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New York City FC champions for the first time in their history

On the night of Saturday to Sunday, New York City FC were crowned MLS champions after beating the Portland Timbers, defending champions after their victory in the MLS Is Back tournament organized during the pandemic. It is the first time that the New York franchise has won this trophy since its creation in 2013, two years before acquiring professional status.

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If his top Argentinian scorer Valentin Castellanos had first opened the scoring at the end of the first period (1-0, 41st), the Bronx Blues were surprised at the very end of the match by the Chilean Felipe Mora (1-1, 90th+4). A penalty shoot-out followed, with three misses from the first four attempts, before Peruvian Alexander Callens sealed the victory for NYCFC as the fifth shooter.


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