MLS: a contest on Twitter between the two New York clubs to light up the Empire State Building

MLS is offering fans of both franchises in New York City (USA), New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls, to participate in a competition on Twitter to colour the lights of the Empire State Building to match their club ahead of the derby between the two clubs on 28/06/2015 at 23:00 (CET) at Yankee Stadium (50,000 seats), the league announced on 25/06/2015.

Fans of each team must send a tweet or photo on Instagram with the hashtag #WINNYCFC for New York City FC, or #WINRBNY for the Red Bulls. Each tweet counts as a vote. A retweet also counts as a vote. It is possible to tweet with the hashtag maximum 10 times a day. It is also possible to vote directly on the MLS website without sending a tweet.

Voting began on 24/06/2015 at 14:00 (CET) and will end on 27/06/2015 at 19:00 (CET). The Empire State Building will light up in the colours of the winning team on 27/06/2015 at 02:30 (CET). Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League), the owner of New York City FC (via the City Football Group), also relayed the contest onto its website to help New York City FC win.

The campaigns of both…