It almost didn’t happen. On his way into the stadium, Lenny LeFebvre was stopped by security. The season ticket holder and member of the Viking Army was dressed in his Halloween costume as Captain America, and the security guard told him that the shield he was carrying wasn’t allowed in.



“I had to butter her up,” LeFebvre said. “I had to tell her it was a sign. She finally let me in.”



It was a decision that, a couple hours later, would play an iconic part in an historic day for the Red Bulls.



When the team celebrated their third Supporters’ Shield following a 1-0 home win over Orlando City, the festivities were a bit muted at first. It isn’t that clinching the best record in the league has become ho-hum around these parts, or that the team is focused solely on the pursuit of the organization’s first-ever MLS Cup. There was simply no Supporters’ Shield in the building for the players to gather around...