Overview

• Jurgen Klopp praised MLS intensity and talent during a late-September stop with the New York Red Bulls, predicting the league will look markedly stronger within five years.
• Now serving as Red Bull’s head of global soccer, Klopp observed Red Bulls training and attended the rivalry match in Harrison, New Jersey.
• NYCFC beat the Red Bulls 3-2, leaving Sandro Schwarz’s side 10th in the Eastern Conference and below the playoff line with two games remaining.
• MLS clubs spent about $336 million on transfers in 2025, nearly doubling the previous record, highlighted by Son Heung-Min’s MLS-record $26 million move from Tottenham.
• Klopp lauded the Red Bulls’ new Morris Township training complex as “next level,” with the facility slated to open in 2026.