2009 Recap: The Quakes suffered from a sad sophomore slump in 2009. Even though
they finished in the cellar in '08, they showed signs of life at the end of the season and DarrenÂ
Huckerby (aka "The Sheriff of Nottingham") looked like he could lead them to respectability in
2009.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 07:35 AM EDT
Will San Jose lose one of their players in the expansion draft? (Getty Images)
Today is the final day in our expansion draft coverage/speculation/etc. as we look at three
clubs. First up this morning is the San Jose Earthquakes. Later on today I will have Seattle
Sounders FC and Toronto FC to round out the lists.
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Chivas USA 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2
A very deep Chris Leitch free kick caught Chivas USA completely napping, Yamith Cuesta guilty of
letting Ryan Johnson stay all by his lonesome at the far post and head the ball over Zach Thornton
(who appeared partially out of position, too) for the 58th minute go aheqad goal.
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There was one match on Wednesday night in Major League Soccer as FC Dallas traveled to face the
San Jose Earthquakes. It was a must win for Dallas to keep their playoff hopes alive. Here's a
recap of the match along with video highlights.
FC Dallas edges the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Video
Highlights
Jeff Cunningham scored a late goal to keep FC Dallas' playoff hopes alive on Thursday night
against the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Another stunted week in Major League Soccer, and another week of surprising results and solid if
unspectacular footballing goodness Stateside. The focus was very much on the Eastern Conference as
DC, Chicago and Columbus were all in action looking to cement their playoff challenge.
Week 16 kicked off at the altitude of Rio Tinto on Friday.
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WVHooligan 06 July @ 02:31 PM EDT
I blame the holiday weekend for getting me off to a late start here this week. Plus throw in the
fact that I am a homeowner now all the trips to Home Depot and places like that are easily killing
off any spare second over the weekend. Oh well, no time to bitch and moan about that but time to
get down to business once again this week.
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The San Jose Earthquakes scored both goals at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday night. Arturo Alvarez put
the Earthquakes up in the 63rd and Quakes defender Chris Leitch was responsible for the unlikely
equalizer in the 91st. RSL lost the most effective part of their offense in the 77th minute when
Fabian Espindola was red carded.
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MLS Daily 18 June @ 01:18 PM EDT
Steve Zakuani (SSFC, 1st overall)
Zakuani played like a #1 draft pick should in Seattle's 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes
last Saturday. He looked extremely dangerous on the left throughout the night and consistently
torched 'Quakes defender Chris Leitch with ease. He came off after 77 minutes of superb play,
having recorded one shot on goal with three fouls suffered, the stats not nearly telling enough of
what kind of evening the youngster enjoyed.
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One game to watch this weekend: Toronto visits Houston in a homecoming for Dwayne De Rosario.
A bit from today's paper on that game:
Dwayne De Rosario has good memories of his time with the Houston Dynamo, for whom he scored
plenty of clutch goals to help them claim two MLS Cup titles.
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Dominic Oduro fell far short of expectations, and will now wake up tomorrow,
once again a citizen of Texas. The Bulls have sent Oduro to Houston for a pair of draft picks. This
will now ensure that the Bulls will have two first round picks heading into next season (just in
time for Red Bull Arena!
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MLS Rumors 27 May @ 01:30 PM EDT
Right back Chris Leitch has been suspended by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for injuring Houston
forward Brian Ching in the Dynamo's 3-1 victory on Saturday. The committee met Tuesday and has
suspended Leitch for the match in Columbus. He will also be fined an undisclosed amount.
While battling for the ball near the sideline, Ching fell to the ground under a challenge, and as
he sat up, Leitch's left knee crashed into Ching's face as the Quakes defender kicked the ball.
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As if things couldn't get any worse for the last-place San Jose Earthquakes, now comes word that
defender Chris Leitch has been suspended for the Earthquakes' match vs.
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As if things couldn't get any worse for the last-place San Jose Earthquakes, now comes word that
defender Chris Leitch has been suspended for the Earthquakes' match vs.
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What a difference a week makes.
Last week, Javier Morales spent his Monday being honored as MLS player of the week for his
performance in Real Salt Lake's 6-0 destruction of New England.
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What a difference a week makes.
Last week, Javier Morales spent his Monday being honored as MLS player of the week for his
performance in Real Salt Lake's 6-0 destruction of New England.
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California rivals the San Jose Earthquakes and the Los Angeles Galaxy fought to a 1-1 tie that left
no one happy with the result. The Galaxy are still winless this season, while the Quakes notched
their second draw in a row after last week's 3-3 tilt with the Fire. Missing in action was Darren
Huckerby, a last minute scratch with a strained quad muscle.
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This was the best game of the season from the Galaxy by far. For long stretches the midfield
dominated possession, taking the game to the San Jose defense, resulting in 12 shots (four on goal)
and three corners. The Galaxy's make-shift frontline had consistent problems in the final thrid of
the field, often failing to shoot or put the shots on frame, but the fact that the team was even in
that position was something of a revelation after the first three games of the season.
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MLS Rumors 23 March @ 12:40 AM EDT
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MLS Rumors 02 March @ 11:53 AM EDT
Courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News:
With the Major League Soccer season opener three weeks away, the Earthquakes have made another big
move by trading for veteran right back Chris Leitch of the New York Red Bulls, the Mercury News has
learned.
San Jose added depth to the back line by giving New York an undisclosed sum of allocation money and
one of its eight international slots for Leitch, a team source said Sunday.
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The New York have parted ways with veteran right back Chris Leitch, shipping him to San Jose for
an international player spot and an undisclosed allocation.
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The New York have parted ways with veteran right back Chris Leitch, shipping him to San Jose for
an international player spot and an undisclosed allocation.
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