Freddy Adu and Victor Palsson don’t have much in common, other than their incredulous reactions to be dismissedwith second cautions during the past two weekends of MLS play. They’d better get used to it. Though in both cases the incidents that prompted the second yellows could be interpretedas borderline situations, the referees are using cautions […]
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Posted inSoccerTalk with Paul Gardner, Story
Agudelo escapes Red Bull reign of confusion
By Paul Gardner My congratulations to Juan Agudelo on escaping the soccer confusion that reigns at the Red Bulls. It has been blatantly clear for about a year now thatthere was no future for Agudelo at the Bulls — a club that showed no evidence whatever of knowing what to do with a young player […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
MLS trades open doors for frustrated players
After days of speculation, former USA defender Danny Califf moved from Philadelphia to Chivas USA in exchange for midfielder Michael Lahoud and allocation money, and Chivas USA also sent defender Heath Pearce to New York to acquire U.S. forward Juan Agudelo. The four players traded Thursday provide a razor-sharp snapshot of the unique opportunities and […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Red Bulls: Agudelo wanted to try something new
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Juan Agudelo‘s much-anticipated move out of New York has finally happened as the 19-year-old strikerhas been traded to Chivas USA in exchange for defender Heath Pearce, allocation money and future considerations. Red Bulls General Manager Erik Soler insisted the deal was at Agudelo’s request.
Posted inSection 2 Around the Net, Story
Conde's arrest "a club and league matter"
The New York Red Bulls have charged into first place in the Eastern Conference despite the absence of injured Wilman Conde. The Colombian was in the newsthis past weekend, however, as he was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer. Conde, who has not played in a month and a half with […]
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Dax sparks Red Bulls' mini-revival
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Shorn of several stars by injuries and suspensions, New York has won three straight games with solid play in all departments. Three consecutive1-0 wins does not a transformation make, but the Red Bulls are not turning heads because of their style. Several teams have already reeled off three straight Ws this season in […]
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Rookies take center stage
[MLS ROOKIES WATCH] Rookies again played big roles in MLS this past weekend. Days after the New York Red Bulls nixed his call-up to the Irish under-21 nationalteam, Ryan Meara picked up his second straight shutout on the road as the Red Bulls won, 1-0, at the Los Angeles Galaxy. Defender Austin Berry celebrated his […]
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Thierry Henry sidelined 3-4 weeks
[MLS INJURY REPORT] Thierry Henry, MLS’s leading scorer with nine goals, will be sidelined 3-4 weeks with a strainedright hamstring, the result of the injury picked up in the first half of the New York Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over the New England Revolution on Saturday. He is one of six starters from the Red […]
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Henry hurt after taking scoring lead
[MLS GOLEADORES] In Week 8 action, Thierry Henry scored the Red Bulls’ winner against New England to pull away from San Jose’s ChrisWondolowski for the league scoring lead. * Henry scored his ninth goal of the season by lobbing frozen keeper Matt Reis from 19 yards with a volley in the seventh minute. ButHenry had […]
Posted inSoccer Business Insider, Story
Soccer's billionaire club; peek under the Red Bulls' hood
By Paul Kennedy If you believe that Europe’s big clubs are in for some hard times, you should think again. The average value of the top 20 clubson Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s most valuable soccer clubs increased 20 percent last year. (Click here to listen to Forbes’editors talk about their soccer list.) […]