Red Bulls miss the boat
Yet again, the New York Red Bulls couldn't have timed it worse. Claudio Reyna is going to retire -- not surprising and long expected, considering how injury-plagued the former U.S. national-team captain's 1½ seasons in MLS were.
First, the good news: Reyna's retirement frees up the Red Bulls' Designated Player slot, which had been effectively wasting away as Captain America just couldn't stay healthy (Juan Pablo Ángel occupies the team's second slot, which it traded for last season). That gives New York coach Juan Carlos Osorio an enormous toy to use as he continues to rebuild the biggest underachievers in the history of MLS (13 seasons, zero titles).
Brian McBride is coming home to Major League Soccer. To be completely honest, this makes me happier than hearing David Beckham or Cuauhtemoc Blanco were joining the league -- even more so than when ex-U.S. captain Claudio Reyna came home.
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LONDON -- I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s been a forgettable season for Arsenal. After all, the Gunners were on fire for the first six months of the season, played some beautiful soccer along the way and knocked AC Milan out of the Champions League. But when it all fell apart, it fell apart spectacularly, and it’s another trophyless season.
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