Mexico's most popular soccer team, the Chivas from Guadalajara, Mexico defeated Trinidad and Tobago's W Connection this past Wednesday 3-0. With this win, Chivas advance to the CONCACAF semi finals. I found this interesting, because I didn't know that the CONCACAF cup even existed. It is a league encompassing all North America and the Caribbean, including Central American countries such as Honduras. Chivas will play DC United, a team from the United States in the semi finals. This was so striking to me, because I had no idea that this CONCACAF soccer cup even existed and that teams from the U.S. are participants. I think this shows the contrast between the popularity of soccer in Latin American countries and the lesser importance soccer has in the United States. This forces me to pose this question: why is soccer not as popular in the United States as in all the other countries of the World, including Latin American countries? What circumstances caused its lesser significance?
Here are some articles for further information on CONCACAF and Chivas' win last Wednesday:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions'_Cup
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/01/sports/LA-SPT-SOC-Chivas-W-Connection.php
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