As soon as Mexican soccer legend Rafa Marquez fell down after colliding with a teammate, he pounded his right fist on Grand Canyon University's nike mercurial superfly soccer field.
The brand new York Red Bulls have handled injuries to key players previously while learning Arizona for the Major League Soccer sason. But the Red Bulls breathed a sigh of relief as Marquez woke up Tuesday and continued to practice.
World Soccer at bookie Marquez is among the main attractions for upcoming Thursday night game at Chase Field against Mexican pro side Pumas of National Autonomous University of Mexico, the other big draw is former World Cup, European Championship and UEFA Champions League champ Thierry Henry of France.
Thierry Henry recently began his training with the Red Bull tean after returning from the short stint with the club who helped him be a soccer star, Arsenal. But , Henry declined to about his spell with Arsenal, he just said he wanted to keep your focus on who he's with now.
Having Thierry bodes well for the Red Bulls, who are without forward Juan Agudelo bacause he is training using the U.S. under 23 national team.
The past season did not end the way in which Ny Red Bulls wanted, as the second team with another well-known foreign player, David Beckham and the La Galaxy, won the MLS title.
Marquez said by a telephone call interview that he was on holiday and did not watch last year's ML final between your Galaxy and Houston Dynamo.
Following a postseason match between the LA Galaxy and Red the Bulls last season, Marquez was suspended for any game after throwing the ball in the Galaxy player Landon Donovan crampon mercurial.
The Red Bulls midfielder also was suspended last season after publicly critizing one of his teammates.
"What happenned, happened, it's time to turn the page" Marquez said.
The Red Bulls will face a Pumas team that's struggling this year after winning its seventh Mexican title this past year.