Coach Nick Cushing was fired by New York City FC on Tuesday, three days after a 2-0 loss to the rival New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference semifinals. Cushing became the 11th coach among the 29 MLS teams to depart since the start of the 2024 season.

NYCFC have fired head coach Nick Cushing, the club announced on Tuesday morning. Cushing took over on an interim basis in July 2022 for former head coach Ronny Deila and was brought on board permanently at the end of that season,

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Cincinnati 0-0, New York City FC plays the New York Red Bulls. NYCFC is 14-7-8 in conference matchups. NYCFC is 7-2-2 when it scores two goals. The Red Bulls are 11-9-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 55 goals led by Lewis Morgan with 13.