Galaxy wins the rematch with the Pre Pre in the attendance battle of Los Angeles. Interesting to see MLS twice outdraw a Mexican matchup on the same day in the same town - at least when Chivas or America aren't involved. Attendances on Weds, Oct 2: Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in MLS playoffs - 14,713 Pre Pre double-header at the Coliseum - appx. 8,000-10,000 Only references to last night’s Pre Pre attendance that I could find so far: “más de ocho mil”: http://espanol.sports.yahoo.com/021003/4/e4zs.html “unas diez mil”: http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/dep91177.htm Attendances on Weds, Sep 25: Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in MLS playoffs - 14,585 Pre Pre double-header at the Coliseum - 7,236 The final round of the Pre Pre to determine which two Mexican teams advance to the Pre-Libertadores is next Weds in the Coliseum. Since the Galaxy won’t be in town that night, it'll be interesting to see if there's a bump in the Pre Pre attendance. Of course, the final Pre Pre round is the most important one, so it's not really a fair comparison to the previous rounds. In any event, the Galaxy deserves some serious credit for outdrawing a directly-competing Mexican double-header in two consecutive weeks. The Pre Pre is a competitively dubious tournament in the first place - and this year’s edition didn’t even feature Mexico’s two most popular clubs - but anytime an MLS club can outdraw a double-header featuring Cruz Azul and either Toluca or Morelia, that’s still a very good sign for a league that struggles for street cred.
'ta bueno! Having been to many Pre-Copa Libers matches here in Houston in my lifetime this stat carries a lot of merit. In Houston, there's one sure fire way to bring the mexies in droves. A Nortenyo concert and a Pre-Lib match at Robertson stadium. MLS out drawing two top flight MFL squads...good job Galaxy supporters.
In the second match-up the Pre Pre did better than it did the first week, up from 7K to about 10K. I think there was a more attractive double header, involving (and I could be wrong) UNAM and Toluca. Both of those clubs are quality sides and have a following. Granted, they are not Club America or Chivas, but they do have a following in LA. At the same time, LAG went up a bit, from 14,500+ to 14,700+. So, maybe there are just two distinct soccer communities in LA. Given the millions of people in the metropolitan area, that's not a big surprise. The area is large enough to support both incarnations of the sport, so in a sense they are not in competition. BTW: At the Rose Bowl on Wednesday I saw a number of people wearing El Tri kits and Club America kits and Cruz Azul kits, so it is not the case that LAG gets no support from the Mexican community in LA.