s strong performance<\/a> on the left wing led to both of the team’s goals. <\/p>\n They’ll face a shaky Orlando defense that gave up six goals in two games. While the overall vibes are not strong in Orlando, the attack still has some bite: They have three goals in those games, the same total as NYCFC.<\/p>\n Guido Gonzales, Jr. will be the referee today. In the four New York City matches he officiated last year, NYCFC’s record was 3W-0D-1L. Gonzales Jr. oversaw the 1-0 win over Philadelphia at Citi Field on Matchday 8<\/a>, the 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium on Matchday 21<\/a>, the 3-2 win over Red Bull New York at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Matchday 32<\/a>, and the 1-0 win over Philadelphia at Subaru Park in the Eastern Conference Semifinals<\/a>. Gonzales Jr. is exceptionally consistent with the whistle, calling exactly nine fouls on NYCFC in each of those four games, for a total of 36; he called a combined 48 on their opponents. He handed out 18 yellow cards in those games, nine to New York City and nine to the opposition.<\/p>\n New York City will wear the sky-blue Excelsior Kit<\/a> for the second time this season, and the 34th time in league play. The team’s overall record in the kit is 18W-4D-12L, for a win percentage of 52.9%. And today will feature the public introduction of Sky<\/a>, the plush pigeon and Bronx native that’s the team’s new mascot. <\/p>\n For those of you not in attendance at Yankee Stadium, fan favorite Ian Joy will be in the Apple TV broadcast booth<\/a>. It’s his first time calling a New York City game for Apple and his first time calling NYCFC action since the final 2022 regular-season game in Atlanta.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ian Joy on first New York City FC broadcast for Apple: \u2018A special moment\u2019<\/p>\n The longtime YES Network announcer discusses calling his first NYCFC match on Apple this weekend and gives his take on the current state of the New York City squad.<\/p>\n HRB Roundtable: Reactions to Sky, New York City FC\u2019s new mascot<\/p>\n No pants, flatbill cap, a pair of Timbs straight out of the box: The contributors at Hudson River Blue take a closer look at Sky, New York City FC\u2019s new mascot.<\/p>\n G 28 New York City have a decisive advantage in the head-to-head between the two clubs, with a record of 11W-10D-7L \u2014 those 10 draws are the most with any club. NYCFC’s 49 goals against Orlando is the joint-most against (equal to Toronto FC), and the +16 goal differential is the joint second-most, behind only CF Montr\u00e9al (+19), and equal to Chicago Fire and DC United. <\/p>\n This post is for paying subscribers only
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