It would seem the New York Red Bulls are trying to start a new tradition: trade away the club captain from the previous season for a questionable return and start a controversy along the way. This tradition started well: Dax McCarty was abruptly sent to Chicago in early 2017, the Fire sent back some money that RBNY spent on...something (your guess is as good as mine); the trade was so sudden that it took even McCarty by surprise, and it was still a talking point when Chicago and the Red Bulls met in the playoffs at the end of the 2017 season.
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