For as bad a stadium as The Swamp could be, Giants Stadium was the backdrop for a few of the most outlandish goals you'll ever see. Mathis' marathon goal against Dallas, Woly's infamous upper 90 banger, and Youri Djorkaeff and Juan Pablo Angel's zero-angle game-winners were all set in that soccer purgatory in East Rutherford. Click to continue reading...

Gregan'em (pronounced like the Southernism "Momma'nem"*) take the show on the road to Harrison for the laying of the final piece of sodding sod. They're also joined by special guests Tab Ramos & Ritchie Williams to talk stadia, New Jersey stuff and playoffs. They also prove that --standing next to Ramos & Williams they are the tallest team of pundits in the American soccersphere. Click to continue reading...

Extra Time live from the House of Taurineâ„¢. Get an eyeful of those seats and that grass in the background; with apologies to Seattle fans, blue & green never looked so good together. And most importantly get an earful of hot playoff talk from Greg, Jason, Shep & Shep's mustache. 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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Just in case you were thinking of brushing up on some of the local languages before heading to South Africa for World Cup 2010, you should know that watching this clip is far cheaper than buying Rosetta Stone: Afrikaans Edition. You'll never learn how to find a toilet or order a beer with this but at the very least you'll still have money to buy the beer you can't order. Click to continue reading...

Here's a video of a couple of Brooklyn boys breaking one of my cardinal rules for New York area-living: never cross two rivers in one trip. If you have to go from the BK to The Dirty Jersey make a pit stop in the city for a drink, a meal or anything to break up the trip. I find that it makes the journey less epic. Click to continue reading...

One week to go, and this is where we stand:

As the table stands now, this would be the playoff matchup –

WESTÂ

Los Angeles vs Seattle

Houston vs Chivas

EAST

Columbus vs  Colorado

Chicago vs Toronto

Remember, the first tie-breaker is head to head competition, not goal difference.

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...they're part of the nightcap on ESPN2 following the U.S. - Costa Rica match. They take on Real Salt Lake live from The House That Checketts built --which by the way is now pioneering in-seat churro service in addition to celebrating it's 1st birthday-- at 10:00pm EST. Get the "he said" above and read the "she said" right here. Click to continue reading...

Check the Red Bull Arena webcam right now and you'll see something wonderful, glorious and green. No, I'm talking about Dietrich Mateschitz's millions laid out like a...well actually yeah, I guess I am talking about that since he's kinda bankrolling this whole miracle along the Passaic. One of the prettiest things I have seen in a stadium since Penelope Cruz last turned out in support of Spain. Click to continue reading...

Check out this week's Physical Culture in the New York Times Style section; Jack Bell has co-opted it for the soccer agenda and has put together a piece (with a slideshow) featuring RBNY rookie Nick Zimmerman. The kid road tests a few boots from Under Armour, Concave, Joma, Lotto and Nomis. Click to continue reading...

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...

They used to always say that the Home Depot Center was the jewel of Major League Soccer. I guess sh*t done changed...or it will in March 2010 at least. To be fair though I think they are two different animals that are each worthy of being a "diamond girl" in their own way and don't really lend themselves to a side-by-side comparison. Click to continue reading...

Going once, going twice, sold! To the man in the hard hat with the patience of a saint. Click to continue reading...

The RBNY great remembers his time at Aston Villa and talks about his future in New York. He also names Thierry Henry first when asked who was the best player he went up against in the EPL; more fuel for the Henry-to-NYC speculation fire.
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That's right folks, we come away from a daunting three-game in eight-day trip to the East Coast with six points. PV, for one, was not satisfied with the haul. He told multiple reporters after the game that he felt we should have taken all nine. Check out the notables below, with plenty on Josh Wolff's latest tally and Kevin Hartman's exploits. Click to continue reading...

The World Trade Center Towers Spotlight.
That title is strictly for Lance Watson. Today, the team (and staff) enjoyed a nice 4.5 hour delay at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Unruly weather in Newark kept us from departing on time (luckily the Coast Guard's training exercise in D. Click to continue reading...

This past week it was officially announced that Vincenzo Bernardo had opted out of his contract with Italian Serie A club Napoli and is now a free agent. For some weeks there has been speculation that the New Jersey native, who joined Napoli's primavera squad in 2006, would be coming to Major League Soccer; however, no MLS side has publically expressed a strong interest in signing the small but talented Italian-American midfielder/striker.

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I'm not exactly sure how interested anyone is in this but Panasonic are outfitting Red Bull Arena with all of it's video screens and TV's. That's cool. I like to to watch TV and go to soccer games so why not do both at the same time?
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Imagine this:

April 7, 2012 - The new New York Cosmos to Face Old Foe In West Coast Clash The reborn New York Cosmos FC will play against a familiar name from it's NASL days, the Seattle Sounders. Seattle reports that all 37,300 tickets have been sold for the marquee Saturday match up on ESPN.

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Ever wonder what it's like to be a rookie Red Bull NY player living near NYC?
Here's your chance to find out:

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

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This was on NYC's NBC affiliate during today's morning show. I'm sure a more legitimate video of this piece will surface later in the day but until then you'll have to be content to watch it in TOR's patented GhettoVisionâ„¢. Click to continue reading...

Last week it was Beckham, this week it's RBNY...no one is safe. Click to continue reading...

Received via email:
From: withheld:
to mlsrumors@gmail.com
date Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM
subject RUMOR:Osorio probably to last rest of season and a hitler vs nyrb video
im not sure if this information qualifies to be posted on your website but i have a friend who works with the red bull company and he says that in austria, they will keep osorio until the end of the season because it wont be "profitable" for the team to have a new coach late in the season before they sack osorio from his position. Click to continue reading...

Now we knew that Jozy Altidore has changed a bit as a player since he left Red Bull New York for Spanish side Villarreal but we had no idea he changed his name from Jozy to José....
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We received this earlier today. Not surprisingly it would appear Juan Carlos Osorio's days probably can be counted on one hand.
Hello,

You should know me from some other rumors I gave you regarding players RBNY was looking at years before they came to the team.

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I have nothing else to say about the matter. Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of Red Bulls Reader:

The first complete roof section at Red Bull Arena was finished yesterday. The facade panels have all been installed around Red Bull Arena and now, the first of the roof panels was finished today. The roof panels extend 120 feet from the facade over the seating bowl with the final 60 feet composed of translucent panels.

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Andy Martin of Getty Images took this photo of Red Bull Areana earlier this week. I want to common-law marry it. That is all. Click to continue reading...

According to reports from Tribal Football and quotes from Juan Carlos Osorio himself, Randy Santana is on trial with the New York Red Bulls.
The 26-year old Mexican trained with the MLS club on Monday and the Red Bulls are looking to strengthen their squad with a central defender. Click to continue reading...

There's no audio for whatever reason so feel free to add your own narration. If you are are a current Red Bulls fan, feel free to exercise some restraint. Click to continue reading...

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I'm pretty open-minded. Really I am. But there is something funny about Cleetus & Claudio doing an infomercial for yoga. I mean Reyna I get because he is aged (pronounced "age-jed") and at this point he was probably trying anything to keep his kneecap from exiting his skin and landing on the Giants Stadium turf in the 76th minute. Click to continue reading...

I'm in Hoboken at the W Hotel for the Osorio-Arena-Beckham press conference so I'll be away for most of the afternoon. Talk amongst yourselves while I sit here and pray that Grant Wahl -who is in the house-- asks Becks at least one question (I love awkward moments).
UPDATE: Ten minutes in, it just got awkward. Click to continue reading...

According to Brian Lewis at the New York Post:
The Red Bulls' deal for winger Ernst Obster is done. He's not coming on a loan, but Red Bull Salzburg gave him his release and he's signed with Red Bull New York.
Now they're just waiting for his P-1 visa, physical and his ITC card.

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NEWARK (AP) — Spectators can soon ride the train to the games at the Meadowlands sports and entertainment complex.
NJ Transit officials on Wednesday set July 26 for the opening of rail service from Hoboken and Secaucus Junction to the Meadowlands. The CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer title match will be played at Giants Stadium that day. Click to continue reading...