Next week, FrontRowSoccer.com will begin its countdown of the top 10 stories of 2022.

Will it be New York City FC after surviving the departure of head coach Ronny Deila and striker Taty Castellanos?

Or maybe it will be the team’s announcement of a new stadium in Willets Point.

Or perhaps it will be the Red Bulls, who reached the playoffs again without a star player.

There were plenty of stories in the metro area, including the Long Island Rough Riders’ run to the USL League Two final and the abysmal seasons of Red Bulls II and NJ/NY Gotham FC, among others.

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.