[MLS] New England claimed the MLS rights to U.S. national team midfielder Benny Feilhaber Tuesday after Chivas USA andPhiladelphia, listed first and second on the league’s allocation ladder, declined to take him. Feilhaber, 26, signed with AGF Aarhus three years ago after being released by Hamburg andfailing to secure a long-term contract with English club […]
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Two clubs still in search of victory
[MLS] Houston’s 3-1 defeat of Vancouver Sunday night leaves only Portland and Chivas USA without a victory after four weeks of MLS play. Expansionentry Portland has yet to play a home game, and few will be surprised if it converts at least one of its home games this week into a victory. An historic opener […]
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Is Jose Domene the visionary Chivas USA needs?
[MLS] Chivas USA has removed “interim” from Jose Domene‘s title and he is now the team’s general manager, free and clear. He is No. 3 onthe management depth chart behind operator-investors Jorge Vergara and Antonio Cue, and oversaw the selection of Robin Fraser as head coach once thedecision was made last November to cut ties […]
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Out of the gate: Who's hot, who's not
[MLS POWER RANKINGS] Here’s a rundown as to where the 18 MLS teams stand after 10 games (two apiece for Seattle and Los Angeles), based on last season’s recordsand what they’ve shown to date in 2011: 1. REAL SALT LAKE. Normally, outside competitions don’t factor into the MLS rankings, but this early in the season, […]
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Niagara Falls all behind teen sensation Teibert
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] An early candidate for 2011 Homegrown Player of the Year is 18-year-old Russell Teibert. The two-timeCanadian U-17 Player of the Year hails from Niagara Falls, Ont., and entered the Vancouver Whitecaps’ residency program in the summer of 2008. About the only thing slowing down the youngmidfielder is injuries. He was one of only […]
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Kansas City wins first of 10-game road march
[MLS] Projections that Sporting Kansas City can improve enough to reach the playoffs this season are tempered by a 10-game road trip it must navigate before theunveiling of Livestrong Sporting Park on June 9. The best way to deal with a road trip – regardless of length – is to look at the next game, […]
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Zizzo heads up the coast
[MLS] Former UCLA midfielder Sal Zizzo, who played 10 games for Chivas USA after the team won his rights in a weightedlottery, is headed to the expansion Portland Timbers in exchange for allocation money. Zizzo, 23, left the Bruins in 2007 after two collegiate seasons to play in Germany forHannover, for which he played eight […]
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FC Dallas trades Pearce to Chivas USA
[MLS] FC Dallas dealt U.S. national team defender Heath Pearce to Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money. Pearce, 26, had played professionally in Denmark (FC Nordsjaelland) and Germany (Hansa Rostock) before joining Dallas in 2009. He had an excellent season for FCD in 2010, playing 28games and notching six assists. But he was injured […]
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Chivas USA adds experience with two Kiwis
[MLS] New Zealanders midfielder Simon Elliott and defender Andrew Boyens have made the rounds in MLS but not until Wednesdayhad they been on the same team. Chivas USA has signed the duo after head coach Robin Fraser and his staff watched them in training and scrimmages. Elliott, 36, and Boyens, 27, were both members of […]
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New Chivas USA coach pleased with first camp
[MLS] Chivas USA capped a nine-day training camp in Central California — at a venue new coach Robin Fraser said offered the “best of bothworlds” — by beating PDL club Fresno Fuego, 2-0, on Tuesday with goals by Alan Gordon and SuperDraft pick Victor Estupinan. Gordon scored in the 31stminute and Estupinan in the 80th […]