This was worth waiting for — but how we had to wait last night! Right down almost to the last minute, when the Red Bulls’ teenager Juan Agudelo delivered a magnificent goal — of which moreshortly. But the wait was a trying one. On and on went the rather shapeless game between D.C. United and […]
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MLS remains high on second New York team
Meeting with Associated Press Sports Editors in New York, Major League Soccer president Mark Abbott said the league remains very interested in placing asecond franchise in the New York area and its presence would be a good thing for its Harrison, N.J.-based team, the Red Bulls. “It would be a good thing for the Red […]
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Henry comes ready to mix it up
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] He fluffed several chances before slotting one home in the final minutes to clinch a 3-0 Red Bull trouncing of San Jose Saturday night, but thebiggest play of Thierry Henry’s night may have been a foul. Whether or not a foul should have been called when Henry stripped an opponent ofthe ball near […]
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DeRo: a player the Red Bulls can build a team around
By Paul Gardner We’ve had more than our share of false dawns out there in New Jersey, with the recurrent bouts of enthusiasm aroused first by the MetroStars and latelyby the Red Bulls. Let’s see. We’ve had a dozen assorted coaches to admire. Four of them with serious World Cup experience, Carlos Queiroz, Bora Milutinovic, […]
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Agoos joins league office
[MLS] Hall of Famer Jeff Agoos, one of only two players to have won five MLStitles, has left the New York Red Bulls, where he served as technical director and then sporting director, to join MLS’s league office as technical director for competition matters. Agoos, a nine-time all-star in his 10-year career with D.C. United, […]
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Juan Agudelo, the real deal?
[MY VIEW] With his tying goal in the USA’s 1-1 tie with Argentina on Saturday night, 18-year-old Juan Agudelo has beenanointed the next great scoring hope of American soccer. Two other recent great scoring hopes — Jozy Altidore and EddieJohnson — also got off to fast starts for the USA but their careers stalled when […]
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Out of the gate: Who's hot, who's not
[MLS POWER RANKINGS] Here’s a rundown as to where the 18 MLS teams stand after 10 games (two apiece for Seattle and Los Angeles), based on last season’s recordsand what they’ve shown to date in 2011: 1. REAL SALT LAKE. Normally, outside competitions don’t factor into the MLS rankings, but this early in the season, […]
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Red Bull Rafa rewards big crowd
[MLS] A crowd of 23,644 came to the University of Phoenix Stadium to watch Mexican star Rafael Marquez, who joined the New York Red Bullsfrom Barcelona in midseason 2010, play against the club with which he began his pro career, Atlas of Mexico. Marquez converted a last-minute penalty kick Tuesday night to earn the RedBulls […]
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Red Bulls – Analysis, Rumors and the Ro-Ro-Ro farce
By Paul Gardner Last year ought to have been the Red Bulls breakout season. A glittering new stadium, a couple of world-class signings in Thierry Henry and RafaMarquez, a new coach in Hans Backe and, well what more do you want? In fact, given the MLS salary cap regulations, what more can you expect? Not […]
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Red Bull fires longtime assistants Williams and McAleenan
[MLS] Less than three weeks before the start of the MLS season, Red Bull New York has fired assistant coach RichieWilliams and goalkeeping coach Des McAleenan. Williams had two stints as interim head coach, most recently before the hiring of HansBacke as head coach. Williams, who starred at the University of Virginia and on the […]