Fans of MLS side New York MetroStars woke up this morning to the news that Red Bull were riding into town with the intention of buying out their ailing side and… well, I think you can guess what’s coming next, ladies and gents.

Some Metros fans, resigned to losing their team’s name, badge, and colours as early as next season are gearing themselves up for a fight in opposition to the takeover and for the right to at least preserve the name ‘Metros’, by which, ironically enough, they have been affectionately known since owners MetroMedia conceived the side when MLS debued in 1996.

Is this what it’s come down to: campaigning for scraps from table; next-worst case scenarios? It would appear that fans are mere collateral damage when theres a global brand war on. The more football is absorbed into business, the nearer we get to paying for the privilege of supporting someone else’s brand vision.

Say no to modern football.

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