The New York Red Bulls have roommates. Every guest room is filled. The couch has been converted into a crash space. Red Bull Arena itself is looking more like a boarding house by the day and one of the possible tenants mostly speaks French. It’s being reported that Toronto FC will host its games at RBA in-order to shift its …
This Fall, if sports continue as planned, the greater New York City area is set to have six professional soccer teams with two more on the horizon in 2021. Currently this includes two MLS franchises, a USL reserve team, two clubs joining a recently established third division association, and one NWSL team. Compare that to the autumn of 2010, where …
New York City FC’s Champions League match against Tigres UANL one week ago was a lot of things. It was the first time City played a competitive match against a Liga MX team, a clash of two fan bases where the visitors outnumbered the home fans, and a heartbreaking loss for New York. It was also the last professional soccer …
New York City FC’s debut in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League is off to a good start. The team won both legs of its Round of 16 series against Costa Rican side A.D. San Carlos, Brazilan striker Héber leads the competition with three goals in two games, and the team looks strong going into the Major League Soccer season. What …
On Wednesday night, a record-setting season for New York City FC came to an end in the 90th minute of the team’s Eastern Conference semi-final against No. 5 seed Toronto FC at Citi Field. Alejandro Pozuelo’s chip shot penalty sent Toronto to its third conference final in four years, 2-1. A sloppy tackle from behind by Ronald Matarrita on TFC’s …
Despite being in his first full season as the New York Red Bulls’ head coach, Chris Armas has entered a select group within the New York City sports world. Following Jonathan Lewis’ second goal last Saturday in the 87th minute for the Colorado Rapids, effectively sealing the win, 2-0, for his struggling team, the members of the South Ward supporter’s …
The Red Bulls were, all cliches considered, a team defined by two separate halves in its match against the New England Revolution on Saturday night. A dominant first 45 lead to a split second half where a break by Gustavo Bou evened the score for the visitors and allowed both teams to leave with a point, 1-1. “In the first …
[UPDATE 7/20/19: It has come out that both the head of the Professional Referees Organization (PRO), Howard Webb, and the referee Alan Kelly have both admitted the call was not clearly communicated to the New York City FC players. This piece was written at the time based on the referees’ previous statements and in-person accounts at the game] For one …
The New York Red Bulls are in a Groundhog Day lifestyle right now, though the result is far from bleak. A win over Chicago Fire at home to finish June, 3-1, and a hard-fought 3-3 draw on the road against rival Atlanta United FC last weekend are great results. The problem lies in the big, ugly 4-0 loss on the …
