Toluca has fallen. Vasco has fallen. Bring on Real Madrid! After winning the regional championship of CONCACAF and then knocking off the Libertadores Cup winner, D.C. United can be excused for feeling a bit giddy, and firing off a challenge to the reigning European and world club champion. Don’t expect Marco and Jaime and Eddie and Carlos to step onto the sacred turf of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium any time soon. And, sorrowfully, even if such a showdown does occur, few U.S. fans will be able to watch it on television or read about it in their daily newspapers, unless the landscape of American broadcast and print media matures rapidly overnight. MLS commissioner Doug Logan said MLS shopped the two-game Interamerican Cup to several broadcasters, with no success. It gave away the rights for it to be shown on Fox Sports World. And even Univision, lauded for its highlights and news coverage, declined the chance to show the second leg on a delayed basis. No matter. This was a grand triumph, earned with grit and opportunism and flair, and it was applauded and saluted in knowledgeable circles. United’s victory hit headlines and news programs throughout South America. The weekly sports magazine show FIFA TV sent a crew to the game. According to United general manager Kevin Payne, the BBC ran a 2 1/2-minute feature. D.C. has already been offered opportunities to tour, and an MLS team beating a Brazilian club — over two legs, in a bona-fide competition — is sure to burnish the league’s image. The fact Eddie and Carlos and Ben and John stood toe-to-toe with Felipe and Mauro Galvao and Nasa and Donizete meant a lot to a lot of people. Maybe next time, somebody can make sure they can watch it.