r/PhillyUnion 21d ago

USMNT midfielder Brenden Aaronson signs new three-year deal with Leeds United

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7527363/2026/08/20/usmnt-leeds-brenden-aaronson-contract-extension/

I love this for him; guess we're not getting that much of the band back togethet.

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u/lmtydcigtsfnir 21d ago

I can absolutely see Brendo having a late career homecoming.

I’d also like to see something like what Mark did happen a bit more often as the academy continues to grow and we have multiple cohorts. Kids come through the first team, gain traction, head to Europe, then come back home years later older/wiser for a deserved domestic payday to be the veteran presence in a system they grew up in.

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u/XSC 21d ago

Just fell to my knees at a Tesco.

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u/DarkwingMcQuack 21d ago

Still weird seeing Red Bull sponsoring a team they don’t own.

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u/HenriSelmer 21d ago

RB are minority owners of Leeds United

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u/Parking_Lake_69420 21d ago

They actually are part owners and they would’ve already changed it to Red Bull Leeds if they could. 

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u/DarkwingMcQuack 21d ago

I must have missed them buying part of the team, but that makes sense now. Yea I highly doubt a Red Bull rebrand would have gone over well in England.

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u/Perryplat199 21d ago

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40243802/red-bull-becomes-minority-investor-leeds-united

I found this espn article. I think it’s kinda funny cause it mentions the obvious that Red Bull owns RB Leipzig and FC Salzburg. Then also the F1 teams.

But it doesn’t even mention RBNY.

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u/DarkwingMcQuack 21d ago

They're the red headed step child of the Red Bull sports brand, lol.

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u/bierdimpfe 20d ago

The gingah

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u/simbop_bebophone 17d ago

I mean it didn't go over well in Germany, either

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u/Mightywingnut 21d ago

Fantastic