The New York Red Bulls are the 2018 Supporters’ Shield winners. Entering Decision Day, I’m not sure many people expected to be saying that come 6:30 ET in the evening. And yet, thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the defiant and stubborn Orlando City, allied with Atlanta United’s capitulation in Toronto, that is precisely what unfolded.
It has been a remarkable season for the Red Bulls. They lost their head coach midway through the year. Their star player was persistently rumoured to follow. They chased down one of the best teams MLS has ever seen.