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93,137 fans packed into the Rose Bowl last night to watch F.C. Barcelona defeat the L.A. Galaxy by a score of 2 - 1. The atmosphere was electric as thousands of Barcelona fans jammed into the stadium to get a glimpse of the European and Spanish Champions on what proved to be a perfect evening for soccer.

Few events have drawn as many folks to the Rose Bowl as will tonight's soccer friendly between the L.A. Galaxy and F.C. Barcelona. Over 85,000 fans are expected to make their way to Pasadena for the historic event only eleven days after a crowd of over 81,000 had done the same to watch Chelsea F.C. face off against Inter Milan in the World Football Challenge. Combined with the Galaxy - A.C. Milan match from two weeks ago, nearly 200,000 L.A. soccer fans will have made their way to local stadiums to take in the action within a two week span!

An incredible game took place in Los Angeles last night, and it had nothing to do with the Staples Center, USC, or Kobe Bryant. In fact, the two teams facing off had nothing to do with LA or even the United States, really. The Coliseum played host to the national soccer teams of bordering nations Mexico and Guatemala, and true to past instances when Central American squads play in the States, heads rolled in...