The New York Red Bulls have snatched the lead in the first-ever Hudson River Derby in the MLS Cup Playoffs, and they've done it in spectacular fashion. The tension was palpable inside Citi Field as they two local rivals go head-to-head for a place in the Eastern Conference Final,

Cincinnati remains one of the best teams in MLS. It won the Supporters’ Shield in 2023 and even though it lost that league title to Inter Miami in 2024, it still finished 5th in the overall table and registered only one less win than Columbus Crew.

NYCFC and the New York Red Bulls are set to face off in the first-ever post-season Hudson River Derby this Saturday in the semi-finals of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

A goal and an assist from Belgian striker Dante Vanzeir led the Red Bulls to a 2-0 victory over rivals NYCFC at Citi Field Saturday evening.

The New York soccer icon and current studio analyst for MLS on Apple helps us set the stage for the first postseason meeting between New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls.

The New York Red Bulls struck twice early in its MLS Eastern Conference semi-final to defeat local rivals New York City 2-0 on Saturday while Western Conference top seed Los Angeles FC crashed out to the Seattle Sounders.