He’s the best-paid player in MLS and Thierry Henry showed why with an impressive overhead kick during New York Red Bulls’ 2-1 win against Montreal on Wednesday night. Ooh la la!

Try to think of the dumbest red card you’ve ever seen and then compare it to this beauty. Paolo di Canio pushing the referee all those years ago? That was bad, this may be better. NY Red Bulls were trailing 1-0 to Sporting Kansas City in stoppage time. Juninho thought that keeper Jimmy Nielsen was taking too long to take a goal-kick. The rest is history.

Apr

New York Red Bulls fans pay tribute to Boston

Image via @MLSinsider

A touching gesture from Red Bulls fans to Boston before their match against Sporting KC on Wednesday night.

Mar

Thierry Henry scored his first goal of the 2013 MLS season on Saturday. He volleyed in the game-winner in the 81st minute for the New York Red Bulls, helping his club pick up their first victory of the year.

Henry has a knack for making difficult finishes look so easy you’re tempted to go out and try it in the backyard. Warning: you WILL embarrass yourself.

It’s not nearly as simple as the great Henry makes it look.

Dec

Season’s greetings across the globe

From the Barclays Premier League to Major League Soccer to La Liga, teams across the world are putting out their yearly ‘Happy Holidays’ videos. We want to share a few with you that caught our eye this season.

First, we start with Tottenham. The team got into the holiday spirit by holding a gingerbread house making contest. Which American star is better at this festive activity, Brad Friedel or Clint Dempsey? Watch to find out…

Next up are the New York Red Bulls. They got creative with their season’s greetings — a cool video featuring some of the NYRB stars and a bit of a light show.

Finally, Real Madrid gives a typical family holiday party a live match feel with running commentary. Check it out!

Nov

Five things to watch: NY Red Bulls vs. DC United, RSL vs. Seattle Sounders

By Kyle McCarthy

The Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy booked their places in the conference finals on Wednesday, while two more teams will join them Thursday night. Here are five points to watch as DC United visits New York (series tied 1-1 on aggregate) and Real Salt Lake hosts Seattle (series tied 0-0 on aggregate):

1. Dealing with Athena’s remnants: Poor weather forced MLS to postpone Wednesday night’s match between DC United and New York. The conditions shouldn’t be an issue on Thursday, but the state of the field could pose significant problems for both teams. The surface at Red Bull Arena does not rank among the best in MLS in ideal circumstances. This scenario certainly does not fall under that heading.

2. Mental and physical hurdles: It isn’t easy to prepare for a match on consecutive days. Keep an eye on potential strains and tweaks as players work their way into the encounter. Also worth noting: United, in particular, wanted to play Wednesday night. Will the lag time diminish that ambition?

Nov

Number 5 on our Best Goals of MLS 2012 countdown is…Heeeenrryyy! He’s the only player to make this countdown twice. Check out the French legend’s masterful strike from an impossible angle to beat Fire goalie Sean Johnson far post. Mmm! That is tasty!

If you haven’t kept track, check out No. 7 and No. 6 (part 2) here!

Nov

In Saturday night’s Eastern conference semifinal between DC United and New York Red Bulls, 19-year-old Andy Najar did what can only be explained as self-destruction. The young DC United winger was shown a double yellow — resulting in a red card sending off.

As the video shows, Najar took down Joel Lindpere on the breakaway, and as he was shown a yellow for the tackle, turned and chucked the ball at the referee.

What was he thinking?! Surely, a moment of mental lapse and the added pressure of playoffs is to blame, but this mistake will cost him and DCU greatly: Najar will be out for the second leg of this series — possibly longer once the MLS Disciplinary Committee reviews the incident. A big blow for DCU’s playoffs hopes, especially after being held to a 1-1 draw in this match at home.

Nov

Yesterday, we began counting down our favorite goals of the MLS 2012 regular season.

No. 6 on our list is…a TIE!

Both New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry (above) and the Chicago Fire’s Marco Pappa (the post below) scored directly on corner kicks (or “Olimpicos” if you will) this season, and both deserve a spot on our countdown.

Now the question is, which Olimpico do you think was better?

Nov

Five things to watch: DC United vs. New York Red Bulls

By Kyle McCarthy

New York visits DC United to kick off the first of two Eastern Conference semifinal series Saturday night. Here are five points to watch ahead of the first playoff match at RFK Stadium in five years:

1. Steady as she goes: United must calm the inevitable bout of nerves likely to sweep through the side before the opening whistle. No projected starter has played more than eight playoff games. United can’t afford to let its inexperience in these matters show or provide too much space to Kenny Cooper and Thierry Henry in the early stages of this match.

2. De Ro or no?: Dwayne De Rosario rather surprisingly returned to training on Friday after missing a couple of months with a sprained left knee. It surely seems a bit too early for him to stake a claim for playing time, but his overall level of fitness (if his knee holds up) gives at least modest credence to the idea. United coach Ben Olsen must use De Rosario carefully to avoid placing the recently solid defensive work at risk.