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Red Bulls win first New York derby in front of energized crowd

The New York Red Bulls earned bragging rights in the first playing of the New York derby, with Bradley Wright-Phillips starring on a night that left many impressed at a budding ...

HARRISON, N.J. — From the moment New York City FC was announced as a a Major League Soccer expansion franchise, one of the first thoughts that entered the mind of MLS observers was the potential for a special rivalry with the New York Red Bulls.

That rivalry was officially born Sunday, and if its inaugural installment was any indication, MLS has the beginnings of something special on its hands.