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ANN ARBOR, Mich. The biggest crowd to ever watch a soccer game on American soil didnt catch a Major League Soccer or U.S. national team game. No, 109,318 converged in Michigan Stadium on Saturday for an international friendly with nothing on the line, only the promise of a ナイキサッカースパイクat world-class players playing for two of the most popular teams on the planet.MORE: Biggest summer transfers | Soccer's beautiful fans | WAGsSo how did organizers of the Guinness International Champions Cup friendly pull off such a historic moment, and do so in a college town with school out of Chaussure de foot FC247and in a location almost 200 miles away from the nearest pro teamIt was pretty simple. They brought two of the most high-profile clubs in world to the middle of America and watched as the masses came together to create a special moment that perfectly illustrated the countrys growing love for soccer in a way that TV rating numbers for the World Cup couldnt quite do.Walking through the hordes of mostly red Manchester United jerseys, along with a healthy number of Real Madrid jerseys, you could find few U.S. shirts and even fewer MLS ones. There was a surprisingly diverse selection of MLS jerseys in the sea of humanity, with the likes of the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo, Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire.Just how many actual MLS fans were in attendance is anyones guess, but it isnt a stretch @uc@8tufkbon0z@uc@