Truth be told, the rivalry between the New York Red Bulls and NYCFC is finished. Sure, the two teams will tussle over bragging rights three or four (US Open Cup) or five (playoffs) or even six or seven (CCL) times a season, but the heart went out of this match-up on May 21, 2016.
That was the date NYCFC fans will recall as the day they were forced to accept that there is no rivalry with genius. Yes, the well-heeled professionalism of the Bronx-based boys in blue will produce some fine entertainment. There will be times when that entertainment is considered superior to that provided by their ebullient neighbors to the south.