In your underwear in the cold: Callens’s effusive celebration of DT in New York City | VIDEO

Ronny Deila is a man of his word. What better way to corroborate that statement with the wild celebration he had this Saturday, after guiding New York City to his first title in MLS history, which also meant his first crown as the team’s coach..

The technical director did not hesitate to take off his clothes to celebrate the success of the New York cast, as he had promised when he took office in 2020. Deila, in front of the fans at Providence Park, took off his shirt, socks, the pants, went ironing and finished his show by lifting the trophy.

“You have to celebrate the victories and today was a great victory. I said maybe too much when I was hired here, but I don’t regret that. It was a great moment and I will do it again if we continue to win trophies “, said an excited Deila, who had already done that ‘ritual’ when he avoided the descent in his stage in the Stromsgodset of his country,

The first star

In a dramatic final, New York City FC beat Portland Timbers 4-2 on penalties on Saturday (1-1 in regulation time) and won their first championship in the North American Soccer League (MLS).

Argentine Valentín Castellanos, the season’s top scorer in MLS, opened the scoring in the 41st minute for New York but Chilean Felipe Mora forced extra time with an agonizing target at 90 + 4.

On penalties, goalkeeper Sean Johnson saved maximum penalties from Mora himself and Diego Valeri from Argentina and the Peruvian Alexander Callens scored the last shot to end the illusions of Providence Park in Portland (Oregon), where Timbers hosted the final for scoring more points in the regular phase.