What’s caught the all-seeing NYCFC digital eye in the sky this week? It’s Trending!
Pirlooooooo
We start with a little girl who has already got her priorities right in life…
Combine Ballot
Speaking of people with their priorities straight, those taking part in this week’s MLS Combine Draft certainly seem to…
The 63 players were polled on their favorite teams in MLS and NYCFC came out on top with 17% of the ballots.
Italian Tekkers
According to reports in Italy, Juventus and Napoli both want to sign Ascoli’s Riccardo Orsolini and it’s easy to see why when you see this piece of audacious skill…
Cut, Bench, Buy
ICYMI: An impossible choice, surely? Jack Harrison had the unenviable task of dividing FC Barcelona’s MSN frontline for Kick. Rather him than us!
NASL Golazo
To mark the passing of Cosmos, America de Cali and Boca Juniors star Roberto Cabanas, Pablo Maurer shared what surely must be the greatest goal scored in NASL history.
Olivier Giroud, your move…
Orlando’s Tribute
Next up, work is almost complete on the new Orlando City Stadium and our first MLS opponents have revealed the perfect tribute to the victims of the tragic events of June 12, 2016…
Relentless: Cristiano Documentary
This FourFourTwo mini-documentary on the newly-crowned FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo is well worth 20 minutes of your time…
An Unusual Tiebreaker
One for the soccer curios aficianados… this week Vitória Setubal eliminated Sporting CP from the Portuguese League Cup through squad age differences.
The teams couldn’t be separated through points, goal difference or goals scored and so it went to the average player’s age… incredible!
… Finally
Piledrivers, backheel flicks and screamers… nope, it’s not Real Madrid, it’s Irish outfit Glentoran with some sublime strikers compiled by Copa90 and the Guardian. Eye-poppin’!
That’s all for this first week of Trending! Let us know what we’ve missed and make your submissions for next week’s installment by tweeting @markbooth_nycfc.
