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  • Red Bulls looking to get 'creative'

    February 09, 2010

    The Red Bulls confirmed the signing of midfielder Joel Lindpere, and squashed three other transfer reports as baseless rumors. They said they'll add a creative midfielder before...

  • England drops Terry as captain

    February 06, 2010

    LONDON -- John Terry was dropped as England's soccer captain by coach Fabio Capello yesterday, a week after allegations became public that the defender had an affair with the...

  • Coach: Sex scandal doomed 1998 World Cup team

    Coach: Sex scandal doomed 1998 World Cup team

    February 03, 2010

    Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S. soccer coach Steve Sampson yesterday said he booted the captain of the American team before the 1998 World Cup because he was...

  • Juventus fans banned

    January 27, 2010

    MILAN -- Juventus fans were banned from the Italian Cup match at Inter Milan tomorrow because of race-related incidents involving supporters in games between the teams. Milan...

  • Red Bulls get Tchani with No. 2 pick

    Red Bulls get Tchani with No. 2 pick

    January 14, 2010

    Opening their $250 million, 25,000-seat stadium while coming off one of the worst campaigns in MLS history, the Red Bulls desperately need a good offseason. They hope that started...

  • Draw a pretty picture for Team USA

    December 05, 2009

    For once, serendipity smiled on the U.S. soccer team. At yesterday's vital World Cup draw, the U.S. got as fortunate a group as they could've dared dream for. Now they can only...

  • A world of hope

    December 05, 2009

    Oliver Kay is the soccer correspondent for the Times of London and one of the world's foremost authorities on the sport. In a special entry from the World Cup draw, he shares his...

  • United States plays England in World Cup opener; Algeria, Slovenia also in group

    United States plays England in World Cup opener; Algeria, Slovenia also in group

    December 04, 2009

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first...

  • U.S. team worried about World Cup draw

    December 02, 2009

    Bruce Arena remembered his first World Cup draw as U.S. coach and the sinking feeling he had watching the Americans get plunked into a group with Portugal and host South Korea in...

  • No replay for France-Ireland World Cup qualifier

    November 20, 2009

    LONDON -- FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on today, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be "the fairest solution" to resolve...

  • Giants Stadium saw great soccer

    October 25, 2009

    If the Garden is the World's Most Famous Arena, and Yankee Stadium is baseball's grandest cathedral, Giants Stadium has been the mecca for soccer in this country. It hosted more...

  • Red Bulls bid farewell to Stadium

    October 25, 2009

    For more than three decades, Giants Stadium has been the mecca of soccer in this country, hosting everything from Pele and the Cosmos to the 1994 World Cup to icon David Beckham's...

  • Stadium shutters soccer

    October 24, 2009

    When the Red Bulls host Toronto tonight (7:30 p.m., MSG2, WADO 1280 AM), it will not only be their season finale, but the curtain call for soccer at Giants Stadium. For a building...

  • Revolution's loss is Bulls' ... loss

    October 17, 2009

    It appears the New England Revolution are losing assistant Paul Mariner -- and the last-place Red Bulls are losing yet another viable potential managerial candidate. Mariner...

  • Red Bulls' streak at 27

    October 15, 2009

    SANDY, Utah -- The Red Bulls ran their league road winless streak to 27 as Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory last night. The...

  • Costa Rica, US in draw

    October 15, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- Jonathan Bornstein headed in a corner kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time, giving the United States a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica last night that put Honduras...

  • Red Bulls must brake road skid

    October 14, 2009

    The Red Bulls head to Real Salt Lake tonight (10:00, ESPN2) mired in a 26-game league road winless streak, a skid that is 17 months old and counting. And if they don't win in...

  • Soccer star Davies hurt in car accident

    October 14, 2009

    ARLINGTON, Va. -- U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies had several broken bones and a lacerated bladder after a one-vehicle accident yesterday in which another person was...

  • U.S. gains World Cup berth

    October 11, 2009

    The U.S. soccer team is headed to South Africa for a chance to redeem itself in the World Cup. Conor Casey scored his first two international goals in the second half,...

  • RED BULLS SHOW CREW CONTROL

    August 31, 2009

    For five months under ex-coach Juan Carlos Osorio, the Red Bulls just couldn't win, on pace to be the worst team in MLS history. For two weeks under interim Richie Williams, they...

  • ANGEL ANSWERS RED BULLS' PRAYER

    August 24, 2009

    After scoring his dramatic goal, Juan Pablo Angel ran to the fans in the corner of Giants Stadium and leapt up the wall, unleashing a primal roar months in the making. Angel's...

  • BULLS GO FOR TWO VS. CREW

    August 30, 2009

    Last week, the struggling Red Bulls snapped their 13-game MLS winless skid in interim coach Richie Williams' debut. Today's tilt vs. Columbus (6 p.m., MSG) is a rematch of last...

  • NEW COACH CAN'T DO WORSE

    August 23, 2009

    Red Bull interim beleaguered Red Bull coach Juan Carlos Osorio quit on Friday, with assistant Richie Williams taking over for his second stint as interim. Today against Dallas...

  • RED BULLS COACH QUITS

    August 22, 2009

    Red Bull coach Juan Carlos Osorio resigned yesterday, leaving assistant Richie Williams as interim for the final eight games of the year. With just two wins, the team is on pace...

  • BULLS CLINCH WORST MARK IN A DECADE

    August 16, 2009

    Maykel Galindo scored off a feed from Chukwudi Chijindu in the 15th minute, and Eduardo Lillingston added a goal late in added time in Chivas USA's 2-0 victory over the reeling...

  • RED BULLS ARE PLAYING FOR PRIDE

    August 15, 2009

    Mike Petke called the Red Bulls' Champions League 2-1 loss to W Connection the low point of his career. It essentially ended their season and insured an offseason overhaul that...

  • MEX HEX HAUNTS USA

    August 13, 2009

    Just as it had in the Confederations Cup final last month against Brazil, the U.S. took a lead it couldn't hold. And this time, it cost the Americans a 2-1 loss to Mexico...

  • U.S. FACES UPHILL BATTLE VS. MEXICO

    August 12, 2009

    Much has changed since the United States defeated Mexico in their previous World Cup qualifying meeting in February; from the American's run to the Confederations Cup final to...

  • RED BULLS FALL AGAIN

    August 06, 2009

    The Red Bulls may have nine games left on their schedule, but their season is over, pronounced dead last night at Giants Stadium. It was killed by a 2-1 loss to W Connection...

  • BIG TEST FOR RED BULLS

    August 05, 2009

    To salvage their sorry season and perhaps coach Juan Carlos Osorio's job the Red Bulls must do something MLS teams almost never do: Advance through the CONCACAF Champions League...

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