Even before NYCFC celebrated winning the Eastern Conference at Subaru Park after being a Covid-19 depleted Philadelphia Union team, it felt like the other team from the New York market was becoming a bigger rival.
But after NYCFC went on to win MLS Cup in a penalty shootout against the Portland Timbers it feels like winning on Saturday at Yankee Stadium matters even more.
Since the Union came into the league in 2010, the New York Red Bulls have been the team that Union fans have loved to hate, even with Red Bulls fans insisting that they don’t see the two teams as rivals.