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Source: Soler to Red Bull done deal
The Red Bulls still won't confirm what Erik Soler did today in a Champions League broadcast, that he has taken the job as sporting director. But another source confirmed to the Post that the deal is indeed done, and likely to be made official sometime next week. "I will lead the whole team, ...
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Soler says he took Red Bull post
nypost.com — Erik Soler announced on a Champions League broadcast today that he has been hired as the sporting... director for Red Bull New York. Soler _ capped 39 times for Norway _ played for Lillestrøm and Brann in his home country, and also was a standout at ... (more) Soler says he took Red Bull post
MLS Expansion draft
The MLS expansion draft is over, and the Philadelphia Union have plucked their ten players for their inaugural season. There were some pretty big names to choose from, including Amado Guevara, Luciano Emilio and Cristian Gomez; but here is the list. One that will anger Red Bull followers was ...
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Protected list for MLS expansion draft
HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF AVAILABLE PLAYERS FOR WEDNESDAY’S DRAFT: Chivas USA Bornstein, Jonathan Braun, Justin Flores, Jorge Padilla, Jesus Galindo, Maykel Lahoud, Michael Kljestan, Sacha Nagamura, Paulo Thornton, Zach Cuesta, Yamith Santos, Maicon  ...
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Check out the Post's coverage of St. John's NCAA tournament loss
St. John's fell 1-0 to Boston College in the second-round of the NCAA tourney, and Dylan Butler has a solid story in today's edition about the loss. A year after reaching the College Cup semifinals, they fell behind in the eighth minute and never could get the equalizer. The Red Storm saw ...
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RU's Dilly Duka signs with MLS
nypost.com — Red Bull academy product and former Rutgers standout Dilly Duka has officially signed a Generation adidas contract... with MLS. The 5-foot-9 midfielder from Montville (NJ) won't be assigned to New York because he didn't meet homegrown requirements ... (more) RU's Dilly Duka signs with MLS
Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup
Grit trumped glamour, as Real Salt Lake beat the star-studded L.A. Galaxy 5-4 on penalties in the MLS Cup final. Keeper Nick Rimando _ who'd gotten Real into the final by beating Chicago 5-4 in PKs in the Eastern Conference final _ made two saves during penalties to be named MVP. Meanwhile ...
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Saga continues: Ireland appeal rejected by French FA
The French Football Federation has rejected an appeal from its Irish counterpart to ask FIFA to allow a replay of the contentious World Cup qualifier between the two countries. The FFF said it “understands the disappointment and the bitterness of the Irish players” but that FIFA’s decision ...
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Oh Henry!
Hypothetical scenario for you: Thierry Henry fails a drugs test for a performance-enhancing substance. Result? He gets a long ban and his reputation is in tatters for all time. Maybe France even get thrown out of the World Cup, you never know. Either way, his international career would be ...
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Henry favors France-Ireland replay, FIFA does not
Thierry Henry said a World Cup qualifying replay between France and Ireland would be “the fairest solution” to the handball controversy surrounding the match. Henry handled the ball in the build-up to William Gallas’s decisive goal in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in Paris, a result that sent France ...
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Donovan named MLS MVP
LA Galaxy captain Landon Donovan was named the Volkswagen MLS MVP today. The 27-year-old shockingly had never won the honor despite being clearly the best field player in the U.S. National Team, and very possibly the best the country has ever had. Already a member of the MLS Best XI, he got ...
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FIFA unlikely to honor Ireland's protest vs. France
DUBLIN -- Ireland appealed to France and FIFA on Thursday to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal. Ireland’s government and soccer association asked for Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in the second leg at Stade de France to be replayed. ...
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Ireland lodges formal complaint with FIFA
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has called on FIFA to replay last night's controversial World Cup play-off defeat by France, after claiming the manner of the result had damaged the integrity of football. In one of the most blatant examples of cheating since Diego Maradona’s infamous ...
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World Cup playoffs: All 32 teams decided
The final lineup of teams for next year's World Cup in South Africa was settled on Wednesday after six drama-charged playoffs on three different continents. France, with a controversial extra-time goal, joined Slovenia, Greece and Portugal as the last four qualifiers from Europe. Algeria ...
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Thierry Henry's HAND OF GOD 2.0 puts France in World Cup
How do you say HAND OF GOD in French? Les Bleus outlasted a tough Ireland team in their World Cup playoff after thanks to William Gallas' extra time header gave them a 1-1 draw, and a 2-1 aggregate victory. France got outplayed, but I guess it's better to be lucky than good _ and captain ...
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MLS Expansion Draft Rules
nypost.com — With MLS' 16th and latest team coming on board next season, the Philadelphia Union will have their... expansion draft next Wednesday. It seems the rules for these things change almost every time around, which isn’t shocking; the NFL is the same way. ... (more) MLS Expansion Draft Rules
Man United put Obertan to work
Next time you're bemoaning having to do yardwork, grousing that if you were a big-time athlete you wouldn't have to do that kind of stuff, think again. With Gabriel Obertan injured, Manchester United put the highly-rated French prodigy to work doing some manual labor around their Carrington ...
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Red Bulls axe Leo Krupnik
Red Bull terminated the contract for Leo Krupnik today. The centerback had been signed on July 13 after playing for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League; but he played in just three games for Red Bull _ two of them starts _ and proved a non-factor down the stretch. He ...
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Final six World Cup spots to be decided today
Twelve teams will battle today for the final six spots at the 2010 World Cup. The last day of qualifying includes the following matches: Africa: Algeria vs. Egypt Europe: Ukraine vs. Greece (0-0 tie in first leg); Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Portugal (1-0 Portugal win in first leg); Slovenia ...
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Report: Erik Soler leading candidate for Red Bull post
Erik Soler _ who is the co-owner and board leader of Norway's IK Start _ is reportedly the leading candidate to be named sporting director for Red Bull New York. The Washington Post states that the 49-year-old Soler _ who played for Hamburg, the same club that Red Bull director of sport ...
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