HARRISON, NJ (July 13, 2012) – The New York Red Bulls announced today that it has acquired forward and 2010 MLS Best XI selection Sébastien Le Toux in exchange for midfielder Dane Richards and allocation money. Le Toux will be available for selection for New York’s nationally televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday, July 15 at Red Bull [...]

Published Friday July 13, 2012 by Sam Crompton from Antalya Spain’s Ángel Vilda has predicted a “fiercely-contested” final against the “strongest side in Europe”, though Sweden counterpart Calle Barrling insists that, for now, the teams share that title. In contrasting fashion the finalists have reached Saturday’s UEFA European Women’s Under-19 Championship showpiece. Spain’s probing, patient approach is passionately upheld at [...]

Former Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler believes Andy Carroll will become a better player when he forgets about his £35 million price tag and focuses on his personal strengths. Towards the latter end of the season, and briefly at the UEFA EURO 2012, the 23-year-old began to show glimpses of the form which made him such a hit at Newcastle United. [...]

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. – Markus Holgersson has just had one full training session with the New York Red Bulls since recovering from injury, but that hasn’t stopped him from believing he will suit up in the club’s upcoming match. Sidelined since June 20 with an ankle problem, Holgersson is convinced he will be ready to return to his starting spot [...]

EFE) Miércoles 11 de julio de 2012 When they talk about Fernando Meligeni, many people say the former tennis player is more Brazilian than most. And that is because the 41-year-old is not only Brazilian, he is Brazilian by choice. Born in Buenos Aires, Fininho moved to Brazil with his parents when he was still a child and, though he returned to Argentina to [...]

Costa Rica defeated host and defending champion Guatemala 3-2 to win the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship on Sunday in Guatemala City. It was the Ticos’ first futsal title since 2000. Jorge Arias opened the scoring in the 7th minute and completed his brace four minutes into the second half (24’), while Diego Zuniga (7’) added the other in a winning [...]

CHICAGO (July 9, 2012) – Below is a statement from U.S. Soccer regarding the public warning U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Hope Solo accepted for her prohibited substance violation which was announced today by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. “U.S. Soccer received notification from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that Hope Solo tested positive for a banned substance from an out-of competition [...]

FIFA July 9, 2012 Neymar’s name has cropped up in the media so much over the last two years that he appears to have been on the scene for a lot longer than he actually has. A star for club and country at the age of just 20, quite an achievement when the country in question is Brazil, Neymar has [...]

HARRISON, NJ (July 8, 2012) – Major League Soccer announced today that New York Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry and defender Heath Pearce were voted into the 2012 MLS All-Star First XI. On Wednesday, July 25 at PPL Park in Chester, PA, the MLS All-Stars will face European Champions Chelsea FC in the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game (live on [...]

Kyle McCarthy MLSsoccer.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Forget about those last-minute New England heroics this week. They simply weren’t necessary as the Revs dispatched the New York Red Bulls, 2-0, at Gillette Stadium. Lee Nguyen capped a fine Revolution start by firing home from outside the penalty area to open the scoring after 24 minutes. New York striker Kenny Cooper hit [...]