I wrote a couple of weeks ago that if they got 40K I would be surprised.
Well, if I could I would eat that post.
And NO, I am sure there is no other city in the US that would sellout that fast for a game featuring a well known foreign team and a MLS squad. On the other hand DC United is the gold standard when it comes to professional soccer in the US so that might have helped some. Will Barcelona and the MetroStars(I know its Red Bulls but...) get 66K for their game this weekend?
CJ
>>> Doug Swan <swansuite@comcast.net> 08/10/06 7:25 AM >>>
Here's a link to an article on the game. Also a link to a Steve Kelly
article.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/ 2003187848_realmadrid10.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003187825_kelley10.htmlIt was a sell out... in what, about two weeks (actually, in less than a
week). Okay, I want that MLS team someone promised..... can we have DC
United? ; )
Seriously, is there another city in the US that sells out this game
that quickly? We may not have an owner willing to buy into the business
model, but we do have a city that will support soccer as well or better
than any major town in the US. Okay, I'll stop being desperate. Doug
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