David Villa

  • El Guaje

    David and me: Bidding farewell to El Guaje

    It’s a rare thing for soccer fans to be able to watch the very beginnings of their favorite club. Most fans are born into their allegiances to long-standing sporting organizations, inherited from their family tree. Others find their home in an existing domain as they fall in love with...
  • NYCFC - David Villa

    Evolution of a roster: NYCFC’s salary trends

    When it was announced on May 21, 2013 that Major League Soccer (MLS) had granted a franchise in New York City — to be owned by Manchester City conglomorate City Football Group (CFG) and the New York Yankees, no less — high expectations were immediately placed on the nascent...
  • All-Star roster

    MLS unveils All-Star roster to face Juventus

    The 2018 MLS All-Star roster was revealed by the league Friday, which consists of 27 players to be coached by Atlanta United FC manager Tata Martino. Here’s the squad that will line up against Serie A side Juventus, winner of seven-straight league titles, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on...
  • Best XI

    MLS announces 2017 Best XI

    MLS released its annual Best XI for the 2017 season on Thursday. Tim Melia (Sporting KC) earned the nod in net, joined in the back by defenders Kendall Watson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Justin Morrow (Toronto FC) and Ike Opara (Sporting KC). The midfield selections were Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United...
  • top-selling jerseys

    Atlanta, Seattle dominate 2017 top-selling MLS jerseys list

    Players from just two clubs, Atlanta United FC and the Seattle Sounders, took up nearly half the spots — 11 of 25 — among the top 25 most sold MLS jerseys in 2017. Five Atlanta players and six Sounders cracked the top 25. Atlanta was particularly well represented at...
  • New York City FC

    NYCFC spoils Ayrton Preciado coming-out party with late equalizer

    For those not fluent in Spanish, preciado means valuable. Club Sport Emelec forward Ayrton Preciado was exactly that and more in his home debut for his new club, which also coincided with the unveiling of newly upgraded Estadio Banco del Pacifico in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Preciado endeared himself to the Emelec faithful by recording...