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, […]
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HANOVER, N.J. — Chris Armas had no problem with Tyler Adams and Aaron Long getting called into the U.S. men’s national team for European friendlies against England and Italy. But the New York Red Bulls coach is a little miffed at how long both of his starters played in a 1-0 loss against the Azzurri […]
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Roster rotation isn’t new for the New York Red Bulls. Whether it’s a congested schedule, like the five games in 15-day stretch they are currently on, or if it was prioritizing Concacaf Champions League matches early in the MLS regular season, the Red Bulls depth has been tested and, by in large, those players passed […]
Playing in their country’s first World Cup appearance will provide lasting memories for Michael Murillo and Fidel Escobar. But there’s few positives the New York Red Bulls defenders can take from Panama’s 6-1 loss to England in a Group G match at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Sunday. After positive performances in their World Cup debut, […]
HANOVER, N.J. — Before defenders Michael Amir Murillo and Fidel Escobar left to join Panama in the FIFA World Cup, New York Red Bulls coach said his team would be “big Panama fans.” While there was unilateral support for Panama’s first-ever World Cup game, a 3-0 loss to Belgium, there’s some dissension in the ranks […]
The task was always going to be massive for New York Red Bulls defenders Michael Murillo and Fidel Escobar, who were both in the starting XI in Panama’s first-ever FIFA World Cup match Monday in Sochi. Their job was to somehow silence a Belgium attack that included Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) and […]
A total of 19 Major League Soccer players — plus another out on loan — headed over to Russia to represent their countries in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Some will play starting roles for their teams, others will be ready to come off the bench at a moment’s notice and one already was sent […]
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[bc_video video_id=”5787001910001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] HARRISON, N.J. — Kemar Lawrence vividly remembers the first time he played at Red Bull Arena. It was with the Jamaican national team and the opponent was Serbia on May 26, 2014. “I posted something that night that I want this to be my […]