Much to the chagrin of their fans and the organization, the Red Bulls fizzled out in the playoffs again. Trailing only 1-0 from the first leg in Montreal last weekend, they squandered afirst-half penalty kick that would have tied the series, and failed to convert several other chances. Early in the second half the first […]
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MLS Playoffs: Previewing Sunday's quadruple header
For the second Sunday in a row, MLS stages a playoff quadruple header spread over at least nine hours of programming time. None of the higher-seeded teams was able to score an away goal in the first legs, so as the home teams this time around they must balance defensive necessities along with scoring enough […]
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MLS Playoffs: Drogba: 'Let's focus on what's next'
The Montreal Impact will have a 1-0 lead and probably Didier Drogba when it plays the Red Bulls on Sunday in the second leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Drogbatrained with the first team Tuesday for the first time since refusing to sit on the bench for an Oct. 16 regular-season match against Toronto […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls finish on top
They started their late-season push too late to contend for the Supporters’ Shield they won last year, yet by closing out the regular season by winning a fourth straight game the New York RedBulls held onto first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. FC Dallas, the Supporters’ Shield winner, finished second in the rankings. […]
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What They're Saying: Mauro Biello
“I just want to put things clear. Didier wasn’t selected to start the game, and I spoke with him. He didn’t accept the fact to come off the bench, and in the end he didn’t want to be in the 18. Yesthere’s a little bit of tightness in his back, but he was capable of […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls' win takes them to the top
By extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-0 defeat of Montreal, the New York Red Bulls nudged aside Toronto FC take over first place in the MLS Power Rankings. TFC is secondafter a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia, and FC Dallas held its spot, third, by taking a point at Real Salt Lake. […]
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MLS Playoff Watch: Breaking down the Eastern Conference's battle of bubble teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) No Eastern Conference team has yet clinched a playoff spot but as many as three could do so this weekendwith a month of the regular season still to be played. Conference leader Toronto FC (47 pts.) and co-second place New York City FC and New York Red Bulls (both 45 pts.) […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Rally keeps Toronto FC in first
In a matchup of the Power Rankings’ top two teams, two late goals by Toronto FC earned a wild 3-3 tie with the Red Bulls that was just enough to keep the Canadian team on top. FC Dallas heldonto third place — and clinched a playoff spot — by tying NYCFC, 2-2, at Yankee Stadium, […]
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What They're Saying: Chuba Akpom
“I was playing against players I played with on FIFA when I was younger — [Didier] Drogba, [David] Villa, [Andrea] Pirlo — players that you watch in World Cups and in bigtournaments. I just think. ‘Wow, I want to get to that standard.’” — Arsenal’s 20-year-old forward, Chuba Akpom, the unlikely MVP of the 2016 […]
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MLS All-Star Game: Red rules the day
The team that calls Avaya Stadium home usually wears blue, but red turned out to be the color of the MLS All-Star Game. Arsenal fans turned out in droves, cheered lustily for everyslick move and solid tackle by one of their players, and went home buzzing that Chubka Akpom had tapped home a winning goal […]