The New York Red Bulls take on defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake today at Red Bull Arena (4pm, Telefutura/MSG) in a match-up that just might wind up being an MLS Cup Final preview.

The Red Bulls are in first place in the Eastern Conference and can open up a four-point lead on Columbus with a win today.

The New York-Philly Derby will play its second installment in four days tonight as the Red Bulls play host to the Union tonight in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match at Red Bull Arena.

Both teams are using tonight's match to play young players, so it's anybody's guess how the match will go.

The New York Red Bulls will look to halt their four-match losing streak as they take on the Houston Dynamo at Red Bull Arena tonight (7:30pm, MSG).

The Red Bulls are coming off a 3-2 loss to New England that saw them issued a pair of red cards. Houston comes in off a 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.

Name2010
Guaranteed Compensation
Juan Agudelo
$70,000.00Chris Albright
$84,000.00Juan Pablo Angel
$1,918,000.00Danleigh Borman
$40,000.00Andrew Boyens
$62,005.00Conor Chinn
$40,000.00Giorgi Chirgadze
$40,000.00Bouna Coundoul
$156,250.00Austin Da Luz
$52,125.

The New York Red Bulls have traveled to the Midwest this weekend to take on the Chicago Fire in the rekindling of a rivalry that has been rather one-sided in recent years.

Tonight's match has special significance because it could be the first match to feature five Designated Players.

The New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC renew their Eastern Conference rival today at BMO Field (1pm, MSG) as TFC looks to close the gap in the East standings on the second-place Red Bulls.

The Red Bulls are a week and a half removed from a hard-fought 1-0 win against TFC at Red Bull Arena, but Toronto comes into today's afternoon match riding a wave of confidence after an impressive CONCACAF Champions League victory against Cruz Azul on Wednesday.

The New York Red Bulls are in Frisco, Texas tonight to take on streaking FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park (9pm, MSG/Direct Kick).

FC Dallas is riding a 14-match unbeaten streak, but will face a stiff test from an improving Red Bulls squad that has been boosted by the arrivals or Thierry Henry and Rafael Marquez.

The New York Red Bulls will look to move a step closer to the Eastern Conference final tonight with a win or tie against the San Jose Earthquakes in the second leg of their MLS playoff series at Red Bull Arena (8pm, ESPN2).

The Earthquakes need a win tonight after dropping the first leg, 1-0, at Buck Shaw Stadium.

My first, quick, impressions of the game:
We played very defensively, but rarely got bunkered in--we pushed forward *just* enough to keep Seattle from controlling the game. We did a good job of dispossessing Seattle, but also had a hard time keeping the ball long enough to create chances.

Do you remember the days, so long ago, when the Metro Bulls found themselves limping from town to town thanks to their lovely plastic pitch? Well, New England still feels that pain. Everyday.

As we discussed on Seeing Red! and as reported on BAS, the Rev's will be traveling to "The Ribbah" with only 14 players on hand.

The Red Bulls gave the 1935 diehard fans in attendance quite a show. Fielding a team that featured only one starting XI player, the Red Bulls were able to dismantle and put down the Revolutions bench players 3-0, lead by and inspired by a John Wolyniec brace.

The Red Bulls spent the majority of the game in complete control of the flow of play.

BY MIKE NASTRI

The Red Bulls haven't played a match in almost two weeks, but battle Brazilian side Cruzeiro Esporte Clube in a friendly from Red Bull Arena at 8:00PM.

Cruzeiro is a very competitive side that finished 4th in the Brazilian Serie A this season.

Opinions litter the blogosphere like tar balls on the beaches of the Gulf (too soon?). Some are baseless and sensational. Others? Well, they hold water. Though fans are generally excited about the prospects of signing two world class players, the team does have more than a few question marks throughout the starting XI.

Starting Line Ups

Fire

GK Johnson

D Robinson, Brown, Conde, Krol

M Pappa, Husidic, Ljungberg, Pause, Banner

F McBride

Subs : Dykstra, Kinney, Umanzor, Bone, Carr, Castillo, John

Red Bulls

GK Condoul

D Albright, Miller, Ream, Mendes

M Kandji, Lindepere, Marquez, Tchani

F Henry, Angel

Subs : Sutton, Petke, Stammler, Borman, Richards, Ubiparipovic, Ibrahim

The New York Red Bulls have traveled to the Midwest this weekend to take on the Chicago Fire in the rekindling of a rivalry that has been rather one-sided in recent years.

Tonight's match has special significance because it could be the first match to feature five Designated Players.

The New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC renew their Eastern Conference rival today at BMO Field (1pm, MSG) as TFC looks to close the gap in the East standings on the second-place Red Bulls.

The Red Bulls are a week and a half removed from a hard-fought 1-0 win against TFC at Red Bull Arena, but Toronto comes into today's afternoon match riding a wave of confidence after an impressive CONCACAF Champions League victory against Cruz Azul on Wednesday.

The New York Red Bulls are back at Red Bull Arena tonight to take on the San Jose Earthquakes in a key inter-conference clash.

The Red Bulls are coming off an impressive 4-1 thrashing of Toronto FC, but they will have a tough test in San Jose, which is coming off its own impressive win against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The New York Red Bulls are preparing to take on defending MLS Cup champion Real Salt Lake on Saturday and for the second time in a month, they will take on RSL without key starters.

Goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul, midfielders Rafa Marquez and Dane Richards and defender Andrew Boyens have been called in for international team duty and all but Marquez will miss the Red Bulls' showdown vs.

Our great coach Mr. Backe said it a few months back, this team isn't good enough to win it all. He was right! I just thought that we would, at the very least, get to the Eastern Conference Final. It was not to be, however, as San Jose, a team the Red Bulls dominated @Buck Shaw Stadium this past Saturday, handed the Eastern Conference regular season champs an embarrassing 3-1 defeat @The Cathedral of Football.

Bobby Convey picked a good day to break out and score some goals. Convey's two goals and assist helped the Quakes to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. I wanted to wait until the Colorado/Columbus game was over before posting reporting in.

Game Summary:
6′ Bobby Convey Goal
32′ Ramiro Corrales Yellow Card
76′ Bobby Convey Goal
78′ Juan Pablo Angel Goal
81′ Chris Wondolowski Goal
81′ John Busch Yellow Card
Bobby Convey is without a doubt the San Jose Man of the Match.

That's right folks, Colorado and San Jose, both teams from the Western Conference are playing for the Eastern Conference's highest accolade. What the hell does this mean? It means conferences are ridiculous. Wait, this isn't a post about the conferences though so let's get to the nitty gritty of Saturday's Match.