After an unmerciful steamrolling of the Jacksonville University Dolphins and a spirited fightback in Ecuador against hosts CS Emelec, the New York City FC preseason heads to Arizona. Welcome to the Desert Diamond Cup— it’s kinda like the Carolina Challenge Cup, but with dry heat and cacti instead of she-crab soup and pirate lore.
A couple of changes are in the offing for Patrick Vieira’s Boys in Blue since the jaunt down to Guayaquil. Trialist Roberto Louima, a striker from Haiti, is not listed among the ranks, while the once-and-future Mix Diskerud has returned for selection.