New York City FC
New York City FC is an American soccer franchise of Major League Soccer from New York City. The franchise was founded in 2013 and is expected in 2015 to record the game operation.
The cooperation of Manchester City ( majority shareholder ) and the New York Yankees ( minority owner ) will be the 20th team in the MLS. In addition to the New York Red Bulls, which are located in Harrison, New Jersey, it will be the second team from the New York Metropolitan Area.
History
MLS Commisioner Don Garber had already declared 2010 to try to settle the 20th team in New York City. He was also able to win very interested in big European clubs as investors. The potential candidates were inter alia a start-up of the legendary New York Cosmos counted. Garber had already received 2008 Contact the FC Barcelona to promote the support of a team from Miami. However, this could not be realized. When the then vice-president Ferran Soriano, moved to Manchester City, Manchester Garber tried to move to a takeover. Which successfully managed. So Soriano took over for the time being also the CEO post at the New Yorkers.
The contract was awarded on May 21, 2013 but ultimately the NYCFC. Earlier, the New York City Football Club, LLC was officially registered on 7 May 2013.
Stadium
The stadium will be built Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York in Flushing. This is however not finalized. Alternatively, a stadium in the Bronx could be built. Should there be a construction, would the MLS franchise for one to two years to temporarily play at another ground, because as long as the construction work would take. A possible Ausweichort could be the Yankee Stadium in the South Bronx.
Media and sponsorship
Players and staff
On May 22, 2013 is named former U.S. national team Claudio Reyna as "director of football operations" ( Director of Sport ). The former player of, inter alia, Manchester City is responsible for the selection of potential players and staff.
On 6 September, the former Ahtletiktrainer the basketball team of Rutgers University, Tim Pernetti, committed as Chief Business Officer.
On December 11, 2013 Jason Kreis was confirmed as the first coach of the franchise. He did not renew his contract at Real Salt Lake and replaced on 1 January 2014 to the New Yorkers.