Yankee Stadium has never been an ideal situation for soccer. However, it’s provided a stunning and odd backdrop to the formative last 10 years of MLS, seeing the likes of David Villa, Andrea Pirlo, and Frank Lampard initially, before making ways for a new era of New York sporting stars in Maxi Moralez, Alonso Martinez, and Matt Freese.

Yankee Stadium has become a source of strength for New York City FC. The team needed to regroup after two difficult games on the road. With Alonso Martinez