Both New York teams are in action Friday as Week 11 of the MLS season kicks off with another Univision Deportes doubleheader. The Red Bulls took the first derby between the teams, 2-1, lastweekend at home but are up against Western Conference co-leader FC Dallas. Winless in its last eight games, NYCFC gets a home […]
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New York derby exceeds Marsch's expectations
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) If you ever questioned MLS’s wisdom of putting two teams in New York, that was answered on Sunday night at Red Bull Arena. Did the first New York derby live up to its hype? “I knew itwould be awesome in the stadium tonight,” said Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch after their […]
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MLS: Red Bulls claim New York bragging rights
For now, the Red Bulls can claim bragging rights in New York. They survived a first-half red card to star U-20 defender Matt Miazga and beat New York City FC,2-1, thanks to a pair of goals by Bradley Wright-Phillips. The Houston Dynamo spoiled Toronto C’s first game at expanded BMO Field with a 2-1 win. […]
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MLS Weekend: Derby time in New York
A seven-game run of road games to open the season — one of the longest in league history — has ended for Toronto FC, which plays its first game at an expanded BMO Field on Sunday. Also on Sundayis the first head-to-head showdown between the Red Bulls and newly minted expansion rival New York City […]
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The other Great Debate: how do you define a derby?
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The Great Debate about what to call the simmering rivalry between theNew York Red Bulls and New York City FC rages on and probably will for some time, as will a sidebar discussion: just what is a derby anyway? Gotham Cup, Big Apple Cup, Hudson River Derby, NewYork Clasico, Don Garber […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls still on top, barely
A high-scoring weekend moved several teams up Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings, but unbeaten New York hung on to the top spot. A 1-1 tie with the Galaxy was just enough to keep theunbeaten Red Bulls on top. Surging D.C. United, which like the Red Bulls have notched 11 points from their last five games, […]
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Unbeaten Red Bulls get bicoastal test against Galaxy
Montreal takes a second consecutive weekend off to play in the Concacaf Champions League finals, which leaves a nine-game slate that includes a bicoastal matchup of the defending champion Galaxy andunbeaten Red Bulls. The second Cascadia Cup game of the season matches Portland against Seattle at CenturyLink Field on Sunday, but the Sounders will be […]
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Video Pick: The rise and return of Sacha Kljestan
The latest episode of the excellent MLS Insider mini-doc series, “Sacha Kljestan‘s Career Comes Full Circle with the New York Red Bulls,” features Kljestan’s Seton Hallcoach, Manfred Schellscheidt, whom Red Bull coach Jesse Marschcalls “one of the founding fathers of U.S. soccer.” Kljestan returned to MLS after winning threeBelgian league titles with Anderlecht to play for […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls cling to top spot
The Red Bulls remained unbeaten and atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by beating San Jose, 2-0, in the seventh weekend of MLS play. Vancouver rebounded from a stretch of one point in twogames by edging past Real Salt Lake, 1-0, at Rio Tinto Stadium to take over second place. A 1-1 tie with Houston […]
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Downsizing works for the Red Bulls
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) It seems like only yesterday thatthe New York Red Bulls fired Mike Petke, prompting fans to launch a #RedBullOut campaign and buy space on a billboard on I-280 near Red Bull Arena and voicetheir displeasure over the firing termed “disgraceful” and “shameful” and the general direction of the club owned by […]