++ [ originally posted by Padovano ] ++
The Mexican fans are great, and I love their passion. I don't believe for one second that they support Bin Laden, despite their chants, and I don't think they really hate the USA. It is a way to take out their frustration at living in the shadow of the wealthy Giant and also being considered inferior. Millions of Mexicans immigrants are treated like shit every day in the USA, and the fans back home know it, but where else can they make serious money to send back home? So they endure it, and have a little fun on match day. What would rattled the Americans? Chanting the name of their enemy. GOOD CLEAN FUN is all it is. Viva Mexico.