You get a phone call from Red Bull.

It's Erik Stover.

Is this another automated call to buy season tickets? Not this time.

You are offered the position of teams Sporting Director. And you jump at the chance.

But now what? Well, I turn it over to you -

What would you do to turn around this franchise ahead of the 2010 season?

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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...

Daniel Feuerstein had the pleasure of interviewing three soccer legends this past Saturday when he sat down with Tony Meola, Tab Ramos and Youri Djorkaeff to discuss the legacy of playing at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.

The players share their thoughts about the last game at Giants Stadium as well as their future home, what the latest developments are regarding the acquisition of a new coach for Red Bull New York, as well as whether Tony Meola would like to return the organization.

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The New York Red Bulls played their last game at Giants Stadium Saturday night, Oct. 24, 2009, putting to rest 13 years of (mostly bad) memories. They did so in impressive fashion, defeating Toronto FC by a 5-0 score that ended TFC's playoff hopes.

The massive Swamp was never meant to be anything beyond a temporary waystation for the New York/New Jersey Major League Soccer franchise.

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It's Friday and it is time to start a new series, which is more like the old series.

Every Friday, I will touch on some of the week's popular subjects being discussed by readers, as well astouch on news stories SBI may have missed.

The first subject today is Jermaine Jones.

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It's Friday and it is time to start a new series, which is more like the old series.

Every Friday, I will touch on some of the week's popular subjects being discussed by readers, as well astouch on news stories SBI may have missed. We've called these types of posts Musings and TGIF before, but now we'll be going with Friday Free Kicks and plan to make it a weekly series.

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Standard Liege, the former club of Oguchi Onyewu gave an English club a hard time for the third time in two seasons yesterday in a 3-2 loss to Arsenal. Meanwhile, Gooch didn't even make the match squad for his new team, AC Milan in a 2-1 victory Tuesday over Marseille.

Despite my initial excitement about Gooch's move, it's now become obvious that his current lack of playing time could affect his USMNT form.

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and so is this one:
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...but wait, he should have kept all that stuff in the locker room! He's being unprofessional! Tab Ramos should tell a reporter that Ammann needs to learn how to show respect! Click to continue reading...

USA midfielder Tab Ramos attempts a sliding tackle on Colombia's Carlos Valderrama during a group game at the 1994 World Cup finals, held in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. [Photo: PA] The US won the game 2-1, thanks to...

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Eric Wynalda was a member of a pretty nice generation of US Soccer. He helped get the country on the map from a footie sense. Along with Claudio Reyna, Brian McBride, Earnie Stewart, Tab Ramos, and some others - Wynalda was pretty legit in the 90s. Clearly, he's not too happy with the US team after their 3-0 display against Brazil, but was this really necessary? Click to continue reading...

Should have gotten to this earlier, huh?

Giuseppe Rossi is a soccer player of (seemingly) quite exceptional ability. His two goals led Italy to a 3-1 win over the US in the first group match of the FIFA Confederations Cup on Monday and have led to the 22-year-old from Teaneck, New Jersey being branded a "traitor" by many US fans.

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If you are a soccer player, coach or parent in the New Jersey/New York/Connecticut/Pennsylvania area who has always want to know more about how to manage and prevent soccer-related injuries, a special event slated for Monday evening could help provide the information you have been looking for.

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If you are a soccer player, coach or parent in the New Jersey/New York/Connecticut/Pennsylvania area who has always want to know more about how to manage and prevent soccer-related injuries, a special event slated for Monday evening could help provide the information you have been looking for.

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BY DYLAN BUTLER

Juan Carlos Osorio has stayed away. He didn't want to check out the updated pictures or watch the live web cam.

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                                         Photo by ISIphotos.com

BY DYLAN BUTLER

Juan Carlos Osorio has stayed away. He didn't want to check out the updated pictures or watch the live web cam.

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I am having another bout of allergies (man, getting old sucks), so my brother in blog Chris C went down to Red Bull Arena to take in the sights and sounds of the Topping Off Ceremony.

And what is a "Topping Off Ceremony?"

Wikipedia, do your work:

In building construction, topping out, or topping off, is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building.

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Finally! I've been waiting for this ever since I started this blog about a week ago! Our very first Alexi Lalas Q&A!!

Alexi Lalas : Greetings. Exciting day for soccer and I am happy to be here to answer any and all questions. Fire away!

Jeffrey, California: Mexico is very susceptible to counter attacks.

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Here is a link to a really good analysis by Fox Sports' Jaime Trecker of the U.S. Olympic team's performance after they lost to Nigeria and are out of the tournament. It really was an overall disappointing performance by the team. They should be looking to achieve better results at this point and I agree that its time for Peter Nowak to move on. Click to continue reading...

Might not have the same impact as Abby Wambach being out of the women's team, but Nathan Sturgis is out of the Olympics with an injured hamstring. The replacement is Dax McCarty of FC Dallas.

In youth news:

- A big USA-Mexico game tonight. This would be the U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying tournament in Trinidad.

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Tab Ramos thrilled the crowd that landmark day at Giants Stadium by nailing an absolute beauty of a goal. It was July 14, 1996, date of the first MLS All-Star game in the debut season for an upstart league. A venue with so much soccer tradition, thanks to the Cosmos' dance through the sporting stratosphere, had just been granted yet another historic moment. Click to continue reading...

There was a Claudio Reyna before the Red Bulls - and that is the Reyna that I and the rest of the world will remember forever. Feel how you may, but no one can take away the accomplishments of Captain America.

He was a pioneer for United States soccer. Following the "Golden Era" of American Soccer from 1990-1995, Reyna was one of the first youngsters to emerge as a steady bridge from the old guard to the new.

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In case you read Eric Wynalda's comments on Claudio Reyna in today's notebook and wondering what the former U.S. forward and ESPN commentator is doing these days, the answer is he's in business with Joe-Max Moore. See the clip.

Wynalda says he doesn't miss TV at all, and he's watching more games than ever while spending time with his kids and occasionally playing with the PDL's Bakersfield Brigade.

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By JAMES CLARKNew Jersey has such a rich, wonderful history when it comes to American soccer. Names like John Harkes, Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola, Tab Ramos and Bob Bradley drip off the tongue, as do clubs and schools like Kearny Thistle and St. Click to continue reading...

The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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The domain transfer hasn't fully gone through yet (I'll call tech support as soon as I finish my coffee), but I saw this post by Luis and had to respond. He noted that, with Guzan leaving for England, Francisco Mendoza is the only player currently on Chivas USA's roster who was there from the beginning, and put it out to his readers for the others.

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En Estados Unidos tienen fama de ser extremadamente patriotas a veces rayando en lo extremo.
Hace 14 años en este preciso día , la fecha de Independencia de los Estados Unidos se jugaban los octavos de final entre USA team contra Brazil , en Palo Alto California, ante 84,147 aficionados. Click to continue reading...

Ian Wright Challenges John Doyle/English FA archives

Fifteen years ago today in Foxboro, MA the US National Team recorded one of its most important pre World Cup 1994 victories with a 2-0 win over England. For me personally as a US Soccer supporter, this was the match that proved to both myself and other die in wool US supporters that we could compete at a high level internationally.

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RED BULLS PREVIEW - 2008
Let me begin by saying - this is completely based on the team as currently configured. I know April 15th is right around the corner, and 2 signings can change everything, but this is the current situation.
With that said . . .
Lets begin with a Haiku . .

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