Indoor soccer, a variation of professional soccer, creates a face-paced version of the traditional style. Being that it takes place in a more compact area, the accelerating tempo is what generates the intensity within the game itself. It produces more controlled plays and more precision in the player’s move requiring much exertion from the players. […]

An 88th minute equalizer by John Wolyniec salvaged a point for the 10-man New York Red Bulls Saturday night at Giants Stadium in another physical encounter with the Houston Dynamo. Woly’s goal broke a 491 minute cleansheet streak by Houston goalie Pat Onstad. Read the match report or skip right to the player ratings.

The New York Red Bulls’ new approach did not take long to pay dividends. Jorge Rojas got his first and second Major League Soccer goals within the first 15 minutes of Friday night’s game at Giants Stadium, and the Red Bulls went on to a 4-1 romp of the San Jose Earthquakes, perhaps rescuing their season in the process. Adam Rozsa reports and supplies player ratings for the home side.

The 2009 edition of the New York Red Bulls have played eight league games and have five goals to show for it. None of those goals have come on the road, where they haven’t won since the Gowanus Canal was clean. They’ve given up two sure victories at the death.
Yet a win Friday against the […]

At least the New York Red Bulls are finding creative ways to lose. Tonight at Home Depot Center it was a 1-0 decision that did the trick against the L.A. Galaxy. A generous first half penalty call proved the difference in a rather dull match. Adam Rozsa has the player ratings.

The New York Red Bulls have become a rather exotic bunch since Juan Carlos Osorio took over the coaching reins, with almost as many Latin American players as U.S. ones on the roster. But Wednesday night, it was two good ol’ boys from New York who did the team’s heavy lifting. Suffolk County native Mike Petke and Staten Island’s John Wolyniec book-ended the match with goals to beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 and get the team to the U.S. Open Cup, where they will face archrival D.C. United.

Head coach Juan Carlos Osorio is concerned over the health of the team’s star striker Juan Pablo Angel, who was removed early from Saturday’s game against Real Salt Lake. At issue appears to be a lingering hamstring injury that is not helped by the field turf at Giants Stadium.

It was a night of firsts for the New York Red Bulls. First goal (scored by Macoumba Kandji), first victory, first post-suspension appearance by Jon Conway, first MLS start for Alfredo Pacheco. Most importantly, the first time for its fans to feel confident about the 2009 campaign.