We Should Care

Last Wednesday on February 6th, 2008, the United States soccer team had a "friendly" match against their rivals Mexico at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game ended in a 2-2 draw but this is not about the game itself, but more about the fans that attended. The game had a total of 70,103 fans in attendance at Reliant Stadium, where a majority of the people at the game were wearing white and green. Prior to the match, Fox Soccer Channel sat down with United States player Landon Donovan. Donovan mentioned that since he has been playing on the U.S. National Team, the games versus Mexico in Phoenix, Dallas, or any southwest city have not really been "home" games. He noted that a majority of the team feels like the road team with most of the fans being from Mexico. United States citizens should show more support to our team. They represent our nation very well and we should give them more support than what they really get. Mexico is one of the United States' toughest and most competitive opponent in International play. We show our support for local teams in our american leagues, so why can't we show our support and pride for our international team when they play against other rival countries?