By Paul Gardner The Red Bulls will be without Juan Pablo Angel next season, which is a pity — they’re losing a hell of a player, a terrific goalscorer, and aclass act, a real gentleman. Do they know that? Does coach Hans Backe care? I ask because we now have confirmation of what sounded merely […]
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English striker cleared to move to Red Bulls
[MLS] One of two offseason acquisitions targeted by Red Bulls coach Hans Backe has cleared a major hurdle to signing an MLS contract. ForwardLuke Rodgers, currently playing for Notts County in England’s League One (third division), has been approved for a work visa to play in MLS, which clears the league and the clubto finalize […]
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Ream, Agudelo and Bunbury get call-ups
[USA] MLS rookies Tim Ream, Juan Agudelo and Teal Bunbury are among five players earning their first call-ups to the U.,S. national team for the 2010 Nelson Mandela Challenge on Nov. 17 in Cape Town (TV: ESPN2, Galavision, 2 pmET). Ream, a defender out of Saint Louis University, was a finalist for the 2010 MLS […]
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Disappointing end casts small cloud over Red Bulls' revival
The Red Bulls proved this season that despite the constraints of MLS, with a sharp coach and the right changes in personnel a team burdened by a terrible record — as in five wins last year — canbe converted into a winner. With Coach Hans Backe and a fleet of new players, New York won […]
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New York's Lindpere tops list of new arrivals
[MLS] The league will award its choice for Newcomer of the Year, an award instituted in 2007 to acknowledge experienced players competing in their first seasonsin the league, on Wednesday. Our choice is Estonian international midfielder Joel Lindpere of the Red Bulls. Newcomer of the YearFinalists:Thierry Henry (New York) Joel Lindpere (New York) Alvaro Saborio […]
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Not that surprising: Lively San Jose ousts Red Bulls
By Paul Gardner No, frankly, it was not a major surprise that the Red Bulls would screw this one up. Simply because, whatever heights the mounting euphoria about theirpath to MLS Cup may have reached, it was surely pretty obvious that they were not playing well. Apart from an excellent away-game performance against Los Angeles, […]
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Red Bulls' Backe: 'We weren't good enough'
[MLS] Invisible for the first 80 minutes, MLS scoring champion Chris Wondolowski scored the winning goal that gave thevisiting San Jose Earthquakes a 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls thatsent them through to Eastern Conference final with a 3-2 aggregate win. The star, though, was Bobby Convey with the first two Quakes goals […]
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Red Bull Lindpere enjoys 'dangerous' playoffs
[MLS] Midfielder Joel Lindpere, a native of Estonia with a very limited playing resume, has established himself as a vital component in the NewYork Red Bulls’ revival. Clutching a cup of coffee and wearing a slightly nervous smile, midfielder Joel Lindpere met the press the day before New York’sconference semifinal, first leg against San Jose […]
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Recent injuries hamper Red Bulls
[MLS] The The San Jose Earthquakes get a chance to emulate the Red Bulls’ feat of 2008, when New York made the playoffs and crossed over to the WesternConference to march all the way to MLS Cup. This time around — as the sixth-place finisher in the West — San Jose (13-10-7) gets a shot […]
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MLS Playoffs Could Use Extra Officials
By Paul Gardner The MLS playoffs are upon us, accompanied by various organizational hiccups that could be quite embarrassing. I’ll look at those in a moment, butfirst let me jump in immediately, with a suggestion to MLS that might help to reduce the red-face factor. There is always an ominous cloud that hangs over the […]