Juan Pablo Angel will definitely be protected, but who will join him? (Getty Images)

Moving forward yet again on our quest to preview all 15 MLS clubs before the 2009 expansion draft next week. Today we turn our focus to the New York Red Bulls.

Protected Available Exempt Juan Pablo Angel Danleigh Borman Jeremy Hall Danny Cepero Andrew Boyens Kevin Goldthwaite Bouna Coundoul Macoumba Kandji Walter Garcia Ernst Oebster Carlos Johnson Mike Petke Leo Krupnik Dane Richards Carlos Mendes Luke Sassano Matthew Mbuta Seth Stammler Jorge Rojas Sinisa Ubiparipovic John Wolyniec Nick Zimmerman

Hall should graduate from the GA program, the key word is should.

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Almost eleven months ago, during a sunny week in South Florida, you could tell the 2009 MLS Draft Class had the potential to be special.

During the rough days of the MLS Combine, even as player struggled with fitness and playing with their new teammates, there was a sense that this year's crop of talent had the potential to provide MLS with a serious infusion of talent.

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Almost eleven months ago, during a sunny week in South Florida, you could tell the 2009 MLS Draft Class had the potential to be special.

During the rough days of the MLS Combine, even as player struggled with fitness and playing with their new teammates, there was a sense that this year's crop of talent had the potential to provide MLS with a serious infusion of talent.

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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an experience they won't soon forget.

Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this month.

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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an experience they won't soon forget.

Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this month.

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Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the upcoming trip.

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Here is a little tidbit that just made its way to my desk: Luke Sassano, Nick Zimmerman and Jeremy Hall are all taking in the sights and sounds of Austria, as the trio begin a 2-3 week training stint with the Salzburg Motherland Crew.

Hopefully, they don't get the Dane Richards treatment.

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Alrighty ladies and gents, while some may be writing about postseason plans with passionate pride, I will be doing my darndest to keep things interesting around here till March of 2010. And when a team isn't in the playoffs (holla TFC, and San Jose!), the front office has to do the same.

It is in that vane that the Red Bulls announced their awards for team MVP, Defender of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Fan of the Year.

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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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New York Red Bulls: Don't Forget the Lyrics from Red Bulls Reader on Vimeo.

Um . . . thanks Red Bulls Reader?! OOOOOF. Is this cringy . . . but I have to admit. Danleigh Borman is better than most boy banders.

Enjoy on this Wednesday morn . . . . eek.

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Oh wow. It's like N'Sync became a new footie-themed boy band called the Backpass Boys. Obviously Danleigh Borman is the Justin Timberlake of the bunch but when it comes to who is the Joey Fatone I'm out of answers. You know what would make them really bump though? A posse cut remix by Youri Djorkaeff featuring the ESC on hypeman duty. Click to continue reading...

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Some teams enter Round 4 this week in do-or-die mode! The big teams in desperate need are Houston, DC and Saprissa. Another loss for them and it will be very tough to come back. Then you have teams like Columbus that owe Cruz Azul some serious pay back for a 5-0 asskicking down in Mexico City. Click to continue reading...

25 Underprivileged Kids from Harrison Recreation to Take Part in $3,000 Shopping Day at Dick's Sporting Goods September 10. 2009 in Hanover, NJ.

Here are the details:

WHAT: The New York Red Bulls and Dick's Sporting Goods will host their second annual "Shop with a Red Bull" event, Wednesday September 10th, at Dick's Sporting Goods at the East Hanover, New Jersey location on Route 10 West.

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It was about 48 hours before their match this past Sunday against FC Dallas when Juan Carlos Osorio called the players to the locker room at their training facility in Montclair State University and told everyone after practice that he wasn't going to wait for the end of the season to leave the club.

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Nothing like living as a soccer player, or at least one that gets paid about the same as the guy behind the counter at your local Burger King. A good little video put together by the New York Red Bulls with rookies Jeremy Hall and Nick Zimmerman.

You think they get free Red Bull?

New York Red Bulls: Rookie Cribs - Part 1 from Red Bulls Reader on Vimeo.

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Thank you all for your participation in this weeks poll. Interesting outcomes. The poll asked "Which 5 players would you retain for next season" and here are your results:

#1 - 15% of the vote

JUAN PABLO ANGEL

The Red Bulls Captain has carried on this season with injuries that have hampered his performance and kept him off the pitch for long stretches.

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Cribs was canceled ages ago but that won't stop it from coming to North Jersey. Behold the teaser for RBNY greenhorns Nick Zimmerman and Jeremy Hall's upcoming episode courtesy of Red Bulls Reader. I like these things where you get to see a bit of what these guys' lives are like off the field; it's nice to see that they are just dudes that you might want to play COD with. Click to continue reading...

It's finally happened. If you considered the term dead man walking, it's now become dead men coaching and sport directing. This terrible and disgusting season for RBNY will end on the names of Jeff Agoos and Juan Carlos Osorio as Stefan Bondy of the Bergen Record has reported from Red Bull in Austria that these men won't be brought back to fix this mess into next season and the first season of Red Bull Arena.

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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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Love this series MLS has going. It's cool hearing what these Rookies are going through.

JM

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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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This is the season folks. And RBR brings you the soldiers that will be battling it out against the W Connection in Trinidad (tonight on FSC, 9pm):

Making the trip for the Red Bulls, along with Goldthwaite and Oebster are Juan Pablo Angel, Danleigh Borman, Andrew Boyens, Alberto Celades, Danny Cepero, Bouna Coundoul, Jeremy Hall, Alfredo Pacheco, Mike Petke, Dane Richards, Jorge Rojas, Luke Sassano, Seth Stammler, Sinisi Ubiparipovic, John Wolyniec and Nick Zimmerman.

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If you followed SBI's pre-draft coverage as well as the 2009 MLS Draft, you knew that this year's rookie class had the chance to be a special one.

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I blame the holiday weekend for getting me off to a late start here this week. Plus throw in the fact that I am a homeowner now all the trips to Home Depot and places like that are easily killing off any spare second over the weekend. Oh well, no time to bitch and moan about that but time to get down to business once again this week.

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I guess it's to be expected as the league gets bigger and bigger, but this year's rookie class is on pace to equal or break a record. What is it? The most rookies who started at least half of the regular season games. The record is 10, and already 9 rookies this season are virtually certain to hit that mark (15 starts):

• Darrius Barnes (NE)
• Matt Besler (KC)
• Sam Cronin (TOR)
• Stefan Frei (TOR)
• Omar Gonzalez (LA)
• Jeremy Hall (LA)
• Chris Pontius (DC)
• Rodney Wallace (DC)
• Steve Zakuani (SEA)

Breaking the record is going to be hard, as some less hyped players will have to lock down a starting role. Click to continue reading...

If you caught Juan Carlos Osorio's expression after his team let in yet another extra time goal, it really spoke to you. Anger, confusion, frustration, pain; it was the story of the season, captured in an image.

Only the Metro Bulls would follow up an amazing header clearance of a sure goal with a lax defensive effort on the opponents only goal.

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The U.S. national team's dream run to the Confederations Cup final on Sunday is getting all the headlines these days, but there is still Major League Soccer action going on and there are still important games being contested.

It isn't a full slate of games, but the four MLS matches being contested this weekend are still key to the playoff races in both conferences.

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The U.S. national team's dream run to the Confederations Cup final on Sunday is getting all the headlines these days, but there is still Major League Soccer action going on and there are still important games being contested.

It isn't a full slate of games, but the four MLS matches being contested this weekend are still key to the playoff races in both conferences.

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With the SuperLiga now in full swing, there weren't a lot of changes to the Power Rankings. Colorado is the team on the rise, coming off a rather dominating win against D.C. United. It's impossible to punish teams like Chicago, New England, and Kansas City because they are dormant in the league.

The bottom saw some movement, as both Dallas and San Jose dusted off the win column at home to score rare victories.

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As found on the Insider, the USSF released the names today for the preliminary Gold Cup roster.

And of course its just the same old names. Why would we expect anything more? It seems that Bradley automatically gives preference to anybody on a team in Europe, regardless of how good that player is, how good that team is, or if that player receives any playing time with that team.

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With the US national team storming to victory over Egypt this weekend, domestic matters may have snuck under the radar. But plenty happened in Major League Soccer in Week 14, and where better to bone up on yo' skillz than right here at SPAOTP?
The week got underway at Qwest Field on Wednesday, where DC United faced Seattle Sounders in their first of two games. Click to continue reading...

Not as much to glean over on a Monday morning after a light serving of play on Saturday. The Superliga provided some quality entertainment on the side, especially with Brian McBride's scintillating finish for the Fire.

Surveying the rest of league play, a couple of draws, maddening red cards and poor defending returned to mar the weekend.

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If you're from the tri-state area, and your name isn't Jerseyeppe Rossi, you probably enjoyed a fairly nice weekend of soccer action. Not only did the US Mens National Team advance to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup, but the Red Bulls actually took part in a fairly exciting back and forth game this weekend against the Seattle Sounders.

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A lucky first half goal by Juan Pablo Angel gave the New York Red Bulls their first lead in many games, but it was short-lived. Rookie Jeremy Hall made a rookie mistake to bring the two sides level at halftime and the Red Bulls rode a strong performance by Danny Cepero to eke out a 1-1 draw and escape rainy Giants Stadium with a point they probably didn't deserve. Click to continue reading...