Cris Italia

Joined: Nov 22, 2022

Semi-Retired award winning journalist. Owner of @thestandnyc & manager of great comics. I produce stuff. Contributor to Fansided's Green St. Hammers, MLS Multiplex, Skyscraper Blues.

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The hardest pill to swallow when it comes to NYCFC

CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 30: Olivier Mbaizo #15 of Philadelphia Union looks on during the second half against New York City FC at Subaru Park on October 30, 2022 in Chester, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

NYCFC Are In Full Rebuild Mode

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - NOVEMBER 24: Malcolm Johnston #11 of the University of Maryland plays the ball during a game between Maryland and Wake Forest at W. Dennie Spry Stadium on November 24, 2019 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

NYCFC select Canadian Malcolm Johnston in 2023 SuperDraft

DOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 03: Giovanni Reyna (7) and head coach Gregg Berhalter (R) of USA during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Netherlands and USA at Khalifa International Stadium on December 03, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Gio Reyna scapegoating creates a problem for Gregg Berhalter

DOHA, QATAR - DECEMBER 03: Gregg Berhalter the head coach / manager of United States of America during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Netherlands and USA at Khalifa International Stadium on December 3, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)

Gregg Berhalter’s most costly mistakes at the 2022 World Cup

Portugal's forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo attends a training session at the Al Shahaniya SC training site, northwest of Doha on December 5, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Round of 16 football match between Portugal and Switzerland. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

MLS may be the best option left for Ronaldo the Merc

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 29: Walker Zimmerman #3 of the United States heads a ball during a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between Iran and USMNT at Al Thumama Stadium on November 29, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by John Dorton/ISI Photos/Getty Images)