Before New York City Football Club had uniforms or a fan base, or an academy, or any semblance of a footballing identity, they had David Villa. The decorated Spanish striker became the club's first-ever player on June 2, 2014. He joined as the Spanish national teams all-time leading goal scorer, a World Cup winner in […]

New York (AFP) – David Villa scored twice as New York City FC bounced back from their opening weekend defeat with a 4-0 rout of DC United in Major League Soccer on Sunday. Former Spain and Barcelona star Villa scored once and created another in a dominant first-half display as New York responded to last […]

New York (AFP) – Former Spain striker David Villa was named as Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player on Tuesday in recognition of a prolific season which helped transform New York City FC's fortunes. The Spanish World Cup winner's goals helped take New York, who finished 17th in their inaugural season, to the club's first […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – David Villa scored twice to lift New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over the Dynamo in Houston on Friday and into first place in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference. City are now two points ahead of the Toronto FC, with the top two clubs in each conference to […]

If you're a professional soccer player and you're on the road most of the time, how do you watch your favorite soccer teams and leagues? If you're New York City FC's David Villa, you stream the games online to your phone or tablet. "I like following La Liga," said Villa, who spoke exclusively to World […]

New York City FC striker David Villa is still hopeful of being called up to the Spanish national team, despite not being included in Vicente del Bosque's squad for Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine and their friendly in the Netherlands four days later. Villa is just three games away from his 100th cap and […]

According to the Spanish radio show El Larguero, Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is set to join New York City FC in 2016. Last summer, reports surfaced linking the Spain international with the new Major League Soccer franchise – as well as the Qatari club, Al Arabi. At the time, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu said Xavi […]

David Villa scored the first goal in the history of new Major League Soccer side, New York City FC, during a 2-0 friendly win over the Scottish Premier League club, St. Mirren. The 33-year-old forward broke the scoreless game in the 27th minute after the opposition made a mess of a clearance, which led to Villa slotting […]