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“I heard someone say the magic word. And the magic word tonight is Rebirth. Rebirth and Regeneration as embodied in the rhythm of Guan Guanco. Guan Guanco is the rhythm of rebirth and regeneration. Named by the Africans after the snake because the snake could shed its skin each year and appear to be reborn. Now say, it will get down in you sometimes…” -Gil Scott-Heron. Winter in America. tvt records, 1974.
More data is coming in now that the 2007 MLS regular season is over. 3,270,210 people went to see games for an average attendance of 16,770. Last year that average was 15,504. That’s 8.2 percent growth from last season to this year. E-mailer “Soccer is Life” who dropped these numbers into my inbox notes this is the biggest jump since the 8.8 percent between 2000 and 2001. To no one’s surprise, the LA Galaxy had the highest attendances (again), but again our emailer notes that it’s “actually not higher than some of their winning seasons in the past, even with the so-called “Beckham Effect” this year.” He finishes by driving the nail in: “LA Galaxy continues to beat out the Lakers and Kings in attendance averages.”
It will get down in you get down in you if you let it. What say you Portland radio?
Check out more stats at US Soccer Players.
Dominghosa
on Oct 24th, 2007 - 6:24am
The “driving the nail” information isn’t exactly true. Here are the top 10 NBA attendance figures for the 2006-2007 season:
FINAL 2005-06 AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE
1 Detroit 22,076
2 Chicago 21,188
3 Dallas 20,121
4 Miami 19,954
5 Cleveland 19,326
6 New York 18,931
7 LA Lakers 18,882
8 San Antonio 18,797
9 Utah 18,332
10 Golden State 18,273
Lakers are No. 7 with 18,882. Not sure how that’s less than 16,770.
Dominghosa
on Oct 24th, 2007 - 6:24am
16,000-plus isn’t the Galaxy’s average attendance. That’s my mistake.
It’s more like 20,000-plus.
So, yes, it is true that the Galaxy have a better average attendance.
And yes, here comes the “but”…
The Staples Center’s (the Lakers’ home) total seat capacity for basketball is 20,000.
But Lakers’ home sell outs are 18,997, the average the team has reached since the 2003-2004 season.
Conversely, the Home Depot Center’s soccer stadium seat capacity is 27,000.
Tyson
on Oct 24th, 2007 - 6:25am
portland radio is weak. those guys are weak. the garbage they talked was lacking in facts left and right, it was strictly opinion based. they are weak.
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