Did someone in the New York City FC front office (or Mikey Lopez) steal The New York Times’ girlfriend? Or boyfriend? Or whatever? Because we’re searching — dumbfounded — for an explanation as to why the Paper of Record totally low-key hates NYCFC.
Seriously, the world’s (ostensibly) most reputable newspaper is trying to wish New York’s newest team right out of existence. They’ll fail, of course. But the fact remains that three World Cup winners, the reigning league MVP, and a sterling attendance record aren’t enough to wake the Times from a bizarro fever dream in which New York City FC is fake news, like #Pizzagate or “West Bromwich Albion.