Kyle Field "could welcome the largest football crowd in the history of the United States" this June, as a journalist with Univson's TUDN network reported that Texas A&M's stadium will "host a friendly" between the Mexican and Brazilian men’s national soccer teams on June 8. Texas A&M Associate AD Alan Cannon "confirmed those talks are ongoing," but there is "no official announcement as of yet." The interest in both Brazil and Mexico, "paired with the novelty of watching them compete inside one of the largest stadiums in the world," could lead to "a new attendance record for a soccer game played on American soil." Kyle Field has the seating capacity for 102,733 fans, but it "has in the past increased its capacity by thousands through offering standing-room only tickets" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 2/22).
Here's a list of attendance records for soccer games played on U.S. soil:
Meanwhile, the fallout from Lionel Messi’s absence for an Inter Miami match in Hong Kong "has resulted in two chances" to watch him play in the U.S. next month. Messi "will likely join Argentina ... for both matches" that are set up to help the club prepare for this summer’s Copa America tournament. Argentina will play El Salvador at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on March 22 and Nigeria at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on March 26. The schedule means Messi would miss Inter Miami’s road game against the Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on March 23, but he "could play twice more" in the N.Y. area later this year (USA TODAY, 2/22).
