Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Top 10 U.S. soccer crowds (2010)

Despite the absence of star players because of post-World Cup vacations, European teams like Manchester United continue to draw big crowds for their friendly matches in the United States. But they are nothing like what Mexico drew for pre-World Cup friendlies (all but one without its European-based stars). Soccer America lists the top 10 U.S. soccer crowds so far this year -

Top 10 U.S. soccer crowds (2010)

Match
Venue/Date
Crowd
1. Mexico vs.
New Zealand
Pasadena, Calif.
(March 3)
90,526
2.
Mexico vs.
Ecuador
East Rutherford, N.J.
(May 7)
77,507
3.
Mexico vs.
Angola
Houston, Texas
(May 13)
70,099
4.
Mexico vs.
Iceland
Charlotte, N.C.
(March 24)
63,277
5.
Mexico vs.
Senegal
Chicago, Ill.
(May 10)
60,610
6.
USA vs.
Turkey
Philadelphia, Pa.
(May 29)
55,407
7.
Kansas City Wizards
vs. Man. United
Kansas City, Mo.
(July 25)
52,343
8.
Seattle Sounders vs.
Celtic
Seattle, Wash.
(July 18)
45,631
9.
Philadelphia Union
vs. Man. United
Philadelphia, Pa.
(July 21)
44,123
10.
Seattle Sounders vs.
Boca Juniors
Seattle, Wash.
(May 26)
40,122

1 comment:

  1. Kansas City attendance from this weekend is a little off...should be 52,424.

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