Xolos beat the world club champs. Now that's historic. Mexican soccer is no slouch. This s yet more proof that Mexico league is one of the best in the world as Brazil leaguehas already proven with this same Corinthians beating Chelsea. 3 Americans getting significant playing time on this great team should eliminate the notion that "Our best athletes are not picking soccer ". We have the talent. Yes sir. We just don't know what to do with it. We don't evn know how to see it. We have other interests. As much as Ridge Mahoney likes to rag on Castillo he looks pretty good with Xolos vs very good competition.

It wasn't a pretty game, nevertheless a great result for Xolos, no question. Lets see what happens next week.

Of course, we all know that one game does not indicate a need for such glaring proclamations. The Mexican league is not near the best in the world - that is not the truth. Our best athletes in the US do not, for the most art, pick soccer - that too is not the truth. And Ridge Mahoney is not racist.

Ridge may not be racist but he doesnt like Castillo, that is certain, even though he is a key player for Mexican Champs Xolos. EIther way his judgement is fogged when it comes to Castillo. Corinthians = Brazil Champs= World Champs, beat a Chelsea side that had all of it's best players and played to win it. This same Chelsea team won UEFA but with many of it's starters injured or carded out of the final game. So this means Corinthians beat a better team than the one that won UEFA Champions!! Xolos beat Corinthians right after. South American club teams win a good % of games vs UEFA in Club Finals vene though they lose their better players to those very teams. Amazing!! Not to mention that an all Mexican League Team won Gold vs Brazil, who had all Euro based players, or most. Mexican league is producing top players for USA U20's, Luna, Oceugeda and Joya. Maybe i am wrong but there hasnt been a better USA team in a long time than this U20 and those 3 players were a big part of that success. For Mexico, a country that picks soccer first for its best athletes, they sure do seem to scout and pick alot of Americans for their league and National Teams. The more they do the more that notion of "Our best athletes in the USA do not pick soccer first" is proving to be untrue. Luna, Joya and Oceugeda are all excellent athletes along with Sanchez, U20 Mexico goalie who won U17 W.C., and a couple more AMericans who won Olympics with Mexico. El Salvador had 5-6 USA born players that helped them take 3rd in Concacaf and qualify for their first U20. They gave Mexico their 2nd best game of this tourney with score at 0-0 in the 75th minute.

By most dont pick soccer first, do you mean like 70-75% ?? Because if that's the number then most people dont pick the same of any sport sport first in USA.