NEW YORK - After both teams were bounced from the playoffs on the road, New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and Red Bull New York (RBNY) continued their constant intra-city competition against each other by battling over the arrival gate for their returning airplanes at JFK International Airport.

“THIS TERMINAL IS BLUE,” stated NYCFC fan and terminal agent Jimmie Oliver as he gestured to the returning plane that carried his defeated team.

“THIS TERMINAL AND THE BAGGAGE CLAIM IS RED,” stated RBNY fan and airport Sbarro employee Heather Cook.

Researchers indicate that both teams attempted to wrest control of the jet bridge and gate to prevent the other from establishing a foothold at the airport.

“We MUST control this jet bridge,” stated one anonymous NYCFC executive. “If we control this jet bridge then we will control the baggage handlers and if we control the baggage handlers then we will control the city.”

For their part, RBNY executives were less overt about their attempts to wrest control of the airport from the clutches of their blue adversaries.

“If the airport WANTS soccer, then it knows where we are,” stated one anonymous RBNY staffer. “We feel like we don’t need to advertise our credentials for true fans to know that we exist.”

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as it is officially revealed that New York is…. out of the playoffs.