READY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR: NYCFC’s Deila, Chanot in Times Square for Ball Drop

Dec 30, 2021 | New York City FC |

NYCFC head coach Ronny Deila after he did the coin toss at the Pinstripe Bowl. (Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)

MLS Cup champion New York City FC will help ring in the new year on Friday night.

Head coach Ronny Deila and center back Maxime Chanot will be in Times Square for the Ball Drop for the final hour of 2021.

They will be alongside host Jonathan Bennet at the 11 p.m. countdown segment.

Deila did the coin toss at the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.

Fans can watch Deila and Chanot at www.tsq.org and at https://tinyurl.com/2p9c8kb4.

NYCFC captured its first MLS championship in its seven-year history on Dec. 11, defeating the Portland Timbers in a shootout, 4-2, after playing to a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.

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Michael Lewis

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 at https://tinyurl.com/nfhdk4e5.