New York football derby: Red Bulls and City fans channel their inner-English hooligan in brawl outside New Jersey bar
Video: The two sides have been fierce rivals since...well, this year
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New York City Football Club is newly formed and playing in its first Major League Soccer season – yet already the team’s supporters have decided to recreate an intense rivalry with New York Red Bulls.
In scenes akin of Cardiff v Swansea or West Ham v Millwall, shirtless Americans are seen throwing punches, flinging advertising boards and hurling a number of objects as the two sets of fans clash outside a bar in New Jersey ahead of the first match between the two sides.
Learning from a favoured football chant across the pond, the men shout, “Who are ya?” at their rivals.
Rob Harris, a reporter with the Associated Press who filmed the incident, wrote, "In New Jersey and immediately encounter crowd trouble ahead of the New York derby.
"It's a some time since I've had to avoid flying glass bottles at football. Was outside a bar about one mile from Red Bulls Arena - and was all over in a couple of minutes. No running battles through the streets."
In the stadium, the Red Bulls fans taunted City by displaying a huge banner of Frank Lampard and Andre Pirlo holding walking sticks with the phrase, "City retirement home"
New York Red Bulls won the first Big Apple derby, easing to a 2-0 win.
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