SPORTING KC HOLD OFF RED BULLS, WIN FOURTH US OPEN CUP TITLE AND BERTH IN '19 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

At Kansas City, Kansas:

Latif Blessing (25') and Daniel Salloi (66') each scored once as Sporting Kansas City laid claim to their third Lamar Hunt US Open Cup championship in the last six years (and fourth overall) by holding off the visiting New York Red Bulls 2-1 on Wednesday.

Sporting KC, by winning this game, qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. 

Coaching Change For Red Bulls

Change of coaches for the New York Red Bulls.

Hans Won't Be Backe With Red Bulls; Goats Can Coach, Too

Hans Backe won't be back next season as head coach of the New York Red Bulls.

Meanwhile, Chivas USA dropped the axe on their head coach, Robin Frazier

De Ro Big Apple (Or, At Least Harrison)-Bound

Could this have been another questionable move on the part of the Toronto FC brass?

Yes Folks, He DID Score

At Harrison, New Jersey:

Thierry Henry scored his first goal for the New York Red Bulls (25') on Thursday night, but Robbie Keane (62') and Gareth Bale (72') provided the second-half scoring as Tottenham Hotspur came back to win 2-1 in an international exhibition match.

It's Official

Diego Maradona, Jr., I mean, Thierry Henry has officially signed on with the New York Red Bulls.

Hey, Maybe They Should Have Hired Sven

The New York Red Bulls on Thursday announced that former FC Copenhagen coach Hans Backe as their new head coach.

Richie Williams, who served the second half of the 2009 season as interim head coach, will stay on as an assistant.

Bulls Coach Quits

It figures that I he hadn't resigned, he likely would have gotten the boot.


For his interim replacement, or as they say in the soccer biz, caretaker manager, this is his second crack.

Looks Like Jozy's Bound For Villarreal

It looks like Major League Soccer and Villarreal of Spain's top division (and bound for the group stage of next season's UEFA Champions League) have agreed on terms for the transfer of New York Red Bulls forward Jozy Altidore to the Yellow Submarine:

According to the source, Altidore's representatives are right now in the process of finalizing his personal contract with Villarreal. As reported by Spanish sports daily Marca, Villarreal have plans to loan the 18-year-old Altidore to Recreativo next season.

New York technical director Jeff Agoos refused to give an immediate comment when contacted by Goal.com.

Altidore's $10 million transfer fee is a record for an American player, surpassing the rumored roughly $5 million paid by Fulham for Eddie Johnson. Fulham reportedly paid roughly $4 million for Clint Dempsey.

The Red Bulls are set to host Chivas USA in a nationally-televised MLS contest tomorrow night.