A massive brawl broke out near the end of a friendly between the New York Red Bulls and Club America on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Punches and kicks were thrown during the melee, which started in the 85th minute with the Red Bulls up 1-0 at Sports Illustrated Stadium.
After a foul near the end line, both sets of players clashed in an ugly scene as fans threw projectiles onto the field.
🚨se armo la pelea campal entre los jugadores del @ClubAmerica y el Red Bull y el partido tuvo que pararse🚨🦅👀
— Luis Ernesto Tricampeon🦅🏆 (@LuisErnestoP95) November 15, 2026
•Lara, Cota y Dagoberto los que más tiraron madrazos #GrandesDeCorazon pic.twitter.com/DZ5YZkuLAx
According to Sofascore, the referee gave out red cards to five players: Ronald Donkor and Nehuén Benedetti of the Red Bulls, as well as Emilio Lara, Ramón Juárez and Dagoberto
Espinoza of Club América.
Red Bull New York 🇺🇸 1:0 🇲🇽 Club America - friendly game played at the Sports Illustrated Stadium. Extraordinary scenes in the last 5 minutes when an ice hockey style fight broke out. Both sides finished the ⚽️ with 8 men. #RBNY @ClubAmerica @NewYorkRedBulls pic.twitter.com/beIgEnj1TD
— An English Groundhopper in East Flanders (@AnFlanders) November 15, 2026
The Red Bulls finished their MLS season last weekend, failing to qualify for the playoffs. América has one game left in the Apertura regular season, which will come next weekend against Tigres.
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