Overview
- Brooklyn FC added 24-year-old midfielder Peter Mangione to its inaugural USL Championship roster after two seasons with FC Cincinnati 2 and a standout Penn State career with two Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors.
- The club’s March 8 opener at Maimonides Park in Coney Island is roughly six miles from the Metropolitan Detention Center where Luigi Mangione is detained.
- Luigi Mangione has pleaded not guilty in federal, New York, and Pennsylvania cases that include murder, interstate stalking, illegal gun possession, and forgery, after terrorism counts were dismissed in September 2025.
- Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, while defense filings aim to bar capital charges by alleging Attorney General Pam Bondi has a conflict of interest tied to prior work with Ballard Partners.
- Judge Margaret Garnett ordered an evidentiary hearing on the seizure of a backpack and set a tentative Sept. 8 jury-selection date, with a possible Oct. 12 start if capital counts are dropped or January 2027 if they proceed.