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MLS: The story of the New York Hudson River Derby

New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, David Villa

The story of New York’s Hudson River Derby is intense, complicated and fresh. Born out of corporate takeovers and a lack of representation, we recount the rivalry here.

Imagine the scene, you’re in a five-star restaurant, enjoying a lovely meal, only for the ambience and atmosphere to be utterly destroyed by a screaming child. When I think of a club being developed out of thin air in 2013, and then arriving on the scene in 2015, I can’t help but compare the situations for the pre-existing club in town.