[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Before the game, Thierry Henry warned about the New York Red Bulls’ problems giving up early goals.Afterward, Rafael Marquez called the Bulls’ propensity to fall behind early a “cancer” as they gave up two goals in the first 19 minutes and blew a chance totake over the lead in MLS’s Eastern Conference with […]
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Why did MLS ignore Cahill's elbow?
By Paul Gardner The highly active and annoyingly anonymous MLS Disciplinary Committee has just handed down another chapter in its ongoing pursuit of a cleaner game.Four players have been singled out for extra punishment — three for violent play and “endangering the safety of an opponent,” and one for making an “improper gesture.” Excellent — […]
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Red Bulls get their man Robles
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The New York Red Bulls’ acquisition of Luis Robles proves the adage that if you don’t succeed atfirst, try, try again. Rebuffed in their bid earlier this year to sign the 6-foot-1 goalie who spent the last six years in Germany, the Bulls landed Robles on Wednesday. New York wentthrough the same allocation […]
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Cahill won't solve Red Bulls' style problem
By Paul Gardner It surely cannot be too long before the attraction wears off these tedious and astonishingly over-priced summer exhibition games. I’ve just finishedwatching Tottenham beat the Red Bulls, 2-1, a thoroughly insipid game that was supposed to — well, I’m not sure what it was supposed to do, apart from make money for […]
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Ballouchy returns home to Quakes
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The trade of Mehdi Ballouchy from the New York Red Bulls to the San Jose Earthquakes is a homecomingof sorts for the Moroccan-born midfielder as he will be playing at Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara, where he was an All-American. The Quakes acquired him Monday in exchangefor a 2013 […]
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Cahill upgrades Red Bulls' attack yet again
It won’t be described as such, but Tim Cahill is essentially a replacement for Luke Rodgers, which for the sake of the game in this country is probably a goodthing. The Australian international, signed from Everton in a transfer deal worth a reported $1 million, has joined the Red Bulls and will be eligible to […]
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Red Bulls capture first Development Academy title
[FINALS WEEK] The New York Red Bulls, unbeaten since mid-May, defeated St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri, 1-0, on Monday in the Development Academy U-15/16championship game at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium. Alex Muyl, one of seven Red Bulls players who have spent time in the U.S. U-17 Residency Program, scoredthe lone goal in the 16th minute […]
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Red Bulls and SLSG Missouri perfect
[FINALS WEEK] The New York Red Bulls and St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri both won all three games to advance to Monday’s U-15/16 Development Academychampionship at Finals Week in Houston. Adam Najem scored in each of the Red Bulls’ three wins. St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri remained perfectwith a 1-0 win over D.C. United on […]
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Le Toux earns praise from Henry
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] As far as blockbuster deals go, this has the potential to rank with last year’s trade that sent Dwayne ReRosario from the New York Red Bulls to D.C. United. On Saturday, the Red Bulls announced they had acquired French forward Sebastien Le Toux fromVancouver in exchange for midfielder Dane Richards and allocation money. […]
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Lesser names arise in major MLS games
Perseverance is a trait just about all of us admire – except perhaps when we’re denying a 9-year-old that second ice cream cone — and it counts a great deal in professional sports,where injuries, coaching changes, economics and plain old pig-headedness can derail a promising playing career. MLS is a forgiving league, in that mistakes […]