HARRISON, N.J. – The Red Bulls will travel to Bradenton, Fla. and Tucson, Ariz. for pre-season camp prior to the MLS season.

Players will report on Saturday, Jan. 18 for physicals and meetings before departing for IMG Academy in Bradenton on Jan. 19. The will stay and train at IMG Academy.

The Red Bulls return to Florida for the third consecutive year and the second at IMG Academy. The club will play several exhibition matches during the first camp.

New York will return home on Feb. 1 for training in New Jersey before heading to Tucson for the fourth consecutive year.

The Red Bulls will participate in the Visit Tucson Sun Cup with Sporting KC, Real Salt Lake, Houston Dynamo, FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC and the USL’s Phoenix Rising, the hosts of the tournament.

In Tucson, the Red Bulls will face RSL on Feb. 15, Houston on Feb. 19, and Sporting KC on Feb. 22.

Additional details, including streaming information, will be announced shortly.

New York opens the 25th season against FC Cincinnati at Red Bull Arena on March 1.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.