Seattle has a huge success with their Mexico friendly on Wednesday night...
Mexico's U.S. Tour for 2008 began in Seattle last night, when they met China at Qwest Field. The attendance Wednesday was the fourth largest in Seattle history for the sport. Seattle's largest soccer crowds (from The Seattle Times) | |||
| Atten. | Date | Venue | Teams |
| 66,830 | Aug. 9, 2006 | Qwest Field | Real Madrid vs. D.C. United |
| 66,722 | July 22, 2003 | Qwest Field | Manchester United vs. Celtic |
| 58,218 | April 9, 1976 | Kingdome | New York at Seattle (NASL exhibition) |
| 56,416 | April 16, 2008 | Qwest Field | China vs. Mexico exhibition |
| 56,256 | Aug. 25, 1977 | Kingdome | L.A. at Seattle (NASL semifinals) You can read more on this, and watch a video report at the links below. Fans in San Diego, don't forget that Mexico's next stop on this friendly tour is Qualcomm Stadium on June 4. Tickets went on sale today ! VIDEO and other news reports, http://soundersfc.com ARTICLE FROM SEATTLE Post-Intelligencer "Soccer Fiesta at Qwest Field", http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soccer/359402_soccfans17.html |
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