Red Bull New York defender Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty has been named to the Canadian men's national team camp ahead of its final two friendlies before rosters for the 2026 FIFA World Cup are due on June 1. While the final World Cup spots are deciphered in the UEFA and intercontinental play-offs, Canada an automatic qualifier for the tournament as a co-host alongside the United States and Mexico has tune-up matches against Iceland on March 26 and Tunisia on March 31.
that up-and-coming 16-year-old American central midfielder Adri Mehmeti could get a significant opportunity to cement playing time with the first team following the trade of Daniel Edelman. New York completed a deal to send Edelman, the 22-year-old holding midfielder, to St. Louis City for $700,000 in general allocation money on Tuesday. It continues the revamping of Red Bull's roster under new head of sport Julian de Guzman and head coach Michael Bradley, who are instituting a more aggressive and offensive-minded 4-3-3 formation.
Red Bull New York and veteran center back Robert Voloder are in talks, and a deal is considered to be very close to being completed, sources tell amNewYork. The 24-year-old German has spent the last four seasons with Sporting Kansas City, making 78 appearances during that spell. A product of German Bundesliga side Koln's academy, he spent two seasons with Maribor in Slovenia before making the jump to the United States.