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Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images 2-1 collapse against Cincinnati involved all the team’s most troublesome themes of a strange season All in all, the 2-1 playoff loss to FC Cincinnati on Saturday was a microcosm of seemingly everything about the New York Red Bulls in 2022, making it a fairly on-the-nose ending to the season. Other than the early kickoff time, … [Read more...] about Playoff exit reminds the Red Bulls that it’s still 2022 in all the worst ways

The Red Bulls will be missing Cristian Cásseres (left) in midfield. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports It’s system vs stars in the first round of the playoffs in Harrison My Uber driver the other day drove a Tesla, which was surprising as I feel like if he had the money to afford a Tesla he wouldn’t be financially dependent on whatever profits he earns from driving … [Read more...] about Playoff Matchday Preview: FC Cincinnati

Photo by Mike Battista OaM paid an extracurricular visit to Harrison to watch one of the occasional high school games hosted at the arena An overtime, game winning goal at Red Bull Arena is the stuff dreams are made of for many young athletes in Hudson County. But Brandon Gjekaj and Martin Lipinkski, two seniors at Henry P. Becton Regional High School, it’s a bit more … [Read more...] about Becton and Wood-Ridge match lets local high schoolers experience RBA glory

Elias Manoel’s brace sealed a Decision Day victory for the Red Bulls. | Photo by John Perd A visually stunning end to the 2022 regular season For the New York Red Bulls it was a scenic end to the 2022 regular season in both a visual and competitive sense with a 2-0 win over Charlotte FC. OaM photographer John Perd was on the sidelines to capture some of the best shots … [Read more...] about Matchday Gallery: Charlotte FC

Charlotte’s Kerwin Vargas and New York’s Lewis Morgan battle on Sunday afternoon. | Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images An ideal pre-playoff result gives happy ending to Gerhard Struber’s touch-and-go second league campaign After dodgy form in the home stretch, the New York Red Bulls ended the 2022 regular season in ideal fashion with a 2-0 victory over … [Read more...] about A Couple Or Three Things: romp past Charlotte turns into training session