Comments for Swinging London at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Sun, 18 May 2008 11:34:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/714/38/#pc_21 There was a weird game here in Washington DC last night - at least at first glance. The Caribbean island of Anguilla (population 13,600) played the home leg of its CONCACAF region first round World Cup qualifier against El Salvador at RFK Stadium in the US capital. It had lost the first game in San Salvador 12-0, and had no FIFA-fit field to stage the return. So it sold the marketing rights to a Brazilian company, which duly chose a Salvadorean-friendly market and pulled in a 22,000 plus crowd for the 'away' side's 4-0 win. No idea how much Anguilla sold the rights for, but I hope their local FA made some cash out of it. Unless Jack Warner stepped in and took a cut. Much as I love the excitement generated by Latino crowds here compared with the generally docile domestic fans, I gave it a miss. Though according to the Washington Post, Anguilla indulged in "high-fives, hugs and dancing" at the game's end because they kept a clean sheet in the second half. Not that El Salvador took its foot off the pedal at 16-0 up. - imp Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:25:37 +0100