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Red Bulls Clinch M.L.S. Regular-Season Title

The Red Bulls edged visiting Orlando City on Sunday to claim the Supporters’ Shield as Major League Soccer’s regular-season champion.

The Red Bulls took advantage of a rare stumble by first-place Atlanta United to leapfrog Atlanta in the standings and claim the top seed in the playoffs on a wild final day that also saw one of the league’s biggest stars, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, miss out on the postseason when his Los Angeles Galaxy blew a two-goal lead and lost at home.

The Red Bulls’ 1-0 victory over last-place Orlando and Atlanta United’s 4-1 humbling at Toronto, which missed the playoffs after winning the M.