Remember in MLS when the METROSTARS became REDBULL?

In 2006, the Metrostars re-branded to Redbull New York, much to the dismay of many of their fans. However, now more than a decade since the switch, the team is more successful than it ever has been. This video looks back to that time.
*at 6:56, the text didn't appear how I expected it to. It is supposed to read: Screenshot from Company Man video:
How did RED BULL Get So Big?
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[@CarrotGarrett]

6:20 this aged well...

[@AIfactos1]

They are trying to go back to what they used to be. The only MLS to do the double on a debut season.

[@jerseyfky]

lol thought the same

[@oggiggs]

@@AIfactos1 what are you saying?

[@awol_evan]

Empire SC would have been awesome!

[@johnnypremium8052]

No sounds cheap

[@jldch26]

Ironically, the supporters group is called Empire Supporters Club (aka Empire SC).

[@elizabethkierere5806]

I love how passionate you are. It shows

[@TheTroyc1982]

Metro was for the NY Metropolitan area, not subway.

[@RyanSpringer1984]

Yup. Like the the NY Mets...

[@robdela3632]

I hope they don't change Chicago's crest look what happened to Nashville's

[@vicoto118]

How about now?

[@devindarley8136]

This aged well

[@DavidN16792]

Whew nice timing.

[@waly6002]

6:30 Millonarios de Colombia jugando con MetroStars por la Copa Mercosur del 2001. Que buenos tiempos. Que nostalgia me trae recordar cuando la CONMEBOL invitaba a equipos de la MLS a jugar torneos de la CONMEBOL como la Copa Mercosur 2001 y la Copa Sudamericana del 2005 y 2007. Una pena que la CONMEBOL ya no permitiera equipos Mexicanos en la Copa Sudamericana, y luego los mexicanos se retiren de la Copa Libertadores por problemas con el nuevo formato del calendario. Trás el éxito de la Copa América Centenario 2016 en Estados Unidos, fue sorpresiva la inmediata ruptura entre la CONMEBOL y Estados Unidos y México. Era una buena idea incluir equipos Mexicanos y de la MLS jugando torneos de la CONMEBOL.

[@Squirrelanditsnutz]

7:30 Bayer Leverkusen didn’t get its name because it is sponsored by Bayer, as a big fan I should know this, it got its name because the workers asked the company to help them form a team, it’s named Bayer because it was founded by Bayer. RB Salzburg should’ve been your go to club for that( or Bayer Uerdingen Which is now KFC Uerdingen due to the 50+1 rule and Bayer stopped sponsoring them).

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

What's your opinion on the 50+1 rule?

[@Squirrelanditsnutz]

Agent P I fucking hate it. It’s not strict enough to corporations, it lets clubs like RB Leipzig and Hoffenheim exists, and lets clubs like Bayern win all the time. To me, football is for the fans, and therefore giving corporations nearly fifty percent of control is a big Nono. I believe that all clubs should be non-profits catered to the fans. A corporation can own a club, but it cannot interact with it and it need to be founded by its workers (like Wolfsburg and Volkswagen and Leverkusen and Bayer). I like Bayer in this regard, although the company has done several dumb things in the past (no, you cannot drink round up), but they haven’t turned Bayer 04 into a man city or PSG type club. The 50+1 rule is flawed, but I prefer it to uncontrolled capitalism that most leagues go for, you can be lucky and have an owner like the timbers (best team in the mls and my second most favorite club) who’s really community oriented, but you could also get owners like Mike Ashley from NUFC. Another problem with this system is that; who the hell would want to buy Bury? Also, back in ‘02 (when I was 0 y/o) a player like Ballack costed Bayern 6 million euros (that would be 8 mil nowadays), now a player like Jordon Ibe is worth 16.5 million euros. A player who’s scored 11 goals in his whole career is worth double prime Ballack? Footballs inflation is getting out of hand. This is all due to lack of control on FIFAs part, but they won’t do anything, they love money. Anyway, in conclusion 50+1 is shit, but everything else in use by the five major leagues is shitter.

[@montclairmakemusicday9649]

I was part of the original Empire Supporters Club (from year 1) and stopped following them when they became RedBull. I still support the Cosmos.

[@Thedrakefenlon]

The Nippon Ham Fighters are my personal favorite branded team name

[@FootballClubDavid_WI_USA]

MLS needs a rebrand itself.

[@cactitiger]

“If they changed the name and logo of the fire”that didn’t age well

[@danny9405]

Maybe I’m wrong but I cannot possibly ever associate myself with a club named after a corporation. It just feels so dumb. Could you imagine an entire league of this? “I support the Tucson McDonalds”. MLS cup final “Buffalo Coca Cola Club vs. New Orleans MasterCard” it’s just ridiculous.

[@chasemartins3359]

Dude it’s the metro area. The metro stars idk what u don’t get there

[@robertewalt7789]

And the new stadium is in NJ.

[@oyaml1211]

How I so wish that the NY Cosmos were in MLS. Yes, including NYCFC and RBNY, they all three can share NY/NJ. #COSMOSTOMLS

[@alternatehistorysports]

Jersey deserves its own team imo, other than the Devils it doesn't have much going for it. I reckon if Red Bull renamed themselves RB NJ they might lose some fans from NY state, but they'd gain a lot of new fans from jersey. Plus everyone in NY that hates the yankees would probably still support them.

[@jldch26]

@@alternatehistorysports New Jersey isn't a profitable name, unless there's a state law to mandate it (and that'll probably also have a negative impact on the NFL teams too) Red Bull would never put the New Jersey name on the club.

[@johnnypremium8052]

‘Old names’

[@SlausonAve60s]

@@alternatehistorysports Nets need to move back to NJ

[@KennethBarr1957]

3:03 The o.g that became “The Curse of Caricola.”

[@patrickmccabe6445]

Original metro stars crest>>>second metro stars badge>>>>>>red bull branding

[@themlszone6961]

Great video 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@DavidFromTampa]

Part of me is glad the MLS didn’t take the rowdies name... there’s no guarantee the Tampa team would have survived and if it failed GG, the rowdies name is gone forever locked away by MLS trademark. While the current team hasn’t reached the fandom that they had back in the day (19,506 average va current like 6,000 average) and has its own issues I’m glad they exist in the USL and as long as they continue existing I’ll be content

[@FootballClubDavid_WI_USA]

Watching a video from a year ago and before the Fire badge change. I feel for you man.

[@awol_evan]

Sorry that they changed the Chicago crest, dude.

[@ThePolerbearproducts]

I like them. Yeah I don’t typically go for teams named after sponsors but I love the bull imagery and all that.

[@randomdude4117]

THEY DESTROYED THE CLUB. PERIOD.

[@chasemartins3359]

Keep it up tho as a redbulls season ticket holder and die hard great video

[@RyanSpringer1984]

Jokes on them, we call them *New York Red Bulls* not *Red Bull New York.*

[@michaelvansant273]

I just found this channel and I love it

[@vicoto118]

Any thoughts or extra info on the new Chicago Badge?

[@usasupersoccer]

I saw it happen .. I am getting old. who would win ...MetroStars All Stars vs. NY Red bulls Stars

[@mauriciocardenasunavia]

That one last game you showed at the end of this video is probably the biggest achievement the Redbulls could make in the last 20 years. 20 years 0 cups.

[@brando7266]

They have made three finals( mls cup, 2 us open cup finals,

[@alexanderjulich5035]

2020 the Fires Badge is change 🙈

[@davepazz580]

There are *several* NASL team names that really should have been continued in MLS besides the obvious Cosmos and Rowdies... Dallas Tornados, Toronto Blizzard, LA Aztecs to name but a few... It's been *long* time to move on from just slapping the same 2 silly letters or a nonsensical "united" in front of a city and calling it a day.

[@BKIslandersfan]

I agree, I am sick and tired of Uniteds and City FCs.

[@NoName-rq6bg]

Should be called New Jersey Red Bulls

[@californiaandwashington1377]

Can we just be renamed to the New Jersey/New york Dalmatians I like the team

[@edwincamaro13]

Bring back the metrostar name

[@LuisDaKing884]

Imagine the Chicago Bulls were the Chicago Red Bulls

[@alternatehistorysports]

That would actually be epic and fitting!

[@davepazz580]

Not really...

[@danieltaiwo8185]

The turn of American sports

[@selong776]

Wow

[@colinbunce7564]

Do rbny need to win an mls cup to solidify the "success story" or are they already a success story because of the 3 supporter shields in a small amount of time?

[@stevenalmeida5716]

Hell Im proud to be RedBull supporter, but they really need to get at least some Portuguese players, Ecuadorian players, Peruvian players, Brazilian Player (I know they just signed Fabio) on the team because they have such a huge soccer community in Newark, Harrison, and Kearny that can easily fill up that stadium if they have anybody with those nationality, Seriously, I want that stadium filled up every game and not just in the Playoffs, also if they can put the prices down for membership that would be great Also thank you for doing this video, it always so awesome to see your content, and gives me a whole new look at the MLS and USL

[@dragonmark9092]

Metro Stars = NY Metro Area. Easy to understand the name.

[@mattw8910]

6:19 lmfao this didnt age well AT ALL xD xD xD

[@FutbolGalaxy]

1:40 If that is so then why did MLS get Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and San Jose Earthquakes from the NASL. Apparently this TB Mutiny guy doesn't know his MLS history.

[@roberttyner5809]

Futbol Galaxy San Jose Clash was the original name. It was done so to avoid any ties to the NASL. The Caps and Sounders joined when people embraced the older names and all the history they represent. MLS 1.0 was a strange beast to say the least.

[@scottlow6342]

don't forget about the Timbers also

[@Ese96Agoaye]

Would you say they’re the MK FC (Dons) of the MLS?

[@jrobertfort]

worst

[@jerseydevs2000]

Not exactly the same. Dons weren't just re-branded, they were taken away from their London supporters. MLS clubs that have moved (like the first MLS version of San Jose Earthquakes, which became Houston Dynamo) are more comparable. Metrostars fans still have a club and have mostly been willing to embrace the re-branded team. #NYisRed

[@Bedfordshireman]

Nah, that's Austin FC.

[@frenchchicken2799]

@@jerseydevs2000 Not anymore. We want the metrostars back, fuck red bull.

[@jerseydevs2000]

@@frenchchicken2799 It's safe to say that in the three years since I first posted my comment, things have really gone south between RBNY management and the fans (not that they were that great to start with, but it's definitely worsened recently)

[@thatchillkid07]

The rebrand stole the clubs identity. Doesn’t feel like an authentic soccer club I don’t care how nice the stadium is

[@alternatehistorysports]

Yeah I felt that way too, but when you think about it football clubs are just corporate entities anyway, they already have sponsors, and owners who have money from other businesses. So I think that Red Bull clubs and city group clubs feel contrived, but at the same time it becomes part of their identity as fans of other teams will laugh at them for it, and they will defend their club. In cases like Metrostars it's interesting that the identity of the club remains even after the original corporation has gone bust. There will be a whole generation of young kids who will learn about Red Bull the football club before they are aware of the adult/ teen energy drink (hopefully!)

[@Lonestarr022]

way i see it the metrostars accomplished shit, so i'm fine with the rebranding, more of a fan now than before it.

[@KevinGonzalez-vz7rz]

Sorry to disappoint the Chicago Fire faithful but the re-brand is imminent.

[@CFWolfgang]

Football is for you and me not the fucking industry

[@TheRyanhunterreay]

Metrostars > RBNY

[@jerseyfky]

Producing talents like...............CONNOR LADE!?!? lol

[@FaceXIII]

I can't see how they make money. Barely anyone shows up at the matches.

[@biggchewy1212]

Red bull can't even get fans in the stadium now

[@AIfactos1]

No chicago fire rebranded and it was no big thing.

[@jrobertfort]

who the hell identifies with an energy drink ? let's not pretend that the team is not an obnoxious billboard for an energy drink . they have done everything positive that other clubs are doing except for 1 crucial thing : they replaced the former club's history , tradition & identity with an energy drink . & that's wack af

[@gabrielvargas6347]

FIFA does not allow the a soccer team have a name of a corporation. Not sure how RedBull make this possible.

[@Robin-ws7ej]

Gabriel Vargas Redbull owns clubs in Europe, they get around it be calling it RB Leipzig instead it Red Bull Leipzig

[@jldch26]

​@@Robin-ws7ej FC Red Bull Salzburg exists. Rasen Ball Sport Leipzig (aka RB Leipzig) has that name due to Germany strict rules. Every other club they own has the name Red Bull in it (well, other then Fussballclub Liefering, also in Austria).

[@pros3795]

Fifa does allow it for example on the Netherlands you have PSV (Philips Sport Vereneging) who were formed by Philips, it's only in Germany were it's not allowed

[@romrich]

Empire Soccer Club sounds gross. Metro = Metropolitan Area

[@johnwalters4792]

New York City FC 🏆

[@marcostewart6630]

Cut this BULL shit from football 🍀

[@Lamilton82828]

metrostars that don't play in the city lol.

[@frenchchicken2799]

Well to be fair it was called the NY/NJ Metrostars aka the metro area which includes Parts of Northern NJ, NYC and Long Island and parts of Upstate NY and Connecticut.