The Red Bulls can clinch a playoff berth by winning Wednesday at New England, where they never win and where last year’s playoff run ended. But at this point, just getting to the postseason won’t get it done anymore. The goalposts haven’t been moved, but the bar has been raised. This was supposed to be a...
Red Bulls have edge to clinch playoffs, so what’s the problem?
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Red Bulls lose most important player — is it glimpse of future?
The Red Bulls are coming off their worst loss of the year with their five biggest games of the season ahead. And they have to play at least four of them without the one player they haven’t been able to win without. Starting Saturday against Columbus (7 p.m., MSG), the Red Bulls will be without 20-year-old...
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How the Red Bulls can lock up first place in MLS
The Red Bulls have gotten within touching distance of the top seed in the Eastern Conference – and the CONCACAF Champions League bid that goes with it – by focusing on the little steps, so they don’t trip along the way. A win Wednesday against Montreal will put them just one step away from reaching that...
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Red Bulls search high and low for pre-playoff motivation
The Red Bulls came into the year facing questionable playoff prospects after offseason upheaval that inspired a fan revolt. But they already have clinched the postseason, and a win or tie Wednesday in Toronto would seal a first-place finish in the Eastern Conference – and set up a chance to earn the Supporters’ Shield at...
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Red Bulls are thriving with MLS version of Moneyball
Ever since MLS instituted the Designated Player rule and relaxed its salary cap, critics feared money would breed imbalance. The richest clubs would buy titles at the expense of poorer ones, as in some baseball seasons or annually in the big European soccer leagues. Turns out that could not have have been further from the...
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Why Red Bulls love hearing about their old coach, former stars
Faced with offseason turmoil and low expectations, the Red Bulls developed a chip on their shoulders – and they rode that attitude all the way to the Supporters’ Shield for the best record in MLS. Now they’re thanking the media and fans for all that fuel, and say keep it coming. From a fan revolt...
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Outraged playoff foes want Red Bulls defender suspended
From a Red Bulls defense that was stellar in this past Sunday’s 1-0 win at DC in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semis, all eyes are on Damien Perrinelle and Ronald Zubar. Perrinelle may be injured for Sunday’s home leg, and DC insists Zubar — his replacement — should be suspended. Zubar’s 69th minute...
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‘Naive’ Red Bulls look to overcome painful playoff history
The Red Bulls’ relationship with the playoffs has been … complicated. In 20 years they never have won an MLS Cup, suffering a history of drama and controversy, stars that were overpaid and underachieving. Oh, and most of all playoff failure. But they’re determined to rewrite that history, with the latest step the first leg...
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Coach rewarded for working wonders with Red Bulls
Red Bulls manager Jesse Marsch was named MLS Coach of the Year on Tuesday — and it’s hard to imagine a more drama-filled year. “I’m honored to be selected among my peers and everything else as the coach of the year but it is a team award,’’ Marsch said. “But I think it is more...
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Red Bulls preview: Why they may be primed to win first MLS Cup
With two Supporters’ Shields in three years and favored to hoist their first MLS Cup, the Red Bulls are in the odd position of having a target on their backs without having a league title in their trophy case. Boasting their deepest and most balanced team, Bovada installed the Red Bulls as 4:1 favorites to...
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Red Bulls battle but get blanked by Revolution
For the third time in four matches, the Red Bulls could not do enough over 90 minutes to earn a victory. Forward Diego Fagundez scored the lone goal in a 1-0 Revolution victory with a tally off a cross from former Red Bulls forward Juan Agudelo in the 55th minute. But instead of wilting after...
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How Bradley Wright-Phillips exemplifies Red Bulls’‘remarkable’ 180
Seven games into the season, the Red Bulls were 1-6 with their season on the brink just months after they proudly had hoisted the Supporters’ Shield. Seven games later, they are tied for first place in the Eastern Conference after a dominant 3-0 win over Toronto on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J. The Red Bulls...
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Red Bulls’ ironman journey: from Germany outcast to MLS rock
What did not destroy Luis Robles made him stronger. So, 120 consecutive starts (and finishes) into his Red Bulls career — an ironman record for the MLS — the Red Bulls are the beneficiaries of having the most consistent goalkeeper in the league. The hook to the Robles story is that, when he was acquired...
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Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch gets multi-year extension
The Red Bulls – who’ve been known for a lack of continuity and revolving door of coaches since their MetroStars days – finally may be getting some stability. The latest sign is handing coach Jesse Marsch a multi-year contract extension. “It’s nice when you find something that’s the right fit and you work with people...
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How a simple belief put Red Bulls back on track
The last time Red Bull Global Head of Soccer, Oliver Mintzlaff, showed up at New York Red Bulls’ practice, the team was 1-6 and couldn’t buy a win. But he stuck with the plan, stuck with coach Jesse Marsch — and his belief has been rewarded. When Mintzlaff made a return trip this week, Marsch was...
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Slumping Red Bulls and NYCFC have scores to settle
The Red Bulls come into Sunday’s game at New York City FC (noon, ESPN) on a three-game winless skid, blowing late leads in every one. The hosts come into Yankee Stadium having gone winless in four games against their rivals, including the most humbling beating in the history of MLS. Rest assured, it will be...
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‘Yeah, we don’t like them’: Red Bulls-NYCFC hate is for real
The disdain is real. And six games in, the Hudson River Derby is finally a rivalry. The Red Bulls won the first four meetings with New York City FC, capped by a 7-0 May thrashing that was the worst in MLS history and had NYCFC tempers flaring. Then, big-spending NYCFC finally broke through with a...
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What Red Bulls, NYCFC need to do this week to make playoffs
A stretch of play with massive Major League Soccer playoff implications kicks off Sunday for both the Red Bulls and New York City FC. For the Red Bulls, who have established themselves as a perennial power in the Eastern Conference, this is familiar territory — considering they are the defending Supporters’ Shield winners and have...
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What NYCFC, Red Bulls must do to lock up prime playoff spots
Momentum and postseason positioning are the remaining goals for the Red Bulls and New York City FC in their respective MLS regular-season finales on Sunday. For NYCFC, a win over Columbus at 4 p.m. at Yankee Stadium is much more imperative than the Red Bulls defeating Philadelphia on the road, because the Red Bulls are...
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Why only a MLS Cup will satisfy the Red Bulls this postseason
One of the coach-speak tenets in every sport is not to look ahead, not to look past the opponent, to focus on the task at hand and not waver from that. But the eyes of the Red Bulls players and their coach, Jesse Marsch, are unabashedly fixated on the prize at the end of the...
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