[SUPERLIGA] He barely lasted into the second half, yet Giancarlo Maldonado — the Venezuelan signed by Chivas USA earlier this month — madehis minutes count by scoring the only goal of a 1-0 Chivas USA SuperLiga win over Pachuca Wednesday at Home Depot Center. By kickoff time, neither team could have advanced to the semis,since […]
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Chivas USA wins Zizzo lottery
[MLS] After forsaking MLS to try his luck overseas thousands of miles from home, Sal Zizzo has returned to Southern California.
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Chivas USA signs Venezuelan star Maldonado
[MLS] Chivas USA has signed forward Giancarlo Maldonado, who at the age of 28 is already Venezuela’s all-time leadingscorer, from Mexican First Division Atlante, where he has spent the last three seasons. Maldonado, who scored 32 goals with Atlante, will be eligible for Chivas USA when the internationaltransfer window opens on July 15. “Giancarlo […]
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Crew and Chivas USA move into semis
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The Columbus Crew eliminated USL-2’s Charleston Battery, one of two non-MLS teams left in the U.S. Open Cup, with a 3-0 win. Chivas USA alsoadvanced with a 3-1 win at the Houston Dynamo on Tuesday. Steven Lenhart scored one goal and drew a penalty that led to a second goal for the […]
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Sacha Kljestan is finally headed to Europe
[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. international Sacha Kljestan has joined Belgian champion Anderlecht from Chivas USA on afour-year deal. The 24-year-old Kljestan was a candidate for the U.S. World Cup team but did not make the 23-man squad. He signed with Chivas USA out of Seton Hall in 2006when he was a finalist for the MLS Rookie […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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What to look for in Week 10
[MLS] A showdown of conference leaders highlights a seven-game Saturday slate, as a few teams get back their players that didn’t make the U.S. World Cup rosterand they get a chance to take out their disappointment in league play. Here’s what to watch for this weekend … LEADERS OF THE PACK. The Crew is at […]
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What's really going wrong in Seattle?
[MLS] The rich got richer over the weekend, with the teams on winning streaks continuing to win and the struggling teams unable to reverse the momentum. Hereare six observations from those 450 minutes, plus stoppage time. WHY PICK ON FREDDIE? After enduring another frustrating 90 minutes of numerous chances and no goalsthat sent a rabid […]
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Big crowds, few goals
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three of the seven Week 9 games drew announced attendance of more than 20,000. Seattle again disappointed its large loyal following with a 1-0loss — one of the week’s four games that featured only one goal. Houston drew its biggest crowd of the season and downed D.C. United, 2-0. Houston drew 24,471 fans, […]
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What We're Watching … Survival of the fittest
[MLS] There will be plenty of tired legs this weekend in MLS; six teams play their third game in eight days following a slate of four midweek matches.Colorado and Kansas City sit out this Saturday. There are two tasty Western Conference matchups; in Seattle, the Sounders play the unbeaten Galaxy, and with LA out of […]