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New York City Football club has had quite an inaugural season.  Headlining this year has been the signing of multiple European footballer legends.  The recent arrival of Andrea Pirlo completed New York’s trifecta as he joined summer signings Frank Lampard and David Villa.  The trio now faces an uphill battle, leading NYC in the charge to secure a spot in the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs.  An alteration to the old playoff format is great news for New York City FC as they currently sit on 28 points, good for seventh place.  This situates them one spot shy of a playoff birth, even on points but trailing sixth placed Montreal Impact on goal difference.  The new format will feature twelve teams, expanding from ten, the format used on the previous four seasons. The Crew will be visiting Yankee Stadium for the first time this season.  The only previous meeting of these foes came on August 19th.  In Columbus, New York was led by Ghanaian rookie sensation Kwadwo Poku whose two goals helped them t

5 Transfer Storylines To Follow - August 22nd  Gareth Bale -> Manchester United - Triggering release clause of 75 million  Paul Pogba -> Chelsea  - Fee around 60 million plus Oscar  Henrikh Mkhitaryan -> Liverpool - Fee around 15 million accepted  Kevin De Bruyne -> Manchester City  - Fee between 60-70 million  Aleksandr Kokorin -> Tottenham -Manchester United also interested 

Tottenham…In Short Manchester United topped Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, kicking off the season with a 1-0 victory.   The lone goal came courtesy of Tottenham as Kyle Walker was "credited" with the bizarre own goal.   United got the result, regardless of how, which is the most important take away. New arrivals Matteo Darmain, Memphis Depay, Morgan Schneiderlin, Bastion Schweinsteiger and Sergio Romero all saw action as the high profile signs looked like solid additions. Romero stole the show, making crucial stops in the later stages of the match.   Schneiderlin played well aside Michael Carrick, with the pair combining for a pass completion average of 91.55%.   Memphis and Darmain also had strong performances for United, completing 86.2% and 86.1% respectively in their first starts for United.   In a match that did not see Marouane Fellaini (suspended), Marcos Rojo (rest?) David de Gea and Victor Valdes not suite up…signs moving forward seem to point t