Soccer hooligans brawl before New York Derby match (VIDEO)

Soccer may be one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S., but you know it's really caught on when hooligans start brawling — European style —even before the match.

That's what happened Sunday when two gangs of rival fans were seen mixing it up in the streets of Newark, N.J. ahead of a New York Derby match between the New York Red Bulls and newly-formed New York City Football Club .

Video of the wild scene, shot outside Bello's Pub and Grill, near Newark Penn Station shows groups of men chanting, "Who are you?" while punching, pushing and kicking each other and hurling garbage, bottles and even a sandwich board at each other.

A NJ Transit police cruiser approaches the scene but no word if there were any arrests.

The New York Red Bulls ended up beating New York City FC, 2-0 at Red Bull Arena.

Yay soccer!

Is this the shortest soccer free kick you will ever see? (VIDEO)

During Sunday night's International Champions Cup match at Red Bull Arena, Benfica was awarded an indirect free kick at the New York Red Bulls goal with the score tied at 1-1.

It wouldn't be anything special if not for the fact that the ball was spotted about three feet from the net — making it, quite possibly, the shortest free kick you will ever see in your lifetime.

Watch as the home team comically crams into the net making it almost impossible for the visiting Portuguese squad to score:



And they didn't.

The Red Bulls went ahead in the 56th minute and held on to win, 2-1, before driving away in a clown car.

Clint Dempsey's unbelievable backheel spin move is worth watching again (GIF)

USA forward Clint Dempsey  took center stage in USA’s warm-up game against Turkey at Red Bull Arena on Sunday.

The forward produced one of the best nutmegs you will ever see but unfortunately couldn’t get to the ball before the keeper came out to snag it.

Still, it's worth watching again.

The U.S. Men’s national team beat Turkey 2-1 in the World Cup tuneup match in New York and Dempsey did score the team’s second and winning goal later.