The New York Red Bulls staged a press conference last week at a boutique hotel in Manhattan, and ended up keeping dozens of journalists waiting for more than an hour because Franz Beckenbauer's flight from Frankfurt was delayed. Then they presented a lively, 75-minute question-and-answer session with Beckenbauer, Pelé, Red Bulls general manager Alexi Lalas, and players Youri Djorkaeff and ... (Full article: 818 words)

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