i think the training academies are much better in england. we re stepping the game up over here. would he love going to mls games and we travel around to mls games but these european leagues are a step above and we love coming out and seeing the best soccer players in the world in the bay area. it s fantastic. reporter: these fans are used to seeing these teams at odd hours of the day on television, so the fact they got to see them in person at a reasonable hour was a treat. man chested united came out on top beating real madrid in penalties. lillian kim, abc7 news. thank you. it was also a record-setting year for the san francisco marathon. thousands ran for the 40th year. it was the biggest race ever for the bay area with extra steps taken to keep all of the runners safe. abc7 reporter cornell bernard is life at the embarcadero with how things went today. reporter: as far as we could tell, all the runners told us they had a great time running the marathon and two
input we re going to start with the international champions cup soccer match at levi stam yum. reporter: two of the world s best teams were at levi stadium. soccer fans from all over the bay area and beyond came here to see them go head to head. today s match is part of the international champions cup, a tournament established four years ago as a way to bring many top international teams to north america. as exciting as it was to see these top players in person, there was disappointment in the air. some key players decided not to play. christiane notice renaldo was not here. and they thought the intensity was lacking. this was an exhibition match. fns were still impressed saying the caliber of teams is well beyond what they see at home. the face is faster. you compare playing styles, and i think the training academies are much better in england. we re stepping the game up over here. would he love going to mls games and we travel around to mls games but these european le