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Sitting near the bottom of a conference can cause issues for any club in MLS. But sitting near the bottom of the toughest conference at this stage in the season causes a club to make some moves. That is what Chivas USA did today by making two big deals with the New York Red Bulls…[continue reading]

I don’t think the silly season (as they call it) ever really ends. Today the word around water cooler is that of Italian great Alessandro Nesta. Nesta is set to finish up at AC Milan here in a few days, minutes, hours, whatever and now he has his sights set on America. Yes, MLS and…[continue reading]

I’ve started a new game each week. Which MLS player that didn’t get carded or sent off in the previous match will be suspended in the following week? This week’s game turns to New York Red Bulls midfielder Rafa Marquez. Salinas, who started San Jose’s first six matches, suffered a broken left collarbone after Marquez…[continue reading]

Ouch. Just on the heels of the New York Red Bulls winning their first game of the season, in convincing fashion I might add, they announce the news that young striker Juan Agudelo will be sidelined for up to six weeks after tearing his medial meniscus during the United States U-23′s 6-0 win over Cuba on…[continue reading]

I know folks like myself and other writers out there didn’t make this one easy going into the season. We all kept saying the Eastern Conference was the weaker side and how it would struggle against the West. After two weeks of the new season, that statement rings true. Outside of Kansas City and Houston…[continue reading]

German international midfielder Michael Ballack could be close to joining a Major League Soccer team. Sources close to Goal.com say the midfielder is in “deep negotiations” with the league. Sources from both sides have confirmed that MLS Executive VP Todd Durbin initiated talks that would bring the former Germany captain and current Bayer Leverkusen midfielder to…[continue reading]

One of the biggest reported issues surrounding the New York Red Bulls over the last few seasons is their goalkeeper situation. Bouna Coundoul was never the best option, neither was Greg Sutton or Frank Rost. Manager Hans Backe has made a couple decent moves this winter in goal but none that really strike anyone following…[continue reading]

Many clubs are a few weeks into their pre-seasons and now that the international transfer window has shut, it is a good time to look at how each MLS side has done so far this winter. (Note: the MLS window doesn’t close until April, which means players who failed to land new jobs in Europe…[continue reading]

This news had been around for some time. The New York Red Bulls and the Chicago Fire finally made it official today though. Wilman Conde is finally going to the Big Apple. The fun part about this deal however is that it is really a few years too late. Conde wanted to be in New…[continue reading]

Add Tim Ream to the list of Americans on the move this winter. According to reports, the New York Red Bull defender has received his work permit, clearing the way for a permeant move to Bolton. Ream would leave the New York Red Bulls on a transfer worth £2.5million, which would be a record price for a…[continue reading]