2 months ago Article 1 comment

MLS Week 3 Roundup: Top teams falter in Rivalry Week, presumed bottom feeders step up

In which we look around Major League Soccer and ask, "What the hell is goin' on out here??"

2 months ago Article 35 comments

The Last Word: D.C. United and Bill Hamid Steal a Point in New Jersey

D.C. United didn't play well in New Jersey Saturday, but they held on to earn a point against the New York Red Bulls due to good fortune, better point-blank defending, and the best goalie in MLS.

2 months ago Article 43 comments

New York Red Bulls 0-0 D.C. United: Recap and highlights - Good guys escape Jersey with a scoreless draw

Call it the Escape from Red Bull Arena. The Black-and-Red were second-best for all 90 minutes on Saturday afternoon but managed to keep their Atlantic Cup rivals out of the net and off the scoreboard to come away with a point from the scoreless draw.

2 months ago Article 76 comments

MLS Week 3 Open Thread - Rivalry Week is upon us

MLS is trying something new this week, scheduling a bunch of rivalry games all at once. TV partner NBC is going along with it, giving us a full day of American soccer to watch on Saturday, with a little bit extra on Sunday. Here's your place to talk about all of it.

2 months ago Article 329 comments

New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United: TV, time, lineups, prediction and GameThread

There's no snow in the forecast, so we should be good to play this one as scheduled. The Black-and-Red travel to the swamps of North Jersey to take on the Metros today in what can only be described as a battle between, well a team that has won something, ever, and one that hasn't. (And you thought I'd say good and evil.)

2 months ago Article 14 comments

Scouting Report: New York Red Bulls

The New York Red Bulls entered the season with some lofty expectations, but are trying to meet those goals after a typically Metro offseason. Roster turnover? New coach? New front office? Par for the course for our old rivals. The early returns have been disappointing for Mike Petke's squad; can D.C. United further their suffering?

2 months ago Article 4 comments

New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United: Behind Enemy Lines w/ Once a Metro

To help us get a handle on the hot mess we call the Metros and D.C. United's trip to Jersey this weekend, we exchanged a few questions with SB Nation's Red Bulls blog. Fun times ensued.

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Filibuster Podcast: Beating RSL, Locker Room Audio, Previewing Rivalry Week and the Red Bulls w/ Matt Coyne of Once a Metro

In this week's episode of our podcast, we look back at the 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake and look forward to this weekend's Atlantic Cup clash.

2 months ago Article 36 comments

New York Red Bulls vs. D.C. United - When Last We Met... D.C. broke the Metros' little hearts. Again.

It's time for a new feature here at B&RU: a look back at the last time we played whomever it is we're playing next. And what an opponent to debut it against!

2 months ago Article 12 comments

The return of Dwayne De Rosario: D.C. United's lineup vs. New York Red Bulls

The return of DeRo returns D.C. United's lineup to what we thought it would be at the beginning of the season.

2 months ago Article 5 comments

MLS 2013 Week 3 Schedule, TV/streaming, predictions - Wow was last week tough on our predictions

Here's all the info you'll need to keep up with the third week of the new MLS season, as well as our crack team of editors' predictions for every match.