How does a team replace one of the top playmakers in Major League Soccer over the course of the last three seasons? That was the most pressing question for the New York Red Bulls in preseason after the club traded Sacha Kljestan to Orlando City SC for Carlos Rivas and Tommy Redding on Jan. 3. […]
Author: Dylan Butler
For the first time since his long-awaited signing as the New York Red Bulls Young Designated Player, Kaku saw game action on Saturday. Alejandro Romero Gamarra, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder, made his preseason debut for the Red Bulls against Phoenix Rising FC of the USL at Kino Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Playing on a team […]
There were two ways New York Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Royer described CD Olimpia of Honduras following a 1-1 draw in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 at Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica Thursday night. “Savvy” was the nice way the Austrian put it. “Dirty” was the other. […]
Daniel Royer gave the New York Red Bulls the lead in the first half, but a foul by Aurelien Collin led to Brayan Moya’s equalizing penalty for Olimpia of Honduras in a 1-1 draw in the opening leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 Thursday night at Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa […]
There might not be a more maligned captaincy in all of Major League Soccer than that of the New York Red Bulls. That’s because the last two players who wore the armband — Dax McCarty and Sacha Kljestan — were shipped away the subsequent offseason. But social media shade aside, the Red Bulls needed a […]
There will be none of the usual trappings of a Central American road fixture — the sudden all-night parties outside the team hotel, the boisterous home fans who turn up the heat on an already hot and humid night. No, the New York Red Bulls will experience none of that when they take on CD […]
Everything about #KakuWatch was unprecedented for the New York Red Bulls. For the club’s sporting director Denis Hamlett, who had coaching gigs with the Chicago Fire, Vancouver Whitecaps and Montreal Impact before joining the Red Bulls in 2015, there’s never been a longer process than the one that resulted in the club signing Alejandro “Kaku” […]
The saga of signing Kaku is finally over and New York Red Bulls fans can breathe a sigh of relief. On Friday afternoon, the Red Bulls announced they completed the transfer of Alejandro “Kaku” Romero Gamarra from Club Atletico Huracan in Argentina pending receipt of the player’s P-1 visa and ITC. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder […]
Sacha Kljestan opened a lot of eyes when he recently claimed the New York Red Bulls lacked “difference makers.” Citing Orlando City’s recent signings of Justin Meram and Uri Rosell, Kljestan praised his new club’s offseason moves, while criticizing his former team during a radio interview on SiriusXM FC. “That is something I’ve wanted in my […]
As the New York Red Bulls entered the second phase of preseason, moving from Florida to Arizona, the team’s focus also shifted. Now, concentration is on Honduran side C.D. Olimpia, the Red Bulls’ opponent in the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16. “Two weeks to prepare, two matches basically, and we’ve got to have our […]