Luke Rodgers' Visa Application Denied
by Ben Schneider on Mar 30, 2025 2:10 PM EDT
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The New York Red Bulls released the following statement on their website today regarding the visa situation of English striker Luke Rodgers:
After going through the entire immigration and appeals process, Luke's P-1 Visa application has unfortunately been denied by the U.S. government for now. We have spoken with Luke about potential options and have mutually decided that it would be in all parties' best interests to terminate his current MLS contract so he could play elsewhere. However, we will also continue to track his progress this year while working with immigration officials with the goal that he could join the Red Bulls sometime in the future.
To summarize: Rodgers will not be playing for the Red Bulls for the foreseeable future, almost certainly for the rest of the season. This is (obviously) a significant loss for New York, and we'll have more analysis of this here on Once A Metro in the coming days. First reaction, though, is that this is seriously bad news, but if Kenny Cooper can continue playing as well as he has so far, we'll be alright.
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RAGE RAGE RAGE RAGE
The State Department and Homeland Security, the dynamic duo behind keeping the real terrorists out of the country: diminutive English soccer players.
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by Matt Coyne on Mar 30, 2025 3:16 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, pretty much
Good to know our government has its priorities in order.
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by Ben Schneider on Mar 30, 2025 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
ridiculous
I can’t say its unexpected. Clearly fans of the Scum have inflitrated State. They let D-ro in the country. Is that because of NAFTA?
This Homeland Securty has become a bad joke
audivi in sellariis
by ianua ditis on Mar 30, 2025 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
We're defiantly gonna miss the little guy
He brought so much energy and was such a good player.
by sfil6 on Mar 30, 2025 9:17 PM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
Do we go after a similar player as a replacement?
As in, a quick work horse, gritty player who sticks his face into dangerous situations.
Or do we look for anyone else who’s available?
From my count we have a pretty big chunk of allocation money from the two roster spots left open, right?
by coys_from_wny on Mar 31, 2025 1:16 PM EDT reply actions
UN-REAL
This is just dumb. There’s no reason that this should be at the point it’s at. What reason is there REALLY, not to give this guy a visa? They really have nothing better to do with their time.
Luke is gonna be missed, but hey, as long as Coop keeps finding the back of the net, I’d like to think we’ll be alright. Still no substitute for a guy I believe is part of the heart and soul of this team with his play on the field though.
by Nuno on Apr 2, 2025 1:29 PM EDT reply actions
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