Talk:California Clasico
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Rivalry Name:
1) There are 10 times more hits for "California Clasico" than "Interstate 5 Rivalry." Clearly more people refer to it in that way (search "California Clasico" vs "Interstate 5 Rivalry")
2) The media has definately referred to it mostly as the "California Clasico" in publications as well (ESPN, etc)
3) The I-5 Rivalry is not an "official name." There is no offical name, they don't have a specific page for it or anything, and don't consistantly call the matchup by any name. And they don't even capitalize the R in rivalry, as you would if that were the case. It's just how the author of that paragraph on MLS' sites wrote it up.
4) There are also plenty of MLS pages that refer to it as "California Clasico." (search site:MLSNet.com "California Clasico vs site:MLSNet.com "Interstate 5 rivalry")
5) Interstate 5 does not even go through San Jose or the Bay Area!
There are two sources for the "I-5 rivalry":
1) A "Canyon News" article....who?
2) A MLSNet paragraph that is reproduced on multiple pages.
Clearly the traditional and more accepted name is "California Clasico"
