FCC not only packed the house and won, but now it gets the chance to do it all over again against the fire. Got to figure MLS is taking notice. Also:



- The USOC has become a bit of sleeper hit in the American soccer scene. I went to the Revs-Philly overtime contest at Harvard last year and it was everything your standard Revs game isn't in terms of crowd intensity. Even when they went back to Gillette to play the semi against the Fire, the crowd was hungry. It seems like maybe we've hit some sort of critical mass where we have actual soccer fans who dig having a classic cup competition.



- Miami's already got plenty of parking, and some decent public transit. Given the proposed location of Stade Beckham, they don't need to be laying down any extra asphalt.

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