MLS New York Red Bulls

MLS Newsstand - June 7, 2017

Published on June 7, 2017 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York Red Bulls News Release


New York Times

In World Cup Qualifiers, U.S. Soccer Team Faces an Old Foe: AltitudeHerculez Gomez had been playing professional soccer in Mexico for several years when he arrived with the United States national team for a vital World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium in 2013.

Los Angeles Times

Clint Dempsey would rather get a win than a record in World Cup qualifier For a soccer player as accomplished as Clint Dempsey, asking him to choose a favorite international goal can be a little like asking a parent to pick a favorite child. The answer you'll most likely get is "they're all special in their own way."

Washington Post

Clint Dempsey on verge of catching Landon Donovan on U.S. men's scoring chart COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Clint Dempsey's aim Thursday is clear: help the U.S. national team gain three points and continue bolstering a once-sluggish World Cup qualifying effort midway through the CONCACAF schedule. Nothing else matter, he says. Not whether he starts or comes off the bench, pockets another goal or earns credit for an assist.

D.C. United's Patrick Mullins to miss 6 weeks after undergoing knee surgery D.C. United said Tuesday that forward Patrick Mullins will miss about six weeks with a knee injury, a considerable period for a team in a terrible scoring rut but not nearly as long as the organization feared. Mullins, United's first-choice striker, underwent surgery Tuesday for a meniscus injury that threatened to sideline him for the rest of the MLS season.

SportsNet.ca

Whitecaps phenom Davies receives Canadian citizenship, 1st senior call-up - Sportsnet.ca Naoko Asano |@naokoasano Naoko Asano @naokoasano VANCOUVER - Ever since Alphonso Davies signed his first Major League Soccer contract as a 15-year-old last July, soccer fans across Canada have followed the gifted youngster with excitement, hopeful that the kid would one day suit up for the national team.

The Canadian Press

Alphonso Davies receives Canadian citizenship, gets first national team call-up VANCOUVER - Alphonso Davies is one step closer to playing for Canada. The 16-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps phenom received his citizenship on Tuesday, paving the way for a first national team call-up. "It's a great honour to be able to call myself a Canadian citizen," Davies said in a statement.

San Jose Mercury News

New Earthquakes president plans to 'shut up' and listen SAN JOSE - Former English Premier League executive Tom Fox has a plan as he replaces Dave Kaval as the Earthquakes' third president in a decade. "The first thing I am going to do is shut my mouth and open my ears," he said Tuesday at an introductory news conference at Avaya Stadium.




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