 He spent the week working with the team helping the Head Coach Augustine and South Africa won the first leg 6–0 in Johannesburg.In March 2010 he was appointed as Head Coach/Technical Director of FC New York a new professional club that entered the USL Division 1 in 2011.O'Riordan oversaw the club's under 15s, under 16s and under 20s who competed in the Super Y and Super 20 Leagues in the 2010 season.