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Manager Michael Bradley of the New York Red Bulls thanks the home fans after the match against the New England Revolution at Sports Illustrated Stadium on Saturday in Harrison, New Jersey. The New York Red Bulls defeated the New England Revolution 1-0. (Photo by Caean Couto/Getty Images) Getty Images In terms of pure narrative, there may not be a better story than Michael Bradley and the New York Red Bulls through the first two weeks of the Major League Soccer season. Bradley, arguably the most underappreciated player in United States men’s national team history, is making his managerial debut at the club where he once signed his first pro contract as a 16-year-old. Now age 38, he finds himself managing one of best clusters of academy-produced talent in the history of a club that also developed USMNT stalward Tyler Adams. In his managerial debut on Feb. 21, he started the trio of striker Julian Hall, midfielder Adri Mehmeti and defender Matthew Dos Santos, marking the first time three players age 17 or younger had started an MLS match together. Hall scored a brace and the Red Bulls won 2-1 at Orlando. And so on Saturday afternoon, the trio was in the lineup again. Hall scored again. The Red Bulls won again, 1-0 over visiting New England. And yet when Bradley’s intriguing charges took the field on Saturday afternoon at Sports Illustrated stadium, there were officially only 15,087 on hand for the club’s home opener. That was lower than all but one attendance figure from Matchday 1, and it was likely to be among the smallest crowds of Matchday 2. This at a club that was only 16 months removed from a surprising run to the 2024 MLS Cup final, and one that plays in the largest and one of the…

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