Erik Francisco Solér (born 6 August 1960) is a former Norwegian football player, a former football agent and currently General Manager/Sporting Director of New York Red Bulls as well as a football commentator for Champions League and national team games on Norwegian TV on a part time basis. He is educated as a psychologist.

Solér started his career in Lillestrøm, playing as a midfielder the first few years and later as a right back. He left the club for a short stay in Eik-Tønsberg, until he was transferred to the German club Hamburger SV. After one and a half season in HSV, he returned to Norway, signing for SK Brann. In 1988 he became Danish Cup winner playing for AGF Aarhus, scoring a decisive goal in the final. His short stay in Denmark was followed by a second stay in Lillestrøm. Upon his return to Lillestrøm SK he helped the side capture the Norwegian First Division title in 1989, before retiring in 1990.

Solér has 39 caps for the Norway national football team. He made his debut with Norway in 1982. He earned his last cap for his country on July 28, 1988 in a famous 1-1 draw in Oslo against Brazil.

Richie Williams (born June 3, 1970 in Middletown Township, New Jersey) is an American former professional soccer player and current coach of the United States men's national under-17 soccer team.

Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spent the vast majority of his playing career in the United States, playing one season in the National Professional Soccer League, two in USISL, two in the USL A-League, and eight in Major League Soccer, most notably for MetroStars and D.C. United. He also amassed 20 caps for the United States men's national soccer team, and spent time as the interim head coach of New York Red Bulls.

Williams played at Mater Dei High School.

Williams' career has been closely tied to Bruce Arena, former coach of the United States men's national team. Arena first coached Williams at the University of Virginia. The two parted ways after Williams graduated. In 1992, Williams signed with Buffalo Blizzard in the National Professional Soccer League. He played thirty games for the Blizzard during the 1992-1993 winter indoor season. In the spring of 1993, he signed with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. That fall, he moved to Ayr United in Scottish Football League but then came back to the United States, signing with the Richmond Kickers of the USISL in 1994. Williams played two seasons with the Kickers, helping them to the 1995 U.S. Open Cup and USISL titles.

Dax McCarty (born April 30, 1987 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American soccer player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

McCarty played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2004-05. He appeared in 45 games in two years, scoring 4 goals and assisting on 11. In 2005 he was named the All-ACC first team. He also played in the USL Premier Development League for his hometown club, Ajax Orlando Prospects.

Opting to forego his last two years at North Carolina, he was drafted in the first round, 6th overall, of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. McCarty made his MLS debut in the 85th minute in a 3-0 loss against Chivas USA on July 1, 2006. Dax had his best season as a professional in 2007 making his first start against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 2-1 victory on April 12, 2007. He also scored his first career MLS goal against the Galaxy on September 23, 2007 He finished the 2007 regular season leading the team with seven assists. In 2008, McCarty appeared in 17 games making eight starts for FC Dallas while recording two assists. Dax underwent sports hernia surgery in Germany on May 15, 2008. McCarty played an important role in the FC Dallas 2009 season, sitting in central midfield as a deep playmaker. During the 2010 season McCarty was once again a key player for FC Dallas helping the club reach MLS Cup 2010.

Dwayne Anthony De Rosario (born May 15, 1978 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Canadian national team and is a four time Canadian Player of the Year.

De Rosario is the son of Guyanese immigrants to Canada. He adopted a strict vegan diet in 1994, but started eating fish ten years later. He is married to Brandy De Rosario and has two sons and a daughter. His cousin is Olympic hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep. He attended Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. He currently resides in Bethesda, MD with his family.

De Rosario began his career in 1997 at the age of 18, signing with the Toronto Lynx of the A-League, where his future Canadian national team teammate Paul Stalteri had played. Halfway through the season, however, De Rosario opted to change clubs, signing with German side FSV Zwickau. After two seasons with Zwickau, De Rosario opted to return to North America, signing with the Richmond Kickers in 1999. After a slow 1999 season, in which he registered two goals and five assists, De Rosario exploded in 2000, contributing 15 goals and five assists while leading the team to a 20-6-1 record.

Matthew Timothy Kassel (born October 30, 1989 in Bridgewater, New Jersey) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Professional Division.

Kassel attended Bridgewater-Raritan High School. He began his career with New York Red Bulls' youth academy, and was heavily recruited going into college, being ranked as the ninth best high school recruit in the nation by the magazine ESPN RISE. After receiving interest from New York Red Bulls Kassel decided to attend the University of Maryland. In his first year at Maryland Kassel helped his side capture the 2008 Division I Men's College Cup.

In January 2009, he declined to sign a contract from New York Red Bulls. Instead, he decided to stay with the University of Maryland soccer team. In his three years at the University of Maryland Kassell appeared in 68 matches and scored 11 goals and recorded 24 assists. During his time in college he remained with the New York Red Bulls Academy and was a member of the New York Red Bull NPSL squad.