NYCFC invited The Post’s Kyle Schnitzer and photographer Anthony J. Causi to catch a glimpse at how the team prepares for its 2,472-mile, cross-country trip to Los Angeles to face the Galaxy. From packed commercial flights, to makeshift hotel fitness rooms, to staying focused away from home, this is the life of a NYCFC player on the road.
David Villa sits quietly, reading. Surrounding him are a woman with too much travel gear, a man too big for his seat and a crying baby bellowing in the row behind him.
The World Cup champion looks up from his book when a star-struck flight attendant asks for an autograph for her nephew.