WVHooligan 19 November @ 06:54 AM EST
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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Halloween begins my Four-fecta of favorite holidays, as well as the beginning of my favorite
season of the year. For those that would like to know, yes, I am getting dressed up for Halloween
this year. My costume? Popeye. The biggest Popeye ever, but Popeye nonetheless.
Now, here is The Offside MVP John Wolyniec doing "THRILLER!
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Though the rain may have followed it's way over from Giants Stadium to Red Bull Arena, and the
sky was as gray as ever, it could not dampen nor cast a shadow on today's accomplishment. Ladies
and Gentlemen, say goodbye to plastic turf; the final piece of sod is in place, and the Red Bulls
Kentucky Blue Grass pitch is finally complete.
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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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The 2009 New York Red Bulls season, and the team's 14-year stay at Giants Stadium, will end just
after 9:30pm ET tomorrow night. It's fitting that tomorrow's match, versus playoff hopeful Toronto
FC, will be played on a wet, slick, artificial surface covered with football lines.
While Giants Stadium has hosted plenty of meaningful soccer matches in its day, the third-class
treatment that the NJ Stadium and Entertainment Authority has shown the MetroStars/Red Bulls since
1996 will be encapsulated in Saturday's 90 minutes.
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How many times have you heard a sports journo or commentator use the phrase "That kid's got
heart!" It is one of those cliches that stands the test of time, much like the classic "he gives
one hundred and ten percent every play," and the ever so popular "he never takes a play off. He is
always competing!
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So long, farewell &Â good bye. This coming Saturday, October 24th will officially be the very
last time that this club (MetroStars & Red Bull NY) in the NYC metropolitan area & US Soccer will
call home. This famed stadium named after the NFL team that plays their pointy ball seasons also
shares it with the other football league in the American first division.
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Richard Dunne made his old club pay, but in the end neither Dunne's Aston Villa or opponent
Manchester City could take all three points on Monday.
Craig Bellamy's second-half equalizer made the final score 1-1 in an entertaining Monday fixture
at Villa Park. Dunne gave Aston Villa a first-half lead on a header scored over former Villa
midfielder Gareth Barry, but Bellamy continued his recent run of hot form by netting an equalizer
off an Emmanuel Adebayor pass.
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Richard Dunne made his old club pay, but in the end neither Dunne's Aston Villa or opponent
Manchester City could take all three points on Monday.
Craig Bellamy's second-half equalizer made the final score 1-1 in an entertaining Monday fixture
at Villa Park. Dunne gave Aston Villa a first-half lead on a header scored over former Villa
midfielder Gareth Barry, but Bellamy continued his recent run of hot form by netting an equalizer
off an Emmanuel Adebayor pass.
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Forward John Wolyniec and defender Kevin Goldthwaite will miss the final two games of the season
for New York. Both players are scheduled for surgery this week. Wolyniec will have bone spurs
removed from his right ankle and Goldthwaite will have a left abductor release procedure.
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Another action-packed weekend of Major League Soccer action saw a few draws which helped neither
side in their attempts to reach the all-important post-season playoffs.
New England Revolution headed to New Jersey on Friday evening hoping to pick up
three valuable points against
New York Red Bulls, and it looked for a while like
they might succeed.
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A funny thing happened to the "We need relegation so that late season games involving teams who are
out of the playoffs won't be so meaningless and dull" theory:
It got blown all to hell.
Already-eliminated New York and might-as-well-be-eliminated San Jose*, both of them dead last in
their respective divisons would, under a single table/relegation format, currently be working out
their transfers to USL1 even as we speak.
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As surprising as it might sound, New York returned to their recent form by not losing, drawing 1-1
with the New England Revolution at Giants Stadium. New England took the lead in the 13th minute
through Sainey Nyassi, with the Red Bulls coming back to equalize in the 69th when John Wolyniec
scored. New York had a chance to take three points late, but Macoumba Kandji couldn't keep his shot
on frame.
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The man you see down on the field turf is a hard nose player that gives his all to the club and
tries his best to be a strong and needed player for this squad. No he doesn't have the greatest of
abilities like Juan Pablo Angel, or Landon Donovan, not even the power shot from long distance like
Dwayne DeRosario, but the one thing you can always count on from this man is the size of his heart
and the willingness to perform on the field and working hard in practice to make sure he can bury
those chances when his number is called upon.
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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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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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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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Du Nord 07 August @ 04:25 PM EST
STARTERSI am off to Mexico City very early on Sunday morning for the big Mexico v USA World Cup qualifier,
and will be there all of next week. But I have a great cast of characters ready to entertain you
every day while I am gone. And for those of you heading to the DF, let's rock together!
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Du Nord 06 August @ 06:56 PM EST
STARTERSUANL Tigres of Mexico are the 2009 SuperLiga champions. How stoked are you?!?!
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W Connection & Cruz Azul join Puerto Rico, DC and Pachuca in advancing to the Group Stage of the
CONCACAF Champions League. The last 3 teams will advance tonight.
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Mexico centerback Rafael Cheap-Shot-Punk-Ass Marquez was injured training with Barcelona ("torn
muscle in his left calf") and will most likely miss the game next Wed Aug 12 v USA in World Cup
qualifying.
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The CONCACAF Champions League Qualifying round continued with second legs this week to decide
who will make the Group Stage. On Wednesday W Connection took on the New York Red Bulls and Cruz
Azul faced Herediano. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.
W Connection advances past the NY Red Bulls 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate)
Video Highlights
The Red Bulls took an early load on an 18th minute goal from John Wolyniec but two goals from
Andre Toussaint sent W Connection through to the next round.
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MLS Daily 06 August @ 12:19 PM EST
Wednesday night saw three MLS teams square off against international opponents. New York took on W
Connection at Giants Stadium, Chicago faced Tigres in the SuperLiga final, and Seattle hosted FC
Barcelona in a friendly. Unfortunately, all three teams from the States ended up on the wrong end
of the results.
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The Chicago Fire outplayed UANL Tigres for the better part of 90 minutes on Wednesday night, but
could not find the game-winning goal that would have given the Fire the SuperLiga trophy. The
SuperLiga final went to penalty kicks, where misses by Mike Banner and Justin Mapp doomed Chicago
as Tigres converted four of five penalties to win the 2009 SuperLiga title.
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The Chicago Fire outplayed UANL Tigres for the better part of 90 minutes on Wednesday night, but
could not find the game-winning goal that would have given the Fire the SuperLiga trophy. The
SuperLiga final went to penalty kicks, where misses by Mike Banner and Justin Mapp doomed Chicago
as Tigres converted four of five penalties to win the 2009 SuperLiga title.
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Such a silly picture for a club that just can't pull their act together, but right now it
looks good on them at the moment. This was suppose to be their tournament to save this pathetic
season that they are apart of. Eliminated in US Open Cup Qualifying, an early elimination of the
MLS playoffs & the only thing they had left was the Qualifying Round of the CONCACAF Champions
League.
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Red Bull NY join Toronto FC as Major League Soccer clubs unable to advance out of the CONCACAF
Champions League qualifying round. Carrying a 2-2 draw and away goals from game one, Red Bulls lost
to W Connection 2-1 at home on Wednesday night. New York jumped out to an early lead when John
Wolyniec scored in the 19th minute, but they faltered just before halftime.
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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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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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1) The USMNT have now gone 16 matches in a row undefeated in Gold Cup play, dating back to the 2003
third place match. That ties the record set by Mexico, whose streak lasted from 1991-2000 and also
began in a third place match.
The streak:
1 2003-07-26 3rd Costa Rica 3-2 W
2 2005-07-07 Grp Cuba 4-1 W 3 2005-07-09 Grp Canada 2-0 W 4 2005-07-12 Grp Costa Rica 0-0 D 5
2005-07-16 QF Jamaica 3-1 W 6 2005-07-21 SF Honduras 2-1 W 7 2005-07-24 F Panama 0-0 D
8 2007-06-07 Grp Guatemala 1-0 W 9 2007-06-09 Grp Trinidad 2-0 W 10 2007-06-12 Grp El Salvador 4-0
W 11 2007-06-16 QF Panama 2-1 W 12 2007-06-21 SF Canada 2-1 W 13 2007-06-24 F Mexico 2-1 W
14 2009-07-04 Grp Grenada 4-0 W 15 2009-07-08 Grp Honduras 2-0 W 16 2009-07-11 Grp Haiti 2-2 D
The USA has still only lost four games in Gold Cup history, twice each to Brazil and Mexico.
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MLS Rumors 07 July @ 04:40 PM EST
After scoring the first goal of this past weekend's match of Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo, Houston
striker Kei Kamara reached down into his pants, pulled out a white glove and proceeded to emulate
the fallen pop star Michael Jackson.
Hate to say it but, Red Bull New York forward, John Wolyniec beat him to it by several months.
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As we grind our way from the post-Confederations Cup glow to the CONCACAF Gold Cup, things in
the American soccer world have slowed down quite a bit. There was the rash of U.S. Open Cup upsets
last night, tonight's much-anticipated Seattle SOunders-Portland Timbers Open Cup match, but not
much else going on really.
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As we grind our way from the post-Confederations Cup glow to the CONCACAF Gold Cup, things in
the American soccer world have slowed down quite a bit. There was the rash of U.S. Open Cup upsets
last night, tonight's much-anticipated Seattle SOunders-Portland Timbers Open Cup match, but not
much else going on really.
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One point down, 39 to go, and 14 games to do it. Toronto FC represents the next "road block" for
the Red Bulls, who are scrambling to find points to keep this season alive. But points won't come
easy.
TFC boasts one of the strongest midfields in the league. Lead by the surprisingly cohabitable
tandem of Guevara and DeRosario, the Maple Leafs have been a terror to all
visitors this season.
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John Wolyniec is my dog. He and Seth Stammler are the current and potentially eternal holders of
the TOR Award For All-Around Nice Guys Who Are Not Flashy, Play Well and Give No Dramaâ„¢. I didn't
know he was a guitar player though; this is what I get for going to the stadium pub before the game
and not after the game.
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Somebody posted a comment to the Age of MLS Golden Boot Winners post which inspired this post.
- Man, 2001 was really pathetic wasn't it? Moreso if you look at the full leaderboard. Wynalda
was the only American in the top ten.
- Jeff Cunningham was counted from 2002 on, as he received his citizenship after the 2001
season.
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DCUMD 05 June @ 09:14 PM EST
Ah, the elusive 90 minute performance. Now I remember what a true victory feels like! It was
easy to expect United to let up a late goal after clearly being the better team for the entire
game, but instead they added another, thanks to our two veteran super subs.
All that glitters might not be gold here.
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