Pride vs. Puto

Lukasz Dec/Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsNo, it’s not the most frequent shout from the feverish NYCFC faithful at Yankee Stadium— that distinction justly belongs to the iconic #ComeOnNewYork, a punchy panacea with the power to make blind refs see, and to melt even the coldest heart every time Tommy Mac does nary a thing.

But in the pecking order of popular refrains, “PUTO” might be a close second or third.

And I’m here to say fuck that.

Whenever an opposing keeper resumes play with a big boot from the box, the p-word is an utter inevitability in the Bronx. And the closer you are to the supporters section — where I’ve had season tickets since Year One, Day One — it only gets louder.

Depending on…