NY Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips believes some people may not like Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of MLS but they “have some truth”.
Once an unheralded striker who played the majority of his matches in the second and third tiers of English football, Bradley Wright-Phillips is hoping a reinvention will extend his career. At 34 years old, the MLS veteran’s offseason shake-up to his lifestyle might extend his foray into Major League Soccer’s record books.
Last winter, Wright-Phillips made the decision to become a vegan.
The New York Red Bulls forward initially raised eyebrows in the dressing room with his choice, challenging long-held…

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ESPN’s Taylor Twellman has a message for Bradley Wright-Phillips after the Englishman unseated Twellman as the fastest player to 100 goals in MLS.
ATLANTA — New York Red Bulls forward Bradley Wright-Phillips says he loves it that Josef Martinez is closing in on his Major League Soccer single-season goal-scoring record.
Wright-Phillips scored 27 in the 2014 season, putting him atop the league’s record books, alongside Chris Wondolowski (2012) and Roy Lassiter (1996). Atlanta United striker Martinez has already found the back of the net 24 times, and the Five Stripes still have another 11 matches to play this season.
And Wright-Phillips, speaking…

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Bradley Wright-Phillips became the fastest player to reach 100 MLS goals, in the New York Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over D.C. United.

Wednesday night was a special one for New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips. Sat on 99 MLS goals heading into their trip to D.C. United and their brand-new stadium, Audi Field, the RBNY legend was hungry to become the fastest player in Major League Soccer history to score a century of goals.

And, well… it took him less than two minutes on a rainy night to make history.

It was a classic striker’s goal: racing onto a long pass from Kaku down the left flank, Wright-Phillips beat Frederic…

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Bradley Wright-Phillips became the fastest player to reach 100 MLS goals, in the New York Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over D.C. United.
Wednesday night was a special one for New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips, and he pulled out a nifty celebration to match the occasion.
Sitting on 99 MLS goals heading into the trip to D.C. United and their brand-new stadium, Audi Field, the RBNY legend was hungry to become the fastest player in Major League Soccer history to score a century of goals.
It took him less than two minutes on a rainy night to make history. 
It was a classic striker’s goal: racing onto a long pass…

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When Jesse Marsch became the New York Red Bulls coach in 2015, Bradley Wright-Phillips had just completed one of the most impressive goal-scoring seasons in Major League Soccer history: 27 goals in 32 games. But Marsch wanted more from his talented striker.

Marsch was shifting the Red Bulls toward a more high-tempo, high-intensity brand of soccer that pressed and squeezed their opponents. To do this, he needed his best player to buy in and become a leader.

“It wasn’t going to be possible for…

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