Thanks to a brilliant late-season surge and final-day miracle, the New York Red Bulls won the Supporters’ Shield with a record points total, breaking last season’s Toronto FC, the very team that engineered that miracle with a staggering 4-1 win over Atlanta United on the final day of the year.
It has been a remarkable season for the Red Bulls, one that has included a loss of their bright, young head coach, a mire of rumour and conjecture surrounding the future of their best player, and a latter-season run of form that paints this team as one of the best in MLS history.