Whoaaaa Mexico...

Last night, 70,103 packed Reliant Stadium in Houston to watch the Men's National Team take on Mexico. Wow. 70,000+!

For those who watched the game, youth was served for both sides, as many younger players got a chance to exhibit their skills for their country. Jozy Altidore (above) was a shining light for the US and scored in his first ever start. The game finished at 2-2.
Thankfully, about an hour before the start, a friend of mine told me the game would be airing on ESPN2. "There's a game tonight?" I asked him.

For an event that attracted 70,000+ spectators, you would never have known it was played at all. There was ZERO news on ESPN, SI, etc yesterday. How does that happen?

Even after the game, a summary article barely cracked the front page of ESPN, below an article on college basketball, six on the NBA, two on the NFL and MLB respectively, and just above an article on cockfighting.

How is it that an event that drew more spectators than all the above events combined last night cannot garner more attention, even when airing on ESPN2?

It all circles back to that problem of soccer not being as popular as the big three-- NFL, NBA, and MLB. It also doesn't help that the link from USSoccer.com to the game article doesn't work.

For those that continue to support soccer at both the grassroots level and the National Team level, continue supporting! To the higher ups, PLEASE start promoting these games! It's OK to run some ads!