[AMERICANS ABROAD] Izzy Tandir, who starred for the New York Red Bulls’ U-17/18 team in the Development Academy, made hisdebut for French club Sochaux’s reserves on Tuesday, scoring two goals in a 3-3 tie with Colmar in a friendly. The 6-foot-4 Tandir, an American of Bosnian descent, signed with Sochaux inJanuary and moved to France […]
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Champions plan 'seamless transition'
[NEW YORK RED BULLS] The New York Red Bulls begin the defense of their U-17/18 Development Academy title Saturday when they host Revolution Empire at their newtraining facility in Whippany, N.J. Most of the players from last year’s team have graduated but an influx of players with U.S. U-17 national team experience will make the […]
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What They're Saying
“What happened with me and Henry? Listen, Thierry Henry is one of the most passionate and fiery people I’ve ever been associated with. And unless you guys havebeen under a rock for the last 13 years, I’m pretty passionate and lose my head a lot too. Very normal stuff, there’s really nothing to report. Nothing […]
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What They're Saying
“I apologize for that loss. We lost to one of the worst teams in the league. We had many chances, we didn’t capitalize on them, made some mistakes and had no creativity in the second half. We lookedlike we were confused out there.” — New York Red Bulls coach Mike Petke after a 3-2 loss […]
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Jury still out in New York on Petke Project
[MLS: Playoff Push] Considering they started 0-2-2, the New York Red Bulls have done well to find themselves at or near the top of the Eastern Conference for muchof the season, but no one is ready to say they are title contenders. New York has flashed and fizzled before. NEW YORK RED BULLS: Record: 11-8-5. […]
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'Time is right' for Wells Fargo to sponsor MLS
By Paul Kennedy Major League Soccer has landed Wells Fargo as a sponsor, making MLS the first league with which the San Francisco-based bank hasstruck a national sponsorship deal. Under the terms of the multi-year sponsorship deal, Wells Fargo will get field boards during nationally televised MLS broadcasts as well as advertisewith MLS’s national broadcast […]
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Red Bulls sign the younger Wright-Phillips
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Another foreign player struggling to revive his career has signed to play in MLS. Former England U-20 international Bradley Wright-Phillips, the younger brother of Shaun Wright-Phillips, has been acquired by the Red Bulls. He comes to MLS afterseveral seasons in the English lower divisions. He last played for League One (third division) Brentford […]
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Red Bulls loaded despite pro losses
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] The New York Red Bulls won the 2012 U-15/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy title, and a nucleus of players return on the U-17/18team that finished first in the Eastern Conference’s Northeast Division with a record of 22-1-7, the best of any team in the U-17/18 age group and has moved into the […]
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Red Bulls reach final against Shattuck St. Mary's
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] The New York Red Bulls, winners of the 2012 under-15/16 title, will play for the 2013 under-17/18 championship Saturday againstMinnesota’s Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy at the Development Academy’s Finals Week in Houston. The Red Bulls beat the Sounders Academy, 4-0, to take the Group 1 title when Albertson SCcould only manage a […]
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High-scoring action kicks off Finals Week
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Play began Sunday at the Development Academy’s Finals Week in Houston with group play in both the under-17/18 and under-15/16 age groups. Theeight games produced 30 goals for an average of 3.75 goals a game. Day 1 featured a Cascadia Cup match won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency with a 3-1 […]