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August 07, 2006
Mourinho comment reflects growth of soccer in U.S.
In looking through the press that was generated in the aftermath of the MLS All-Stars' win over Chelsea, we spotted an interesting comment from blues coach Jose Mourinho in London's Guardian newspaper:
"This is the third season we have been here and things are changing," he said. "One of the arguments - that you feel better here than in Europe because here you feel better socially and can live a different way - is over. I see now that people know us. Before when I walked in the street nobody knew me or the squad unless the squad was all walking together in full blue and caught the eye. Now people know us."
This news, of course, is not as good as if we heard that Dwayne De Rosario got mobbed at O'Hare airport by a crowd wanting to compliment him on his stellar strike against the EPL champions. But the growth of soccer in America over the last 30 years has been one of slow, incremental growth. Mourinho is telling us that we've taken one more step.
Posted by Jay at August 7, 2006 04:36 PM