The New York Red Bulls’ season isn’t over, but Wednesday’s game against Austin FC felt like a death rattle. At 31 points (7 wins, 10 draws, 12 loses), New York is 14th in the Eastern Conference. Despite only being five points out from the playoff line with a game in hand, that feels out of reach. The team’s last win …
Sunday, Lionel Messi makes his West Coast debut in Major League Soccer. Since he’s joined, ticket prices have sky-rocketed across the league for away Miami games. Home fans have been priced out of seeing their own team by Ravines Messi fans. Just last weekend, the New York Red Bulls’ 26k attended match might as well have been a road game. …
Lionel Messi was the star of the show at Red Bull Arena on Saturday night. The New York Red Bulls felt like visitors in their own home as they played Inter Miami CF. The sold-out crowd of 26,276, a record attendance for an RBNY match, was mostly for him. The World Cup winner entered the match early in the second …
The New York Red Bulls eked out a 1-0 win over rivals D.C. United on Sunday night in Harrison. Whether you call him John Tolkin or JMi, his free-kick goal in the 88th minute was the deciding factor in the win. Besides that, New York only had a slow “dominating” performance on paper. It is New York’s first MLS win …
The New York Red Bulls’ inaugural Leagues Cup tournament is over. The team fell in penalty kicks, 1-1 (4:3), to the Philadelphia Union in the Round of 16. An early goal by Elias Manoel was negated as RBNY’s offense deteriorated. The Union’s Nathan Harriel headed in a corner kick midway into the second half. Two missed penalty kicks in the …
On Thursday night, the New York Red Bulls eliminated New York City FC from the Leagues Cup. An Omir Fernandez penalty kick gave RBNY the 1-0 win over their rivals in the impromptu Hudson River Derby. The fans at Red Bull Arena were mostly well-behaved during the match. However, following the game, multiple violent clashes permeated outside. This came despite …
The New York Red Bulls are not done yet in the 2023 Leagues Cup tournament. On Sunday, the team beat Liga MX side Atlético San Luis, 2-1, to win its three-team group. Dante Vanzeir scored both goals in the second half, including one in stoppage time. Now the Red Bulls head into a knockout stage match against New York City …
The Premier League came to Red Bull Arena on Friday night. As part of the 2023 Summer Series ahead of the 2023-24 season, Newcastle United F.C. and Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. played one another on a scorching night. A late rally by Newcastle’s Elliot Anderson gave The Magpies a 2-1 win. Overall the game was more spectacle than competition. …
Snatching defeat from the hands of victory. The New York Red Bulls had points against league-leading FC Cincinnati handed to them on a silver platter. A questionable first-half penalty kick put RBNY ahead in Harrison. But two second-half goals showed luck, and karma, swing both ways. Cincy got away with the 2-1 win after a stoppage-time goal from Obinna Nwobodo. …
The New York Red Bulls looked like a complete team at multiple points on Saturday night. A well-tuned midfielder moved the ball around the New England Revolution for much of the first half. But despite playing the final half hour up a man, the team needed two bailouts to come away with three points. Wikelman Carmona scored the tie-breaking goal …
