1.   But the MetroStars and Fusion Saturday night added a soccer rivalry to the New York vs. Miami sports scene.

2.   It seemed inevitable that the Mexico-US soccer rivalry would climax during a brawl involving Ramon Ramirez and Alexi Lalas in January.

3.   The soccer rivalry is good enough on its own.

4.   Both teams started nervous, and play quickly got rough, with brusque fouls and trash talk in the best tradition of the soccer rivalry between Brazil and Argentina.

5.   In the best tradition of their long-standing soccer rivalry, the Brazilians and Argentines battled for every inch of turf in a grudging, physical match.

6.   In the best tradition of their long-standing soccer rivalry, the Brazilians and Argentines battled for every inch of turf in a grueling, physical match.

7.   The two sides have a long history of bitter soccer rivalry.