So, which story will be the top local story of the year?

Will it be the Red Bulls winning the Supporters Shield, but failing to reach MLS Cup again?

Will it be FC Motown’s march to the National Premier Soccer League championship game?

Or perhaps it will be the mid-season coaching changes for New York City FC and the Red Bulls or the return of the Cosmos in the NPSL Founders Cup.

On Friday, FrontRowSoccer.com will start its countdown of the top 10 soccer news stories of 2018.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.