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Red Bulls not surprised as national team calls roll in

Andres Reyes looks set to make his Colombia debut. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports John Tolkin and Andrés Reyes were two of the New York players to earn international selections this week It’s January, so you know what to expect. Gray skies, crowded gyms, and MLS preseasons being mildly disrupted by international call-ups. The New York Red Bulls have emerged as one of the bigger honorees/victims in the national team squad lists being released this week. After news earlier this wee...

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Red Bulls Paper Revue: January 16, 2023

Fabio Gomes is on his way to Portugal. | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Fabio Gomes heads to Portugal, Zlatko Junuzovic finally makes his way to New York, and Gonzalo Veron is still lawyered up in this week’s links Welcome to the New York Red Bulls Paper Revue presented by Once a Metro . Trite opinion, but I miss the days when actors refused to do American commercials, and I’m not talking about acting in Marvel movies! There needs to be a mystique involved with film that allows for...

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Peter Stroud’s long winding journey brings him back to the Red Bulls

Peter Stroud heads to the same Montclair stomping grounds where his older brother made his name. | Catalina Fragoso-USA TODAY Sports Former academy midfielder signs after stints with West Ham United and Duke program The New York Red Bulls transfer wheel is increasing in RPM, with perhaps the most interesting development yet being the long-expected signing of 20-year-old Duke University midfielder Peter Stroud to a Homegrown contract as confirmed on Saturday. While it’s expected he will ...

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Lateral play and Love Island: what to know about Red Bulls target Dante Vanzeir

Dante Vanzeir watch is officially on. | Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/BSR Agency/Getty Images Belgian forward targeted by Red Bulls is quite the character on and off the pitch The big rumor of the winter transfer window has hit airwaves and wifi routers. As confirmed stateside by Tom Bogert on Monday afternoon, the New York Red Bulls are pursuing Dante Vanzeir of Union Saint-Gilloise. The Belgium international forward (one cap) has scored 42 league goals across the domestic first and second d...

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Red Bulls Paper Revue: January 9, 2023

New York fans would hate to clap farewell to Carlos Coronel this soon. | Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images Sturm Graz backs off Carlos Coronel for now, a new Ibrahim Sekagya protege appears in Uganda, and Amir Murillo approaches his next move in this week’s links Welcome to the Red Bulls Paper Revue presented by Once a Metro . I’ve realized that most criticism is just projection. People are disingenuous cowards who cannot get their own lives in order. For example, my dentist t...

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New hairstyle, new club? Catching up on the latest John Tolkin news

John Tolkin keeps everyone guessing on and off the field. | Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Left back is the center of attention as always MLS silly season is in full swing, with several clubs already making big swings in the market in a renewed attempt at a Cup run. Incoming business for the New York Red Bulls has been customarily slow, expected to pick up soon with links to foreign strikers and family friends . But one major question mark lingers around fan fav...

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A Couple Or Three Things: Aaron Long leaves quietly massive legacy in New York

Aaron Long’s legacy illuminates many of the triumphs and failures of recent Red Bulls history. | Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images Center back leaves massive legacy after improbable Red Bulls career In an outcome that was fairly predictable to anybody who had been following the story, Aaron Long officially left the New York Red Bulls on Tuesday to sign a free agent deal with Los Angeles FC. Once A Metro chief editor Ben Cork is offering up a couple or three things to think about...

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Red Bulls Paper Revue: January 2, 2023

This is the face Gonzalo Veron makes whenever he sees CA Independiente freely conducting business. | Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The science says John Tolkin is the best young left back in the world, Omar Sowe turns right back around to Iceland, and Gonzalo Veron wants his money in this week’s links Welcome to the New York Red Bulls Paper Revue presented by Once a Metro . When I searched for the 1954 Italian film Women and Soldiers ( Donne e Soldati ) on Goog...

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