Kenny Cooper
Red Bulls get their payoff for a painful trade
When the New York Red Bulls bid farewell to Kenny Cooper last week, they seemed genuinely distraught about it. More
(4)And now Kenny Cooper, a pure scorer, is gone
In many ways, Kenny Cooper, traded on Monday to F.C. Dallas, was the opposite of the typical acquisition by the New York Red Bulls. He entered quietly, he succeeded beyond expectations, and he's leaving too soon. More
For the Red Bulls, it's Thierry Henry or bust
It's not clear yet what the New York Red Bulls, a playoff team intent upon becoming a championship team, are trying to do this offseason. More
Cold night in Harrison: Scenes from another Red Bulls tragedy
The few thousand fans who showed up at Red Bull Arena Thursday for the Eastern Conference semifinal match between the New York Red Bulls and D.C. United, without question, were extremely excited to be there. They had to be. More
(1)'I don't know about Halloween, man, this is football'
The New York Red Bulls made certain on Saturday that they would enter the playoffs in the best possible position to succeed, managing to secure a first-round bye with a 3-0 defeat of the Philadelphia Union. More
The Red Bulls are playing like they might just win something
A just-completed homestand by the New York Red Bulls provided almost everything the team could have hoped for. More
Red Bulls face toughest test to date
The plot lines over the first two months of the Red Bulls' season have included the re-emergence of Kenny Cooper as a legitimate star, the unexpected production from young goalkeeper Ryan Meara and an injury-riddled back line, and the team's success even without Thierry Henry on the field. More
(1)Red Bulls advance in the U.S. Cup, which is like the FA Cup without the audience
The tournament is supposed to be the American equivalent of England's FA Cup, and has been around for nearly a century, which is hard to believe given both domestic soccer's transient history and the obscurity of the tournament itself. It is theoretically, like the FA Cup, open to all teams at all levels. The winner earns the right to participate in the CONCACAF Champions League, which is supposed to be North America's equivalent to the UEFA Champions League. More
The Red Bulls have winning formula at last, somehow
The Red Bulls defeated Montreal, 2-1 on Saturday night, for the team's fifth straight win. The Red Bulls have won five straight games three other times in franchise history: in 2000, 2001 and 2003. In all three seasons, they made the playoffs. In 2003, the Red Bulls also reached the U.S. Open Cup final, the closest they have come to a trophy in team history. More
The Red Bulls can score, and so can everyone who's playing against them
The New York Red Bulls are just two weeks removed from a stretch of three games in which they looked like the best team in Major League Soccer history, powered by the dual scoring threat of Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper.
It turns out, sadly, that they can't play defense. More
Happy Kenny Cooper, the other Red Bulls striker, has as many goals as Thierry Henry
Kenny Cooper, who plays striker for the New York Red Bulls, really belongs at the center of attention in a concentrated media campaign.Cooper, a muscular 6'3", quick to smile and overflowing with joy that he gets to play soccer after growing up in, as he put it, "a soccer family", is tied for the scoring lead in Major League Soccer this season, with seven goals. (He scored his seventh Saturday night, in a 2-2 tie against San Jose.) More
Quietly, Thierry Henry and the Red Bulls are making American soccer history
Believe it or not, the New York Red Bulls have just completed what may be the most dominant three-week run of any team in the history of Major League Soccer.
This state of affairs is largely the doing of Thierry Henry, who was named M.L.S. Player of the Week for a third consecutive week on Monday. No player has ever earned that honor three straight times. More
