No rivalry between two cities is greater than that between Boston and New York. A “New Englishman” is never really good at talking about a “Yankee” from Manhattan. A native of the “Big Apple” also has no positive words for a “Bostonian”.
You can feel this rivalry especially in sport. The trade from “Babe” Ruth of the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees, or the two Super Bowls from 2008 and 2012, when the New York Giants were clearly underdogs, the New England Patriots both times will not be forgotten.
“Something we never thought we’d say”
“It took a global epidemic to get New York Jets and New England Patriots fans on the same team,” wrote the New York Post. “Something we never thought we’d say, but THANK YOU, PATS!” Was the New York newspaper headline on Saturday morning.
On Friday, a New England Patriots truck rolled into New York City loaded with 300,000 respirators. Responsible for this was the owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft.
Bigger than football
“We’re all in the same situation. We are on the way to New York with love, hope and 300,000 masks for the health workers, ”said Kraft. Kraft and his family ordered masks from China worth two million dollars. Massachusetts and Rhode Island were also supplied by the Patriots owner.
Kraft does not rule out further deliveries to New York. “500,000 masks will follow in a second delivery,” explains the six-time Super Bowl winner. We live in times that bring the bitterest archenemies together in the hope of defeating an invisible enemy. Sport becomes a minor matter – even football, which is a religion of its own in the USA.
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