The New York Red Bulls defeated an experimental Santos FC (of Brazil) 3-1 in front of a sold-out
crowd yesterday to open the new crown jewel of American soccer stadiums Red Bull Arena. Estonian
international Joel Lindpere opened the scoring for New York in the 10th with a one-time rebound
off his own free kick [.
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ASN photographer Scott Marsh was at the Red Bull Arena grand opening event on March 20. Here are
just a few of our favorites, complete with snarky commentary (by ASN). Even more of these photos
are on our Facebook page. For more coverage of the grand opening check our story and videos.
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The New York Red Bulls opened their new home in grand style, scoring a 3-1 exhibition victory
against Brazilian club Santos in the inaugural match at Red Bull Arena on Saturday.
Joel Lindpere, Mike Petke and Dane Richards delivered first-half goals as New York's revamped
squad showed off sharp passing and quality finishing that was sorely lacking in the team's
nightmare 2009 season.
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The dreams and wishes of New York City soccer fans came true Saturday, as the Red Bulls opened
up their new soccer only stadium, Red Bull Arena.
No longer will they be forced to walk a game played on artificial turf, on a narrow field, in
an empty stadium. Now they have their own stadium  on a field that was slightly too narrow.
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By Clemente Lisi - HARRISON, NJ (Mar 20, 2010) US Soccer Players -- Red Bull Arena definitely isn't
your father's soccer stadium. The famed New York Cosmos may have had Brazilian legend Pele and a
successful, star-studded roster to boot, but they never played in a stadium of their own like the
25,000-seat soccer-specific arena that opened Saturday to a raucous sellout crowd.
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The New York Red Bulls kicked off the Red Bull Arena era in style Saturday night, trouncing Santos
FC by 3-1. It was a superb performance by New York and one clearly inspired by its new digs in
Harrison N.J. The Red Bulls looked so good, it was hard to tell which team was the storied
franchise from Brazil and which the supposedly pithy upstarts from Major League Soccer.
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Fans of New York's Major League Soccer franchise, toughened by a decade and a half of hardship, are
no strangers to misery. If their team's 15 years of dreary existence at the East Rutherford, N.J.,
Meadowlands accomplished anything, it certainly made them (at least somewhat) immune to such
negative emotions.
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In our ever-growing desire to expand our coverage of American soccer, SBI will be adding a video
element to the site.
SBI Video coordinator Michael Nastri will be leading the way in providing SBI readers with some
in-depth coverage of the New York Red Bulls, both in written form and with video programming.
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New York Red Bulls open Red Bull Arena against Santos at 6:30pm on Fox Soccer Channel. EPL on
ESPN2: Aston Villa - Wolves at 8:30am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Everton - Bolton at 11am and Arsenal
- West Ham United at 1:30pm, and Portsmouth - Hull at 8:30pm. On Fox Soccer Plus: Stoke - Spurs at
11am, Sunderland - Birmingham City at 5pm, and Wigan - Burnley at 7pm.
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By MIKE NASTRI
After years of waiting for a stadium to call their own, the Red Bulls got a chance to practice
in Red Bull Arena for the first time on Tuesday. It was a stadium a long time in the making, but
one that proved to be worth the wait.
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Rumors making the rounds on the internet on Friday had the Turkish national team cancelling its
scheduled friendly vs. the United States on May 29 in Philadelphia, but the U.S. Soccer Federation
called the rumors unfounded.
"We have not been notified by the Turkish federation of any cancellation," said U.
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By Michael Lewis - NEW YORK, NY (Mar 11, 2010) US Soccer Players -- With a whimper, certainly not
with a bang, Red Bull Arena opens this Saturday when the New York Red Bulls Academy Under-18 team
hosts the United States Under-17 Men's National Team. The Red Bulls have dubbed the match the soft
opening of the stadium.
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The Side: Red Bull may "Give You Wings", but the New York Red Bulls were more
likely to "Give Supporters Stings" in 2009. They were historically terrible. The only thing more
shocking than their uninspired play was the fact that the team had rallied to reach the MLS Cup
Final just one year before.
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ASN's ace photographer Scott Marsh was back at Red Bull Arena this week and snapped some more
photos for us. More to wet the whistle of Red Bulls fans, now just days removed from the ground's
soft opening. Check it out here. For a more thorough look at Red Bull Arena, see the shots from our
tour.
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Make no mistake: That sparkling new stadium on the banks of the Passaic River in Harrison, N.J.,
would not have come into existence without a certain Austrian energy drink company. Hate on the
"brand" and its goofy Eurotrash logo all you want. ASN's local reporter gives Red Bull its due--for
the stadium, at least.
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Some of my visit to New York did have something to do with soccer, like my visit to CONCACAF
headquarters. Another intersection of the trip with soccer occurred when I visited Red Bull Arena
last Saturday. It was a totally impulsive thing; the snowstorm had passed, my friend and I had just
left Manhattan and I asked how close Harrison was to the hotel.
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Du Nord 01 March @ 07:50 PM EDT
I am happy to be back!
STARTERSGiant thanks go out to Graham, Tim, Joe and Adam for minding the shop while I was out gallivanting.
I hope to have some good stuff for you from my trip to London.
dN
Mo Edu was the man of the hour for Rangers, as he banged home a goal in the dying seconds to beat
rivals Celtic 1-0 on Sunday.
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I actually agree more with my colleague here, than I do with Ives on his Fox Soccer post. But if
we think that Ives is right and a strike is still nearly certain, despite no announced deadline we
can think about when those deadlines might be. The following four dates are the most likely ones
that could be deadlines.
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The Back Post 26 February @ 12:56 PM EDT
Former Rockhurst keeper and Wizards trialist Chad Becker has been signed by AC St. Louis in the
NASL. Becker is a local product for AC St. Louis since he is from nearby St. Charles.Chad Becker
training with Kansas City...AC St. Louis also announced signing forward Gauchinho, Cassiano,
Goalkeeper Alex Duffy who was with Red Bull NY and midfielders Gilbert Pogosyan and Jeff Cosgriff.
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HexagonalBlog 21 February @ 01:52 AM EDT
Brian Straus went on a VIP tour of Red Bull Arena and wrote about it in a long article on Soccer
FanHouse. It covers more of the stadium facilities than previous articles, like the concourse area,
the stadium club, and the locker rooms. There remains a lot of work to be done, mostly away from
the seating areas or playing field.
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D.C. United drew 0-0 with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday afternoon at the IMG Soccer
Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The club's third preseason exhibition was played under humid
conditions, and despite the scoreless nature of the contest, United Head Coach Curt Onalfo
hailed his side's efforts.
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The Turkish national team will be playing a couple of exhibition games in the United States
coming up in May. On May 22nd, Turkey will be playing the Czech Republic in a rematch from the
heralded Euro 2008 group stage match at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. On May 29th, Turkey
will be playing the United States at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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If you've been following this blog since it began in 1887, then you know how bad the UEFA Cup
predictions have always been. In fact, in the past two seasons, I picked against the eventual
winners (Zenit St. Petersburg and Shakhtar Donetsk) in all five rounds. There are a few reasons for
this.
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ASN spent Saturday afternoon at the brand new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. The purpose of the
visit was threefold: 1. To see the arena before it opened, 2. To photograph it for our readers and
3. To do our part in supporting Seth Stammler's Sporting Chance Foundation charity. (We aren't the
only news organization doing this.
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MLS Daily 12 February @ 08:49 PM EDT
The New York Red Bulls announced on Friday that the club has waived goalkeeper Danny Cepero
(pictured at right) as well as defenders Carlos Johnson and Walter Garcia. They also decided
against picking up the option on midfielder Matthew Mbuta's contract for the upcoming season.
"Unfortunately, the four players were not part of our plans moving forward," said Red Bulls
sporting director Erik Soler.
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It took a little while but the New York Red Bulls new head coach has begun to flash the paring
knife. Hans Backe took a major stride toward ridding himself from some of the baggage of the
previous regime today, showing the door to four players, one of whom played a major role in the
team's surprising run to the MLS Cup final in 2008.
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EAT SOCCER! 08 February @ 09:49 PM EDT
Are you ready for 3 minutes, 2 competitors and 1 ball? Well, you should be.
Red Bull is offering American freestyle footballers an opportunity to battle for a chance to
represent in the 2010 World Championship in South Africa.
If you love soccer, tricks, music (and an ultra hip crowd), it is an event that you can't miss.
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HexagonalBlog 06 February @ 12:17 AM EDT
One night I was looking at the webcam for the Red Bull Arena construction and wondered why all the
lights were on, including the recently installed video screens. From the WVHooligan blog, here is a
tour of the almost-completed stadium that Mark Fishkin, "Mister Fish" , participated in on 19
January.
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MLS unveiled its 2010 schedule and we thought it worthwhile to take a look at some of the
business themes that emerged in the release.
1. National TV: One third of all games will be nationally televised on FSC, ESPN &
Telefutura. This includes at least 25 ESPN HD games and 30 FSC HD games.
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MLS Daily 03 February @ 01:02 PM EDT
New York Red Bulls sporting director Erik Soler has spoken out regarding his team's rumored pursuit
of Barcelona striker Thierry Henry, saying the club would love to have a player of Henry's caliber,
but has not entered into formal negotiations with the French international because he still has 18
months remaining on his contract with the Spanish giants.
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The Red Bull Arena will host its first game this March, in delays that would make PGE Park deal
look like child's play. City politic delays and a change of club ownership may have eaten up time,
but it has led to an impressive stadium that is similar to modern designs around the world. The
mostly transparent roof will extend to the touchlines allowing natural sunlight in, while
protecting the crowd from the elements.
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We've made the transition into February, a month closer to the World Cup and days away from one
of the more active transfer windows for American players.
This portion of Your Questions Answered has a few transfer market related questions, as well as
some questions regarding young Americans such as Luis Gil and Sebastian Letget.
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Reports of the long-awaited advertising push ahead of the opening of Red Bull Arena have started to
appear on various message boards today. It includes, so far, both prominent billboard advertising
and public transportation ads in New Jersey.
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Following our post over the weekend concerning RBNY's trade of the #1 allocation spot to
Philadelphia, Ives Galarcep reports this morning that the Red Bulls received a $175,000 allocation
from the Union in return for the rights to Michael Orozco.
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Red Bull Arena ... set to open in March, turning the league's worst stadium situation into the
best.
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Bonus: Click through for a team-by-team rating on how each club stacks up
People who regularly read my work – both of them – probably grow weary of me harping and
hounding on stadium development.
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If there is a collective sigh of relief from the supporters in the USA that have an MLS club,
then you are extremely thankful of the progress that's been made. Monday, February 1st is no
longer the date to be feared as both the League & the players union have agreed to push it back
another two weeks.
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Feel like voting but have a felony on your record? No problem. Red Bull New York has got a ballot
for you even if the government doesn't. The team just dropped an All-Time Best XI contest and the
ballot includes some of the baddest bad-asses ever to don a Metro and/or RBNY kit. Go to
NewYorkRedBulls.
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The Red Bull Arena "Soft Opening" has now been officially announced. The Red Bulls Academy U18 team
will face the US Men's U17 team on Saturday March 13th, 2010 (4:30pm). Admittance is free for all,
but you must contact the Red Bulls Front Office for tickets (1.877.RBSOCCER - beginning at 10am, on
February 15th).
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