New York Metrostars are today called the New York Red Bulls.
New York Red Bulls are one of the US’s best supported sides, but it wasn’t always that way.
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When the league first started in 1996 they were called the New York Metrostars and were desperate for fans, so what better way to get Americans to like football than pretend it’s similar to basketball?!
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