The team continues to undergo it's offseason makeover. Leo Krupnik, formerly of Maccabi Haifa, has just signed on with Maccabi Netanya for an undisclosed sum. He appeared in only three games, starting in two.

If you are keeping score at home, that is now 9 players that started 2009 with the Bulls, who now find themselves elsewhere.

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Major League Soccer's playoff hopefuls went into the season finale with a whole host of possibilities ahead of them. And without wishing to put too fine a point on it, they all crapped the bed. Here's what happened in a spectacular, surprising and decisive Week 32, the final week of the MLS regular season for 2009. Click to continue reading...

On a cold and rainy night at the swamps of the Meadowlands, this was the final performance on the soccer side at Giants Stadium. Yes the season has been lost since the middle of June, but that doesn't mean the club can't try to play for pride and knock off Toronto FC from the playoffs.

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When you looked up at the sky, and the puddles all over the floor, there was a certain irony in it all; as if even the God's were crying over the 2009 season. And what weather could be more fitting for a Stadium that caused nothing but tears for the past 14 years? Surely, with a hungry and desperate TFC at the gates, tonight would end like so many others; a tearful mess of a loss.

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It is one hell of a night for a stadium finale.

The New York Red Bulls are playing host to Toronto FC tonight in the regular season finale for both and the final soccer game at Giants Stadium. New York fans might feel some sense of nostalgia as this long-time home for soccer closes, but TFC fans only care about one thing.

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Like an episode of Law and Order, Richie Williams is building a case for head coach, 2010. And if he keeps this up, he won't have to press too much to get it done.

In a scrappy back and forth effort, the Red Bulls downed defending champions Columbus 1-0 on an absolutely beautiful 70 yard run by Dane Richards (yes, that Dane Richards!

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Imagine this:

You are a player for Juan Carlos Osorio, and it is the beginning of the 2009 campaign. After a good showing in the offseason camps, you are looking forward to some playing time for the rest of the season. As a matter of fact, you have fallen in line with the Osorio mantra; "practice hard, and you will get playing time.

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After more than ten seasons of standing thru the test of time a single record held by a man who helped start MLS in the right direction was finally taken away. Juan Pablo Angel who was brought here from Aston Villa two years ago was on a goal scoring rampage and the only thing stopping him was injury or concussions, yet this past Sunday Afternoon at Giants Stadium against FC Dallas he started the scoring and finished it with class and grace.

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What is left of the New York Red Bulls dismal season will either survive or perish tonight when the Red Bulls take on W Connection in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League series.

The task is simple. If the Red Bulls win or tie by a goal or less, they advance to the group stage of the Champions League.

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Welcome live to Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Trinidad where the New York Red Bulls hope to salvage something from their miserable season tonight in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round against Caribbean champions W Connection.

Will a change of venue bring about a change of fortunate for the Red Bulls, who have gone 24 consecutive games without a win in Major League Soccer?

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Welcome live to Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Trinidad where the New York Red Bulls hope to salvage something from their miserable season tonight in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round against Caribbean champions W Connection.

Will a change of venue bring about a change of fortunate for the Red Bulls, who have gone 24 consecutive games without a win in Major League Soccer?

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When Chivas USA was shopping around Alecko Eskandarian last month there were plenty of teams wary of taking a chance on an injury-prone player earning a six-figure salary. The Los Angeles Galaxy didn't worry so much, choosing instead to take a chance on a proven MLS goal-scorer.

Eskandarian has repaid that faith pretty quickly, scoring two goals in three matches since joining the Galaxy.

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When Chivas USA was shopping around Alecko Eskandarian last month there were plenty of teams wary of taking a chance on an injury-prone player earning a six-figure salary. The Los Angeles Galaxy didn't worry so much, choosing instead to take a chance on a proven MLS goal-scorer.

Eskandarian has repaid that faith pretty quickly, scoring two goals in three matches since joining the Galaxy.

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The New York Red Bulls take on David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy tonight at Giants Stadium. The English superstar is set to play his first game for the Galaxy this season, which might explain the larger than usual crowd tonight (though not the usual crowd for a Beckham game).

The Red Bulls will be looking to end their own miserable winless streak and has the strongest lineup they've fielded in months.

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The New York Red Bulls take on David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy tonight at Giants Stadium. The English superstar is set to play his first game for the Galaxy this season, which might explain the larger than usual crowd tonight (though not the usual crowd for a Beckham game).

The Red Bulls will be looking to end their own miserable winless streak and has the strongest lineup they've fielded in months.

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So many comparisons have been made with the 2009 Red Bulls and the infamous 1999 MetoStars squad who achieved the height of league futility with a record of 7 wins and 25 losses. Four of those losses came in extra time, leaving only 3 legit outright wins for the team to hang its hat on. Ya, I know.

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An entertaining Wednesday evening match between Seattle and D.C. was quite the start to this week. Is it a sign of things to come for the rest of the weekend? There's some entertaining matchups that should provide for some tasty viewing.

With only five league game this weekend because of the SuperLiga, action is a little bit on the light side.

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With SuperLiga set to kick off and four MLS teams participating, it is a slightly-reduced MLS schedule we find ourselves with this week as we reach the mid-point of the 2009 season.

Chicago, New England, Kansas City and Chivas USA are all taking part in the battle vs. Mexican club, leaving ten teams to do battle in MLS this weekend.

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With SuperLiga set to kick off and four MLS teams participating, it is a slightly-reduced MLS schedule we find ourselves with this week as we reach the mid-point of the 2009 season.

Chicago, New England, Kansas City and Chivas USA are all taking part in the battle vs. Mexican club, leaving ten teams to do battle in MLS this weekend.

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At times it wasn't the prettiest display of soccer, but D.C. United managed to grind out a much-needed win last Thursday against the New York Red Bulls. The result was a welcome difference from the draws that were becoming commonplace at RFK Stadium.

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At times it wasn't the prettiest display of soccer, but D.C. United managed to grind out a much-needed win last Thursday against the New York Red Bulls. The result was a welcome difference from the draws that were becoming commonplace at RFK Stadium.

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You know when you head down to the Four Corners and you stand on that one spot so you're in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico all at once?

That's how far Omar Cummings was inside the penalty area when he was tripped by Albert Celades just inside the hour mark of the Colorado Rapids' match against the Red Bulls on Saturday in East Rutherford, N.

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Ouch, it looks like the rivalry has already started, at least on the side of F.C. New York. Take a look at their website. "We slay the Bull" I guess F.C. New York is declaring a territorial war on the New Jersey Red Bulls, trying to claim the metropolitan area as their own. Its going to be difficult though as F. Click to continue reading...

The top teams in the East and West square off tonight as D.C. United faces Chivas USA in the marquee match-up of Week nine.

Six games are on the schedule today and each of them has interesting storylines. While the Seattle-FC Dallas looks like it has blowout written all over it, the other five matches provide their own share of intrigue.

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The top teams in the East and West square off tonight as D.C. United faces Chivas USA in the marquee match-up of Week nine.

Six games are on the schedule today and each of them has interesting storylines. While the Seattle-FC Dallas looks like it has blowout written all over it, the other five matches provide their own share of intrigue.

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STARTERS
So I am trying to figure out exactly why someone has tagged a Banksy-esque stencil of Andriy Shevchenko on a trash can that I walk past every day.
MLS
Week 9 Matches:
-Sat May 16
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire - 3pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: BML Field, Toronto ON
New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NY
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park, Frisco TX
Real Salt Lake v Kansas City Wizards - 8pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy UT
Chivas USA v DC United - 10pm Central on FSC
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
-Sun May 17
Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew - 2pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
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Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch has some juicy Crew trade rumors to float past us including the team ditching Pat Noonan & Alejandro Moreno. Click to continue reading...

OVERVIEW

The Houston Dynamo have enjoyed a good amount of success and respect since their inception to the league. But there has been this one itch that they haven't figured out how to scratch yet. That itch? Your New York Red Bulls.

The first encounter between these two clubs was a chippy battle in Houston, featuring a midair head clash between Danny Cepero and Kei Kamara, resulting in a concussion for the former.

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Mike Petke, the centerback for the New York Red Bulls, is a bit of a folk hero around these parts. Petke became a beloved figure for his promise of revenge after Tampa Bay Mutiny player Mamadou Diallo kneed Metrostars keeper Mike Ammann in the rib cage and stepped on his face in the moment forever etched in Metro Bull history as "The Crime of the Century.

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The Red Bulls gathered at the ESPNZone in Times Square for their second annual Iron Chef competition. As is the tradition, Red Bull players are put in teams with an ESPNZone Chef and are tasked to create a healthy dish to present to a panel of five judges. This years judges included voice of the Red Bulls, Steve Cangialosi, New York Times writer Jack Bell, CW 11 sports anchor Lolita Lopez, La Prensa Sports Editor Mario Concha, and Cooking Light foor critic David Bonom.

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Good morning world! It is a bright and sunny day which can only mean a very busy day at the office. I will be at the ESPNZONE in Times Square from 1230-230 covering the second annual Red Bulls Iron Chef Cookoff.

Last year, the team of David Roth, Sinisa Ubpiaparipovic, Danleigh Borman and Luke Sassano (aka "The Hot Carls") took the ultimate prize in the competition, laying all others to waste.

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Hey all,

Sorry for not being around this weekend. Fact is, I haven't seen a computer screen in over 48 hours, and between the Red Bulls win, and technologically induced withdrawals, I am actually happy to say I am glad to be at work. Computer, I missed you.

On to the game!

First off, I think everyone should take a little time to show some love to Coach Osorio.

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Call it Must-Win May for the New York Red Bulls, who begin a four-game home stand tonight against the struggling San Jose Earthquakes.

The Red Bulls are in last place in the Eastern Conference and need three points tonight to snap a three-match winless streak. Let's face it, the Red Bulls need a handful of wins, and need to start that streak tonight.

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Tradition
Ah, the annual trip to the concrete jungle, the armpit of america, RFK North. With Red Bull Arena under construction and supposed to open for the 2010 season, this could be the last time United plays the metroscum/pink cows in the spectacularly horrid Giant Stadium.

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Tomorrow night CAB makes it's national television debut as the Wizards take on the New York Red Bulls on ESPN2. New York comes into the game having finally picked up a win this season, defeating Real Salt Lake 2-0 in New York. They also finally scored a goal on their own (their first goal of the season was an own goal). Click to continue reading...

The New York Red Bulls are home at Giants Stadium tonight, looking to record their first win of the season against a strong Real Salt Lake team. The tilt is a rematch of last season's Western Conference final, won by New York.

The Red Bulls will welcome newcomer Alfredo Pacheco to the fold.

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