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"Naysayers who thought American fans would quickly lose interest in soccer after the World Cup were wrong.\nA friendly match between Manchester United and Real Madrid in Ann Arbor, Michigan, set a new record for U.S. attendance at a soccer match Saturday, according to multiple reports.\nSee also: Relive 4 Glorious World Cup Weeks in 4 Emotional Minutes\nA sold-out crowd of 109,318 filled Michigan Stadium on Saturday, according to estimates, shattering the previous record of 101,799 set during a 1984 Olympic match between Brazil and France. \n\nToday's attendance: 109,318, beating the previous high of 101,799 for a soccer match in the USA. #mutour pic.twitter.com/B35iAokkod\n\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 2, 2014\n\n\nMan United-Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium will have the largest U.S. soccer crowd ever. pic.twitter.com/o97sbUIp4b\n\u2014 Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) August 2, 2014\n\n\nPIC: Were you one of the lucky ones inside The Big House today? This was the scene. #mutour pic.twitter.com/y0xRgL44hw\n\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 2, 2014\n\n\nA record 109,000 spectators watched Manchester United vs Real Madrid at 'The Big House' in Michigan last night. pic.twitter.com/jaxA9aauSi\n\u2014 FootballFacts101 (@FootballFact101) August 3, 2014\n\n\nAstonishing!! 109,000 tickets sold for @realmadrid vs @ManUtd in Michigan. That's a US record (via @FootbaIlCentre) pic.twitter.com/DWVFb0VviW\n\u2014 SBS - The World Game (@TheWorldGame) August 1, 2014\n\nThe turnout for the match between two of Europe's biggest soccer clubs underscores soccer's growing popularity in the U.S. Fans paid anywhere between $45 and $189 for tickets to the preseason match, Yahoo Sports reported.\nManchester United beat out Real Madrid in a 3-1 victory, but the highlight for many fans in attendance was when Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo made an unexpected appearance during the match's second half. Ronaldo is still recovering from a knee injury that slowed him down during the World Cup earlier this year in Brazil, and was not expected to play, local news outlet MLive reported.\n\n3-1: @Cristiano Ronaldo plays his first match on the US tour http://t.co/0P2levHdGv #RMTour2014 #halamadrid pic.twitter.com/KK4YAClZmy\n\u2014 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) August 3, 2014\n\nAlthough Saturday's game set a new attendance record for a U.S. soccer match, it did not beat Michigan Stadium's record for highest-ever attendance; that record stands at 115,109, set last year during a college football game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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