[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Sporting director Francisco Palencia returned last week to take over as the sporting director at Chivas deGuadalajara. On Monday, José Luis “Guero” Real was announced as Chivas de Guadalajara’s new head coach, begging the question, is anyone incharge back in Carson? Real had a 3-12-6 record after he took over for Jose Luis […]
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Split squads win, draw against Chivas USA teams
[U.S. UNDER-15 BOYS] The U.S. under-15 boys national team split into two squads for games against Chivas USA U-16 and U-15 teams. In the first match,the U.S. U-15s played Chivas USA’s U-15s to a 2-2 draw, coming from behind twice thanks in part to sub Jesus Nunez. He scored the USA’s firstgame-tying strike in the […]
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Chivas USA hosts six teams at UC Irvine
[GENERATION ADIDAS CUP] Chivas USA will host a Generation adidas Cup regional event beginning Friday at UC Irvine with five MLS academy teams — Chivas USA,Seattle Sounders, San Jose Earthquakes, L.A. Galaxy, Portland Timbers — Mexican club Tijuana and a Coast Soccer League select team taking part. The Generation adidas Cup matches willinvolve teams in […]
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Chivas USA ousts president
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Troubled Chivas USA has named Arturo Galvez as its new president and chief business officer, replacingJose David less than 11 months after he was hired. Chivas USA is last in the Western Conference with 26 points and last in MLS in attendance withan average of 8,230 a game. As the season has progressed, […]
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A Beautiful Bike from Chivas USA's Erick Torres
[VIDEO PICK: Golazo] Chivas USA’s season to forget has started to offer some memorable moments thanks to 20-year-old Erik Torres‘ feats sincearriving in MLS in July. He’s scored six goals in seven games, including this shoo-in candidate for Goal of the Year. … Torres was once considered the heir apparent to Javier”Chicharito” Hernandez at Chivas […]
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Chivas USA, finally, signs TV deal
By Ridge Mahoney and Paul Kennedy So poor has been Chivas USA’s season that the absence of a local TV package might be regarded as a goodthing, yet on the heels of improved performances comes the announcement that all nine remaining games will be televised. Starting Sunday with a match at Vancouver, games will be […]
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What They're Saying
“I apologize for that loss. We lost to one of the worst teams in the league. We had many chances, we didn’t capitalize on them, made some mistakes and had no creativity in the second half. We lookedlike we were confused out there.” — New York Red Bulls coach Mike Petke after a 3-2 loss […]
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Chivas USA pair gets suspensions doubled
[MLS DISCIPLINE] Chivas USA midfielder Gabriel Farfan and forward Tristan Bowenwere each suspended for one additional game for their actions in Sunday’s 1-1 against the Colorado Rapids during which they were both sent off. Farfan was sent off with a straightred card in the 33rd minute for his foul on Shane O’Neill near the […]
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An MLS tale of second chances
By Paul Kennedy A lot of life is about second chances and how you take them. The second chances of two MLS clubs have dominated thenews this past week. Everything about the do-over of Chivas USA has gone wrong from its last place in the Western Conference standings to its dwindling attendance to the p.r. […]
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Doyle goes to D.C. on loan
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] To revive a career sidetracked by injuries, former U.S. youth international Conor Doyle has beenassigned to D.C. United via a weighted lottery conducted Thursday. Doyle, 21, has been loaned to MLS by Derby County, for which he has played 23 games since 2010. Ankle and hamstringinjuries have hampered his progress at Derby, which […]