HARRISON, N.J. — They were two announcements that took no one in American soccer circles by surprise. On Sunday, at long last, Gregg Berhalter was named the new U.S. men’s national team coach. A few hours later, the New York Red Bulls made Tyler Adams’ transfer to RB Leipzig official. Both moves were rumored for […]
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CARY, N.C. — It’s unlikely this past Sunday will be the last time Julia Ashley steps onto the turf at WakeMed Soccer Park. She walked off it in defeat for the last time as a college player that afternoon, her North Carolina Tar Heels falling 1-0 to ACC rival Florida State in the NCAA Women’s […]
NEW YORK — It starts with a phone call. Just a few days after being announced as the U.S. men’s national team coach, Gregg Berhalter was formally introduced at a media conference in the Meatpacking District Tuesday morning. The now former Columbus Crew SC coach laid out his plan, not only for the short-term, but […]
NEW YORK — When United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter spoke for the first time in his new role, he had a distinct message when asked about the strenuous 14 months the program’s been through. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to talk about the failure of the past,” Berhalter said during […]
The New York Red Bulls will likely be in search of defensive depth this offseason after declining the contract options on defenders Aurelien Collin, Ethan Kutler, and Kevin Politz, while also ending the loan of Panamanian international Fidel Escobar, the club announced Tuesday. The Red Bulls also declined an end-of-loan option on midfielder Marc Rzatkowski, […]
United States men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter met with the media Tuesday for the first time since he was officially announced as the new coach Sunday morning. Berhalter, as well as other dignitaries from U.S. Soccer — U.S. Soccer CEO Dan Flynn, U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro and USMNT general manager Earnie Stewart — […]
To find its new chief executive officer, New York City FC turned to the NBA ranks. The club announced Tuesday it hired Brad Sims for the position. He joins NYCFC after working for the Cleveland Cavaliers since 2012. The team made four straight NBA Finals from 2015 to 2018 and won the championship in 2016. […]
HARRISON, N.J. — It was a trip both Tyler Adams and Sean Davis, now former New York Red Bulls teammates, remember well. But for different reasons. For Adams, then 16, the trip to RB Leipzig was a life-changing opportunity to train with the U-19 and reserve teams of the now German Bundesliga side. Davis, who […]
Monday night’s draw for the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League determined where the top 16 teams will slot in to the new head-to-head tournament format. The draw, which took place at Univision Deportes Studios in Miami, allowed four MLS teams to definitively know where their roads to a possible trophy will start, with a fifth […]
HARRISON, N.J. — The New York Red Bulls’ lockdown defense was a major reason they captured a third Supporters’ Shield in six years. And for the most part, it was the same back four game after game — Kemar Lawrence, Tim Parker, Aaron Long and Michael Amir Murillo. But will the Red Bulls’ fab four […]