Watch New York City FC Vs. New York Red Bulls Live Online: MLS Hudson River Rivalry, Streaming Video
Major League Soccer fans will want to watch live online as the league’s newest, but highest-profile, rivalry resumes when New York City FC hosts New York Red Bulls at what is expected to be a sold-out Yankee Stadium. The rivalry got underway on May 10 when the expansion New York City club journeyed across the Hudson River, only to lose 2-1.
Sunday afternoon, the club that actually plays in New York City — the New York Red Bulls make their home at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey — gets a chance to even the score in front of its home crowd at Yankee Stadium. But NYCFC will need more than it has so far received from its star-studded international lineup. The team sits in ninth place in the 10-team MLS Eastern Conference, with just 17 points from 16 games.
To find out how to watch the New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls live online, see the information at the bottom of this article. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern Time at the ballpark in the Bronx — 2 p.m. Pacific.
The Red Bulls, despite going through a rebuilding year after purging the team’s payroll and parting ways with top international stars Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill, have performed better than the newer New York City franchise, clinging to the sixth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with 20 points from 15, a record of 5-5-5.
Meanwhile, New York City FC sits waiting for its combination of big names, including Spain and Barcelona star David Villa, and top United States international Mix Diskerud, to finally gel.
“It contrasts completely,” Red Bulls forward Mike Grella told the New York Times on Saturday. “I think what the Red Bulls are trying to do is build an organization from the bottom up.”
So far, the “underdog” approach taken by the former powerhouse Red Bulls is garnering the better results.
To watch the New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls “Hudson River Derby” showdown live online, go to the WatchESPN site at this link, and log in with credentials from any major cable or satellite provider to access the live streaming video of the game.
Because the match is televised on ESPN, WatchESPN — or the WatchESPN app for mobile devices — is the only way to watch the game live online. Subscribers who paid the $74 fee for the MLS Live streaming service will find the game blacked out online.
There is one method to watch New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls live online free without login info from a TV provider. The Sling TV internet package includes ESPN and is available with a one-week free trial, an offer that can be accessed at this link.
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