These games begin July 2, as does group play on July 10. This Cup is the top MNT games for the region and has the knockout stage kick-off July 24. This, the 16th iteration is also a piece of Concacaf as they enter their 60th year. Over 8 geographical areas and 11 venues, the final will be played in Vegas on Aug. 1.
This will be a Texas based event as all 5 games take place in the Lone Star Stae, 4 games at BBVA, a sole game at the new Q2 in Austin. The teams contesting these games will be of course the USA, along with Portugal, Jamaica, & Nigeria, the fixtures at BBVA, Houston are to be played on June 10 & 13 with the last in Austin on the 16th.
Coverage of the USA games will be: Portugal on the 10th on FS1 from 8 p.m. ET, Jamaica the 13th beginning at 10 p.m. ET and finally the game with Nigeria on the 16th opens at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The Red Bulls left rainy NY for southern California where it never rains or so the songs go. Today a nationally televised game starting at 5:30 p.m. ET on FS1 with 2 original MLS teams where NYRB lead 20-17-8, in LA, the home team is tops at 9-7-5.
With this being just the 2nd game for both, LA has 3 points while NY zero, the last 5 games have been even in Cason at 2-2-1, last winner, NY 3-2 on April 28, 2018, Royer getting a pair of his trio in that game facing them.
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Our friend and Media Darling, Ally Melendez is now also with the New York Red Bulls, we hope to be there, tomorrow for her first day of work.
What will she do: she is the new in-stadium host for home games.
Was it an honest mistake, a book keeping snafu? The investigation by MLS into the inking of Blaise Matuidi continues to see if this addition was in step with the leagues League Roster & Budget Rules of 2020. Already this probe has shown that Miami was not in step with these rules. Last year, Matuidi, set as a TAM player, but his pay was above that threshold, making him a DP, thusly they violated the DP Limit with 3 plus him on the season.
In the off-season, the team bought out one of their DP's, Matias Pellegrini, putting them into accord with the DP number for 2021.
After much thought and consideration, the Open Cup Committee has come to this hard fought decision to not hold the competition this spring. Tey put the blame on the logistical & monetary concerns related to the Corona virus crisis. They have not ruled out conducting this event in the fall.
Yes, I had to read part of this a few times over. In an email received late yesterday, the Red Bulls made it known that they are of course working hand-in-hand with MLS to to finally set their way of handling fans at RBA, they open v SKC on the 17th at 8 p.m. ET. In appreciation of the health and safety of all involved being the highest of priorities and in staying in line with the local laws and guidelines, the plan will set their procedures in place for all to be in attendance.
Shifting to a New Model for Professional Referee Development in the Women’s Game Michael A. Saunders April 02, 2021 Back in late October 2020, Baroness Sue Campbell, the director of women’s football at the English Football Association, emphasized that there is no timeframe for the introduction of full-time professional referees in the women’s game until 2024. Since her comment, the quality of refereeing in the Women’s Super League is still being heavily criticized by players, managers, pundits and of course fans.
It took us many months over two teams to get the elusive interview with the son of a past co-worker. His father had been speaking of his son as being a great player, always met with a jaundiced eye, I first saw him play before people from Roma, under age and undersized for his age, he more than held his own. Fast forward father and son are making a 4 hour drive a few times a week to Whippany, quite the commute for the New York Red Bull Academy, with high praise coming out of it, a short stint with NYCFC before they dropped that age group.
