Harmless Coughing News
du Nord, March 9, 2006
Red Bull has been approved by the Major League Soccer owners to purchase Metrostars from AEG. Or as Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer put it: "It's Done!" This should certainly throw a lot of new sparks into the kickoff of the 06 season! The real question becomes - Will Red Bull give the boot to the Lalas-Johnson braintrust who only recently took over running the club. I would guess, yes! One of Red Bull's new principals Giorgio Chignalia told Lewis: "Get rid of everybody. You're going to bring in new blood, new ideas and new coaches. Players who can win games." WOW! Bold. If you go to the MLS website, the name Metrostars is already gone from the top of the page, replaced by New York.~ ~ ~ ~All 4 CONCACAF Champions Cup return leg matches were last night. And boy oh boy did it stink if you were an LA or New Eng fan. Really really stunk the place up:Saprissa 3-2 Los Angeles - Sapri wins 3-2 on aggregate. LA went up 0-2 in the first half in really nice build ups and shots for Joshua Gardner & Dandy Donovan. But