I'm excited I got tickets for the MLS Cup tomorrow (Sunday). Anybody else going?
It's a new stadium, and it's us, the Revolutions, against LA, Boston's main grudge rival city (after NY) going back to Celtics-Lakers of my youth.
They've sold well over 40,000 tickets. Wow! Maybe men's soccer in the US will take hold. Our fine showing in the World Cup this summer has probably had an effect.
The Revs are a largely new team since the ones from pevious years that I'm more familiar with, so I feel like a beginner. Anyone has any suggestions of what to watch for?

Soccer has progressed a lot in the USA but still has a way to go. I think the game yesterday was both a great one for soccer and an indication of how far it has to go here yet.

I tuned in during the 85th minute and mostly stuck with the game switching occasionally to check scores for "the other football."

I thought Cobi's experience showed in his play but the winning goal scorer Carlos \"El pescadito\" Ruiz was head and shoulders above the native born players.

That he didn't score earlier on this beautiful bicycle kick is a credit to the play of the Revolution goalie.

I completely forgot this was on. I was totally engrossed watching the incredible Everton v. Arsenal match on Fox Sports World.

Speaking of FSW, they're showing the US Cup Final between Columbus and Los Angeles:

Thu Oct 24 04:00PM Pacific
Thu Oct 24 05:00PM Mountain
Thu Oct 24 06:00PM Central
Thu Oct 24 07:00PM Eastern
Length: 3 hr LIVE
FOX Sports World (US)
United States Open Cup - Final
Columbus (MLS) vs Los Angeles (MLS)

I'm ashamed to say that I've never been to a Galaxy game here. I hate going to the Rose Bowl (it's a traffic nightmare). I also don't like watching football in gridiron stadiums; too big and too far away from the action. They're going to open up a new purpose built 30,000 seater for the Galaxy down the freeway in Carson next year. I'll definitely go to that. Having been to Goodison Park, Stamford Bridge, Ewood Park and The Riverside, those small football stadiums in England are great--the fans are right up on the action. Old Trafford (cap. 67,000) doesn't count there! One of the biggest factors to getting a solid base of soccer fans here is having those kinds of 30,000 seat stadiums built for the real football to play in. It's very disconcerting to see the scrubbed out--but still there--markings of the gridiron there; it points out that soccer is a second class citizen.

BTW, Manchester United is supposed to tour the US in 2003 as part of their pre-season training friendlies fixtures. They promise to bring the full team (Becks, Scholes, Giggs, Van Nistleroy etc.) and they're playing in Boston, New York and Los Angeles (opponents TBD). I'm so there.