Shaun Wright-Phillips was arguably the best-known and most accomplished player in the locker room during his two-season stint at RBNY. He played for Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers before arriving at the New York Red Bulls; he won the Premier League title and the FA Cup in England, and played for his country 36 times. He brought with him to RBNY a faded reputation, but one that was still bigger and further-reaching than any other player in the squad.
But for the year-and-a-half he was with RBNY, he was most often a cheerleader for the club from the bench or in the sky boxes at Red Bull Arena.