Marsch leaves post as Red Bulls head coach
HARRISON » Jesse Marsch resigned Friday as coach of Major League Soccer’s Red Bulls and was replaced by top assistant Chris Armas, a former U.S. national team defender.
The Red Bulls said Marsch left to pursue a new opportunity. Marsch may head to head to Germany to work for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, which is owned by the same parent company.
New York is second in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins, four losses and two ties, losing just one of its last 10 matches.
Marsch leaves after 3½ seasons in New York and is the winningest coach in franchise history with 58 victories, 35 losses and 25 ties. The 44-year-old led the club to the 2015 Supporters’ Shield, a U.S. Open Cup final appearance, and two trips to the CONCACAF Champions League, including a semifinal appearance this year. Under Marsch, the Red Bulls made the MLS Cup playoffs three times.
The 45-year-old Armas made 66 appearances for the U.S. from 1998-2005. He was set to be on the 2002 World Cup roster before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a pre-tournament exhibition against Uruguay
A New York native, Armas joined the Red Bulls staff in February 2015 after stints as the coach of the Adelphi University women’s team and as an assistant with the Chicago Fire. Armas played 10 of his 12 L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m. Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Francisco San Diego
Thursday’s games
47 39 48 40 44 43 45 44 38 51 Washington 14, Miami 12 Milwaukee 7, Atlanta 2 San Diego 6, Arizona 3
St. Louis 11, San Francisco 2
Friday’s games
Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs Miami at Washington Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets Atlanta at Milwaukee San Diego at Arizona L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels Colorado at Seattle
St. Louis at San Francisco
Saturday’s games
seasons in Chicago and helped the Fire to MLS Cups in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2006. He was a six-time All-Star.
“Chris has emerged as a leader in his own right, and embodies our core values on and off the field,” Red Bulls general manager Marc de Grandpre said. “Chris has emerged as a leader in his own right, and embodies our core values on and off the field.”
Patrick Vieira, the coach of the metropolitan area’s other team, New York City FC, quit June 11 to coach Ligue 1’s Nice in France and was replaced by of Domenec Torrent.
W L Pct GB
.547 _ .545 _ .506 3 1⁄2 .506 3 1⁄2 .427 101⁄2 Cincinnati (Harvey 4-5) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-5), 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia (Arrieta 5-6) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 5-6), 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis (Martinez 5-4) at San Francisco (Samardzija 1-4), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Sanchez 3-2) at Milwaukee (Suter 8-5), 4:10 p.m.
Colorado (Freeland 8-6) at Seattle (Paxton 8-2), 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Snell 11-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-5), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 6-2) at L.A. Angels (McGuire 0-1), 7:15 p.m. Miami (Chen 2-5) at Washington (Scherzer 10-5), 7:15 p.m.
San Diego (Ross 5-6) at Arizona (Ray 3-1), 10:10 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Tampa Bay at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Miami at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.