The New York Red Bulls are giving a two-month trial to former MLS Rookie of the Year Damani Ralph, who has been sidelined since 2008 after undergoing three knee operations.

"He's not fit to play games," Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said. "You still see he is limping a little bit. He probably needs a couple of months to be ready to play competitive games. He is very keen to be back. So we will see. We will have a talk with him to see if he would like to stay and try to train for a couple of months and then take a decision."

Ralph starred at the University of Connecticut and with the Chicago Fire before joining Russia's Rubin Kazan in 2005. Injuries dogged the Jamaican forward in Russia and he later returned to the University of Connecticut to complete his degree in economics.