The MLS Cup final between Atlanta United and the Portland Timbers promises to be a spectacle, at the very least. The Five Stripes have already drawn crowds of at least 70,000 to both of their home playoff games this season and all signs point to a packed final. On a conference call ahead of Saturday’s […]
Tag: 2018 MLS Cup playoffs
HARRISON, N.J. — After another year of enormous regular-season success followed by bitter MLS Cup playoff failure, the New York Red Bulls were talking about a system change. No, not their system, which has come under attack in the postseason. It’s the league’s playoff structure itself they discussed after being eliminated by Atlanta United in the […]
HARRISON, N.J. — Fans came with hope that history could be made on a chilly late November night. No team had ever rebounded from a three-goal deficit in the first leg to win a series. Tonight, they prayed, would be the night. Instead, the long-suffering New York Red Bulls supporters left bitterly cold and bitterly […]
ATLANTA — One of the most recognizable images in Major League Soccer this season has been the scowl of Josef Martinez. Fans of the league have seen the Venezuelan striker’s mean mug often this season. Martinez rarely celebrates his goals. He doesn’t dance and he doesn’t do flips. Occasionally, Martinez will indulge teammate Miguel Almiron […]
HANOVER, N.J. — The energy drink’s ad campaign famously proclaims “Red Bull gives you wings.” On Thursday night, an early goal in the second leg of the Eastern Conference finals against Atlanta United will give the New York Red Bulls hope. If the Red Bulls can duplicate what they did in the second leg of […]
HANOVER, N.J. — The objective, according to Alex Muyl, is crystal clear after the New York Red Bulls lost 3-0 to Atlanta United in the opening leg of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Daunting, but clear. “i think it’s pretty clear that we have to come out and be aggressive and try […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta United FC did something it had never done before on Sunday. The club finally beat the New York Red Bulls. With a 3-0 win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Five Stripes are taking a sizeable advantage into the second leg of the Eastern Conference finals of the Major League Soccer Cup Playoffs. While […]
To reach the MLS Cup for a second time, the New York Red Bulls will have to do what’s never been done before — rally from a 3-0 deficit after the opening leg of a playoff series. They also have the blueprint, according to coach Chris Armas, from the Eastern Conference semifinals a few weeks […]
HANOVER, N.J. — Beating Atlanta United twice during the regular season is impressive. But doing so without three of your best players? It is perhaps the greatest examples of the New York Red Bulls having arguably the most depth in Major League Soccer. “I don’t know if we’re the deepest team,” Red Bulls winger Danny […]
HANOVER, N.J. — One is the head coach, the other a starting midfielder and both have local ties to the club they led to the Eastern Conference championship series. And that has made it more special for Chris Armas and Sean Davis to get the New York Red Bulls to within striking distance of the […]