By Paul Gardner Rafa Marquez to the New York Red Bulls? A done deal, or a very nearly, as near as you can get, done deal, I am informed. A three- or four-year deal at$2.8 million a year. That really is exciting, and not just for Marquez — a world-class player, in his prime at […]
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Henry another sign Red Bull is getting it right
By Ridge Mahoney In the next few days there will be all manner of comparisons regarding the signing of French striker Thierry Henry, whose tenure withMLS and New York Red Bull officially began Wednesday. Henry is the most recognizable player signed by MLS since David Beckham came aboard in 2007, and for all the cameratime […]
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Red Bulls sign Thierry Henry
[MLS] The New York Red Bulls have signed 32-year-old French forward Thierry Henry to a multi-year contract. Henry, who with France won the 1998World Cup and 2000 European Championship, is expected to debut for the Red Bulls on July 22 against English Premiership club, Tottenham Hotspur, in the Barclays New York Challenge at Red Bull […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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Wednesday's Three Stars
[MLS] The two MLS games played Wednesday produced seven goals, lots of drama, and a stunning ending. Here are the Three Stars who made it a memorable night… Wednesday’s Three Stars 1. BOBBY CONVEY (San Jose) Against the Eastern Conference-leading Crew, Convey led a furious Quakesassault that twice rallied from one-goal deficits to secure a […]
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Drama and danger in Week 10
[MLS] In the penultimate weekend of play prior to the World Cup break, moments of drama and danger highlighted the action. Here are six things we learned fromWeek 10. ENDANGERED SPECIES. Nearly five years ago, Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis lunged for a bouncing ball and crashed into D.C. United forwardAlecko Eskandarian. The incident left Eskandarian […]
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Red Bulls move into third round
[U.S. OPEN CUP] New York may be struggling in league play, but the U.S. Open Cup is a different story. The Red Bulls reached the third round bybeating Colorado, 3-0, Wednesday at Red Bull Arena. John Wolyniec scored the first two goals, and Conor Chinn added athird to reverse a three-game losing streak in league […]
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Red Bulls reserves overrun Juventus
[MLS] Jeremy Hall, Conor Chinn and Juan PabloAngel scored in the second half to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 3-1 win over Italian powerhouse Juventus in front of 18,735 at Red Bull Arena Sunday afternoon. All three goalscame in a span of 25 minutes in the second half. Brazilian-Italian Amauri had the […]
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Eddie Gaven tops Thursday's Three Stars
[MLS] Stripped of starters by suspension and U.S. World Cup training camp, the unbeaten Crew and Galaxy nevertheless won on the road Thursday night topreserve their unbeaten records. Here are three stars from those two games … 1. EDDIE GAVEN (Columbus) In the absence of the suspendedGuillermo Barros Schelotto, Coach Robert Warzycha used dual holding […]
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Big crowds, few goals
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three of the seven Week 9 games drew announced attendance of more than 20,000. Seattle again disappointed its large loyal following with a 1-0loss — one of the week’s four games that featured only one goal. Houston drew its biggest crowd of the season and downed D.C. United, 2-0. Houston drew 24,471 fans, […]