[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Chivas USA added to its contingent of Mexican-American players when it acquired midfielder GabrielFarfan from the Philadelphia Union for its first 2014 SuperDraft pick and allocation money. The trade splits up MLS’s lone twin brother act. Gabriel played with his brother, Michael, for the Union for the last three years.
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MLS's top 20 highest-paid players
By Paul Kennedy The New York Red Bulls’ Thierry Henry is again the highest-paid player in MLS and one of onlyeight players making more than $1 million a year in guaranteed compensation, which includes a player’s base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player’scontract, including option years. (Click […]
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Morales pleased about Indiana camp
[MEXICO UNDER-20 MEN] Forward Julio Morales returned to Chivas USA after a week with Mexico’s under-20 national team atits camp held in Indiana to prepare for this summer’s Under-20 World Cup in Turkey. “It was interesting, to say the least,” he said. “There was a lot of competition. But overall, itwas good experience and I […]
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Norwegian champion signs Spencer via U.S. pipeline
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Ben Spencer Jr. became the latest American to sign with Norwegian champion Molde. The 6-foot-5forward, who spent time with the Real Salt Lake AZ and Chivas USA academy programs, had a trial at Molde before the Christmas break and spent the pre-season with the Norwegian club before signingafter turning 18. Spencer was committed to […]
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Palencia named director of soccer for Chivas clubs
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Former MLS player Juan Francisco Palencia has been named director of soccer for both Chivas deGuadalajara and Chivas USA. He joins Dutchman Dennis te Kloese, appointed sporting director for both Chivas teams in December 2012, as the head of socceroperations for the two clubs. Palencia, 39, played 32 games over two seasons with […]
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Chivas USA earns 'a hundred points in respect'
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Jose Luis Sanchez Sola is like no coach MLS has ever seen before. It isn’t every day that a coach saysthat his players played stupendously, but that’s what “El Chelis” did after overachieving Chivas USA’s surprise 1-1 draw — with 10 men — against the defending champion LA Galaxy. “On the field,” headded, […]
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Ocegueda finds himself in limbo
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Juan Pablo Ocegueda, who excelled at left back for the USA during the recent Concacaf Under-20Championship, finds himself in limbo following his loan move from Tigres to Mexican rival Chivas de Guadalajara. Now that he committed to the USA, Chivas’ rules prevent him fromrepresenting the first team. But plans to ship him to […]
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Nice soccer from the U-20s — but don't mention the Latinos
By Paul Gardner Tut, tut, Alexi Lalas, naughty, naughty. On a recent ESPN telecast Lalas had the bad taste, or the attention-seeking gall — or was it simply thecourage? — to bring up what has evidently become a thorny subject these days: the place of Latino players in American soccer. Lalas was referring to the […]
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Man. United-Real Madrid viewership tops 1 million
By Ridge Mahoney & Paul Kennedy Combined viewership on FOX Soccer and FOX Deportes topped 1 million last Tuesday for the ManchesterUnited-Real Madrid UEFA Champions League match. According to Nielsen Media Research figures released by the network, FOX Soccer’s telecast drew 520,000 viewers and another 582,000viewers watched on FOX Deportes for a combined viewership of […]
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For better or worse, Vergara is in charge
By Ridge Mahoney I’m getting a real laugh out of all these fans and pundits wringing their hands about ChivasUSA and imploring MLS commissioner Don Garber to do something. MLS has been trying to “do something” for nearly a year. As was reportedby Soccer America in December and subsequently confirmed by other media outlets and […]