Red Bulls sign Teemu Tainio and Stephen Keel

Red Bulls sign Teemu Tainio and Stephen Keel

Published Mar. 9, 2011 6:24 p.m. ET

Finnish midfielder-defender Teemu Tainio and defender Stephen Keel have signed with major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

The 31-year-old Tainio had been with Ajax but appeared in just two matches this season. He is a veteran of five years in the English Premier League time with Birmingham (2009-10), Sunderland (2008-09) and Tottenham (2005-08). He also spent eight years with Auxerre in France.

Keel, 27, spent last year with Portland in the American minor leaguers.

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