SPORTING CHANCE FOUNDATION HOLDING FUNDRAISER

Red Bulls midfielder/defender Seth Stammler is holding a fundraiser for his charity, Sporting Chance Foundation, on Friday, December 14 in Columbus, Ohio.

Where: Spice Bar at 491 N. Park Street, Columbus, Oh
When: December 14th from 8pm - 11pm
Admission: $40 per person, $20 is tax deductible, with part of the admission going straight to Sporting Chance! Also, each ticket will go into a raffle for autographed MLS jerseys and other great prizes!
What you get: Food and drinks, a Haitian photo documentary by Dawn Leikness, as well as a great time with all!

To get on the list early contact Seth at seth.stammler@sportingchancefoundation.org. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Sporting Chance Foundation's mission is to improve the standard of life in Haiti by providing scholarships to children and building community water wells which will provide clean, potable water to thousands of people each day. SCF has registered to become a 501(c) (3) organization, allowing all donations to be tax-deductible. For more information on Sporting Chance, to make a donation, or to learn how to become a Corporate Partner, visit www.sportingchancefoundation.org.

RED BULLS WRAP: EPISODE 20

In this week's episode of Red Bulls Wrap, the New York Red Bulls' official podcast, JP Dellacamera and Shep Messing talk about the Red Bull Park redesign and take a look around the league, examining some of the new League roster rules that may take effect for next season.

To download the podcast, please click the link to Episode 20 in the left column.

RED BULLS FEATURED IN DININGOUT

Red Bulls Jon Conway and Carlos Mendes and former Red Bull Clint Mathis were featured in the Winter edition of DiningOut Magazine (New York City version), on newsstands now. The trio give some of their favorite places to go around the New York-New Jersey area. The feature is on page 14. Some of the winners:

Favorite restaurant:
Jon: BONDST (Bond st. between Broadway and Lafayette)
Clint: Tao (58th st. between Madison and Park)
Carlos: Rosa Mexicano (several locations)

"JOZY'S ON A VACATION FAR AWAY..."

Actually, Jozy really isn't, but the remixed lyric (borrowed from former Red Bulls forward Clint Mathis) sounded good anyway. But, it seems like since the season's ended, Jozy's been everywhere. Over to South Africa for U.S. Men's National Team camp while earning his first cap, back home to Florida and soon off to Los Angeles and China with teammate Hunter Freeman for the U.S. U-23 camp.

In his weekly blog entry on The New York Times' Goal Blog, Jozy talks about rumors, chilling at home and General Tso's chicken.

The team will gather Dec. 1 in Carson and train for a week before departing on Dec. 8 for China. The U.S. U-23s will play their Chinese counterparts on Dec. 13 and 16. Here is the roster:

ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (2): Zac MacMath (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (7): Hunter Freeman (New York Red Bulls), Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Jon Leathers (Furman University), Mike Randolph (Los Angeles Galaxy), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Michael Harrington (Kansas City Wizards), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (CD Chivas USA), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (New York Red Bulls), Adam Cristman (New England Revolution), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)

THE REVAMPED RED BULL PARK

On Thursday, November 29, the Red Bulls unveiled a revised design for Red Bull Park - the team's home in Summer 2009.

So why should fans be excited?

1. The new design implements a 360-degree roof that completely encloses fans in all section, keeping sound in and making sure you stay dry (and away from 2007 home opener-esque monsoons) while cheering your favorite team on!

2. Fans are close to the field. Really close. The first touchline is just 21 feet from the first row of seats. You'll be able to clearly hear Juan Pablo Angel calling for the ball before he scores a goal, or watch Jozy Altidore juke past a defender right in front of you.

But even if you are not in the first row, there is no "bad seat" in the house with each seat being close to the action.

3. The stadium is accessible by train, just a short walk away from the Harrison PATH Station. And there will be ample parking in the area for those who decide to drive.

4. After years of delay, construction will finally start within the next couple of weeks. We'll be sure to post photos once this happens.

Here is a rendering of the stadium.



The rest of the renderings can be seen on our website.

RED BULLS VS. STEVE NASH

A video taken over the summer in Central Park with members of the Red Bulls and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash and his pickup soccer team.



Nash is no stranger to the beautiful game or the Red Bulls.