goal.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/19/2009
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For more than 30 years, Giants Stadium has been one of the top soccer destinations in the United States. This weekend marks the final soccer game to be played in the stadium.
soccerbyives.net - 10/23/2009
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soccerbyives.net —
When the New York Red Bulls take on
Toronto FC on Saturday night, it will mark the...
final soccer game at Giants Stadium. With the new Giants Stadiums set to open in 2010, and the New York Red Bulls moving into Red Bull Arena in the spring, soccer fans will finally be able to say farewell ...
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TGIF: Saying Goodbye to Giants Stadium
thesportsbank.net - 10/21/2009
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thesportsbank.net —
By Alex Simon The Thierry Henry to MLS
rumor resurfaced over the weekend. According to the Daily...
Mail, Henry will look for a new challenge after the World Cup with the 32-year old excited at the prospect of playing football in one of the world’s biggest cities in New York. For ...
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Empire State of Mind
examiner.com - 10/20/2009
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examiner.com —
According to several sources close to the player
and Barcelona, the French international will most likely not...
finish out his contract with the Blaugrana and instead he will make his much longed for move across the pond. Sport as well as TribalFootball ...
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Henry to join Red Bulls next season?
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Some News for Mon Oct 19, 2009
du Nord —
... Jack Bell of the New York Times reports that the final soccer game ever will be played at Giants Stadium this weekend. And here are his 10 most memorable games there. ...
Evening Links and Thoughts: Coaches, U-17, and more
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... most in the MLS circles believe he is due for a job in the very near future.
There’s probably going to be at least three or four jobs open this winter. Some people don’t like that their club may be involved in this but its just part of the game.
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Top 10 Games at Giants Stadium
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Even for non-New York/New Jersey folks out there like myself this is ...
Tuesday Links: Cattermole out 3 months, Chelsea linked with Heskey, Larsson to retire
The Footy Blog —
... Whitecaps. + Inside Minnesota Soccer profiles Teal Bunbury, son of former Canada striker Alex. + U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies has been moved out of intensive care as he recovers from serious injuries after a car accident in which another passenger was killed. He will have surgery early next week to repair a broken left elbow and may require operations to repair facial fractures. + The New York Times looks at ten of the most memorable soccer games at Giants Stadium. ...
A few things...
No Short Corners —
... on the mindset of the expansion Seattle Sounders . They've already raised the U.S. Open Cup and clinched a playoff spot... what now? #7 - New York Times champ Jack Bell counts down the Top 10 Giants Stadium matches of all-time . There have been some real doozies in a really awful stadium for soccer. Forget the NFL lines (if you can)... have you ever smelled the Meadowlands? #8 - ...
This is The End, My Friend
The Kin of Fish —
The 2009 New York Red Bulls season, and the team's 14-year stay at Giants Stadium, will end just after 9:30pm ET tomorrow night. It's fitting that tomorrow's match, versus playoff hopeful Toronto FC, will be played on a wet, slick, artificial surface covered with football lines. While Giants Stadium has hosted plenty of meaningful soccer matches in its day, the third-class treatment that the NJ Stadium and Entertainment Authority has shown the MetroStars/Red Bulls since 1996 will be encapsulated in Saturday's 90 minutes. Parking customers ...
10 most memorable games at Giants Stadium
SoccerBlog.com —
Jack Bell creates a list of 10 most memorable games at Giants Stadium.
Some of the highlights.
Last summer's USA vs Mexico Gold Cup final turned out be an embarrassing 5-0 rout. David Beckham's New York introduction in 2007 resulted in a 5-4 pulsating shootout between the Galaxy and the Red Bulls. The 1994 World Cup group match resulted in a shock Irish win against eventual runners up Italy, 1-0. And Pele's farewell match was played at the Stadium in front of 75,646 spectators on October 1st, ...
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Henry to Red Bulls rumor rehashed again
soccerbyives.net 10/19/2009 —
Everybody's favorite international star-to-MLS rumor re-appeared over the weekend, and while nothing has really changed with regard to the long-discussed potential THierry Henry to New York Red Bull rumor, it still managed to resurface and create a little more buzz.
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redbulls.theoffside.com 10/21/2009 — This is it.
October 24 will be the end of an era (error?) for New York soccer. Toronto FC will be the final opponent on that cursed rubber pitch that has haunted this franchise for 14 years now. Yes fans, the day has come. It is finally over.
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soccerbyives.net 10/28/2009 —
Of all the decisions to be made on head coaching positions in Major League Soccer this off-season, perhaps none is being watched more carefully than the New York Red Bulls' decision on whether to keep Richie Williams as head coach.
Hiring Williams would seem like a no-brainer for a club ...
Red Bulls bid adieu to Giants Stadium
american11soccer.com 10/25/2009 — By Dylan Butler / MLSnet.com Staff E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There was plenty of mixed emotions from New York Red Bulls players past and present about Giants Stadium closing its doors permanently to soccer. After 32 years of hosting some of the biggest names and games in the sport's history, Giants ...
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redbulls.theoffside.com 10/23/2009 — How many times have you heard a sports journo or commentator use the phrase “That kid’s got heart!” It is one of those cliches that stands the test of time, much like the classic “he gives one hundred and ten percent every play,” and the ever so popular “he ...
Have Red Bull New York Done Something Right?!
avoidingthedrop.com 10/22/2009 — I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve taken any and every opportunity over the years (but especially this year) to heap more misery on the MetroStars/Red Bulls. I am a New Englander born and raised, and as such, this is part of my job description. However, much to my chagrin, the ...
Lewis: The best of Giants Stadium
web.mlsnet.com 10/23/2009 — Saturday will mark an end of an era at Giants Stadium when the New York Red Bulls play the last soccer game there against Toronto FC, some 32 years after the New York Cosmos played the very first professional game at the facility.
Coaching Carousel: TFC and NYRB
matchfitusa.com 10/27/2009 — After today's announcement that Chris Cummins will not return to Toronto, two of Major League Soccer's highest profile franchises are without head coaches. Red Bull, denizens of North America's...
Red Bulls readying to hire new coach
american11soccer.com 23 days ago — Sporting director Beiersdorfer visiting club to help bring quality to New YorkDietmar Beiersdorfer, who was recently named sporting director for Red Bull soccer operations, has been in the New York area and visiting the Major League Soccer club. The former German defender will be influential in ...
Are the Red Bulls in Queiroz's future?
soccerbyives.net 9/20/2009 —
After all the head coaches to pass through with the New York Red Bulls and the MetroStars before them, it is easy to forget who the first man to run the club was.
That man is Carlos Queiroz, current head coach of the Portuguese national team. Although he is currently employed, ...
Toronto FC-Red Bulls Preview (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 10/23/2009
After hosting MLS games for more than a decade, Giants Stadium will close as a soccer venue with what could be a memorable finale. Toronto FC tries to emerge out of a complicated playoff picture with one of the two remaining spots Saturday when it ...
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