[MLS] After opening training camp at Home Depot Center late last week, Chivas USA has moved north for nine days of training near San Luis Obispo with a squadalready radically different than the one with which it finished the 2010 season. Forward Maykel Galindo, winger Rodolfo Espinoza and defender DarioDelgado have been cut loose by […]
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Longtime pals form Chivas USA coaching duo
[MLS] Though Robin Fraser is the man in charge of Chivas USA, he’s quick to point out that his former Galaxy teammate GregVanney will be performing vital duties as an assistant coach. Three hours after their official unveiling at Home Depot Center, the pair took a few minutes to discuss their five seasons asteammates, and […]
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Fraser hiring at Chivas USA announced
[MLS] He won’t be officially unveiled until a press conference Wednesday but RSL assistant coach Robin Fraser has beenhired as head coach of Chivas USA. The team sent out press releases announcing the hiring earlier today. Fraser, 44, has been an assistant at Real Salt Lake since July, 2007, following a10-year (1996-2005) MLS playing career […]
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Robin Fraser en route to Chivas USA?
[MLS] Numerous outlets spinning off an ESPN Deportes story Monday morning have reported that former Galaxy defender Robin Fraser is headingback to Southern California as head coach of Chivas USA. A call to his cell phone Monday night yielded a recorded greeting and no return call. Fraser, an assistant coach at Real Salt Lakefor the […]
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Osorio set to coach Chivas USA
Juan Carlos Osorio, who led Once Caldas to the 2010 Colombian championship, will return to MLS as coach of Chivas USA, reports Scott French, citing multiple sources. Osorio, a graduate of Southern Connecticut State, worked as a conditioning coach at Manchester City and served as head coach atMillionarios in his native Colombia before breaking in […]
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Denis Hamlett to interview with Chivas USA
[MLS] Former Chicago Fire head coach Denis Hamlett is in Los Angeles and will interview for the vacant Chivas USA job Tuesday, a source toldSoccer America Monday night. Hamlett has been mentioned in various reports as a candidate for the position, along with Real Salt Lake assistant coach Robin Fraser, U.S. national teamassistant coach and […]
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Chivas USA charts a new course, again
[MLS] So where does Chivas USA go from here? The MLS team searching for an identity is in crisis once again, having dismissed Coach MartinVasquez earlier this week after his first season in charge ended with a last-place finish in the Western Conference and a record of 8-18-4. Last Saturday, vice president of socceroperations Stephen […]
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Chivas USA dumps Vazquez
[MLS] Just four days after it concluded its MLS season, Chivas USA fired head coach Martin Vasquez. The formerU.S. and Mexico international lasted one season during which Chivas USA finished last in the Western Conference with an 8-18-4 record. Vazquez returned to Chivas USA following thedismissal of Preki after last year’s playoffs but he could […]
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'I' word is less valid as competition intensifies
Several teams chasing a playoff spot dropped down the ladder by losing last weekend, and to explain the disappointing performances, players and coaches and pundits once again cranked out variationson the “I” word: Inconsistent. Good one game, poor the next, or prone to encouraging runs followed by depressingly inept struggles, such teams are hung with […]
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Teams facing harsh truth of the table
[MLS] Not many leagues allow their teams to rejigger and retool for three-quarters of the season, but MLS has been playing for more than five months and stillteams have another week or so before the roster freeze date/trading deadline of Sept. 15. Yet while changes in personnel and fortunes may yet arise, it’s time to […]