First up in postgame interviews is … Aidan Morris? The young American concedes immediately that he can’t find the words to describe the moment.
Old-school Crew fans might choose the word “massive,” a cheeky reference to the fact that they are not residents of the largest city in the USA.
(Apologies to supporters of both New York teams, who have combined to win one-third as many MLS Cups as the team from central Ohio.)
MLS commissioner Don Garber steps up to give out the awards and ignore the boos from fans who have certainly not forgotten that he was quite willing to let the team walk off to Austin. Garber saw the league through near-extinction in 2001 and has built it into a league big enough to sign Beckham and Messi, but it’s nice that there’s still space at the top for Nagbe and the Nordecke, the Crew’s ever-loyal supporters group.
And with that, we’ll sign off. Congratulations again to the Crew and everyone for whom this moment seemed a long way off a few years ago.
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