Two days until the Galaxy-Chivas USA Western Conference semifinal from Carson's Home Depot
Center (4:30 p.m. ESPN2) and the Galaxy blog reports tickets are going fast and the club is
considering opening up the grass berm.
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Suggested reading/listening/viewing:
*Reporter Phil Collin has more on the game here.
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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Jesse Marsch. Jesse is the captain for
Chivas USA in MLS, one of four MLS original members still playing, and he has played in over 300
games at the club level. Since joining Chivas in 2006 Jesse has been a consistent starter and
leader for the Goats.
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image via Chivas USA
This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Jesse Marsch. Jesse is the captain for
Chivas USA in MLS, one of four MLS original members still playing, and he has played in over 300
games at the club level. Since joining Chivas in 2006 Jesse has been a consistent starter and
leader for the Goats.
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Du Nord 26 October @ 04:25 PM EST
STARTERSDon Garber will take calls on Fox Football Fone-In show on Mon Oct 26 from 6-8pm Central. Jesse
Marsch of Chivas USA is also scheduled to appear.
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Minnesota Thunder GM Djorn Buchholz has left the team to become CEO of the Austin Aztex. On a
personal note Buchholz has been a fantastic person to deal with at the team and will be greatly
missed by me as a fan of the team.
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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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Sole possession of first place in the Western Conference is on the line for Chivas USA this
evening (they're tied with Houston and the Galaxy, who face each other at noon Sunday, with 44
points at the top of the table).
Chivas has returned to their early season form of late, with shutouts in four of their last five
games just as they had six clean sheets in their first nine outings.
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Game story.
Playoff tickets are on sale starting at $15. Call 1-877-CHIVAS-1.
Chivas USA - Zach Thornton, Carey Talley, Yamith Cuesta, Claudio Suarez (Mariano Trujillo 46),
Ante Jazic, Jesus Padilla (Jesse Marsch 46), Michael Lahoud (Eduardo Lillingston 55), Paulo
Nagamura, Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun, Maykel Galindo,
Substitutes Not Used: Chukwudi Chijindu, Jon Conway, Jorge Flores, Shavar Thomas
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The 1998 Chicago Fire MLS Cup and US Open Cup championship team included many talented hard
working players with good character including Piotr Nowak, Frank Klopas, Lubos Kubik, Chris Armas,
Diego Gutierrez, CJ Brown and Jesse Marsch.
Last week we discussed the keys to assembling and retaining good personnel for a successful
front office.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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Seattle Sounders 0 Chivas USA 0
Seattle Coach Sigi Schmid threw out the first pitch Friday at the Mariners-Yankees game. (AP
Photo)
Ghastly offense (as usual), generally excellent defense (as is customary) gave Chivas USA the
road point today.
Marcelo Saragosa excepted, of course, after throwing the most blatant kung fu kick at a soccer
game since Eric Cantona.
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Time to revisit my projections of who will be protected and who will be left available. What's
changed in the past month? For last month's review, click here.
A few days ago I posted about when players graduate from Generation Adidas status, which is highly
relevant to this topic. Check out that post for further info.
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The Netminder 16 September @ 11:29 AM EST
MLS rosters are finally frozen. Here's a look at how much each team has changed since March.
Also worth checking is something that can shake up a roster without a personnel decision: the
injury list.
CHICAGOHasn't changed much since the beginning of the season except for the departure of unhappy defender
Bakary Soumare to Europe.
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A cool, overcast Sunday brunchtime at Home Depot Center that's perfect for soccer.
It's Chivas USA's first game in two weeks and they'll be hoping to fare better than their
intra-stadium rivals last night who had returned from a similar layoff.
Significant absences for both teams today with Revs midfielder Shalrie Joseph missing because of
the red card he received in New England's 4-2 defeat to the Kansas City Wizards last weekend, while
Chivas USA striker Maykel Galindo is also missing after getting sent off in the 1-0 loss to the
Galaxy Aug.
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It's thankfully cooling off here in Carson - the temperature right now is 76 degrees - as Chivas
USA and the Galaxy play the season's third and final SuperClasico.
If Chivas USA wins tonight they would win the SuperClasico trophy because the teams would be
even with four points apiece after a 0-0 tie and a 1-0 Galaxy home win earlier this season.
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September is almost here and the MLS playoff race is beginning to tighten as teams begin to
realize just how much tougher it is to make the post-season than it was a few years ago.
The Home Depot Clasico serves as the weekend's headliner, with the Los Angeles looking to put a
stranglehold on the playoff spot it currently holds, while also putting a dent into its
arch-rival's own post-season chances.
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September is almost here and the MLS playoff race is beginning to tighten as teams begin to
realize just how much tougher it is to make the post-season than it was a few years ago.
The Home Depot Clasico serves as the weekend's headliner, with the Los Angeles looking to put a
stranglehold on the playoff spot it currently holds, while also putting a dent into its
arch-rival's own post-season chances.
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Chivas USA 1 Toronto 0
Sacha Kljestan has just scored his first goal of the season for Chivas USA.
The move started from a Cary Talley corner in the 32nd minute.
The ball came to Jesse Marsch on the other side of the penalty area who lobbed in back in.
Maykel Galindo nodded it toward goal where a lurking Kljestan had the simple task of tapping it
in.
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Part two of the expansion draft preview. The Eastern conference was covered yesterday, and can be
found here.
CHIVAS USA
Protected Available Exempt Jonathan Bornstein Chukwudi Chijindu
Justin Braun Yamith Cuesta
Bobby Burling Jim Curtin
Maykel Galindo Jorge Flores
Sacha Kljestan Kevin Harmse
Michael Lahoud Ante Jazic
Jesse Marsch
Dan Kennedy
Paulo Nagamura
Eduardo Lillingston
Shavar Thomas
Gerson Mayen
Zach Thornton
Jesus Padilla
Mariano Trujillo Lance Parker
Ante Razov
Maicon Santos
Marcelo Saragosa
Bojan Stepanovic
Claudio Suarez
Carey Talley
Lawson Vaughn
Sasha Victorine
Cesar Zamora
If this list of players seems larger than normal to you, then you're right.
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Full disclosure: I skipped Saturday's Galaxy-Sounders game at Home Depot Center for a wedding
and another anniversary (where did the 30 years from Aug. 14, 1979 go?)
BTW, since I'm all about milestones congrats to Jesse Marsch on making his 100th Chivas USA
appearance Saturday.
Between glimpses of what looked like a tedious Chivas USA-Red Bulls game and a 10-man Galaxy
that never looked like challenging Seattle in the second half after David Beckham was sent off
early, it doesn't appear I missed much.
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Picture by Saed Hindash from the Star Ledger
And those words are: Don't get cocky.
That's 4 wins in a row for the Galaxy, which is not the longest win streak since 2006. (The
dismal 2007 season featured a 5 game winning streak from September through October.) All of a
sudden the team is tied for third in the West and sitting pretty in a playoff spot (granted it has
still played a game more than most of the West) and it is surging rather than falling.
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And those words are: I'll take it.
The Galaxy put together their longest winning streak of the year at three, all 1-0 victories,
all against tough teams (Houston, New England, Chivas), though you could argue that this is turning
out to be a kind of lost season for the Revs. The scoreline is starting to remind me of the
increasingly iconic 2-0 result that the US MNT always seems to get in huge games.
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David Beckham returned to Southern California Friday, but after making an appearance in El
Segundo today with former Real Madrid teammate Zinedine Zidane will watch from the AEG suite.
That means the Galaxy make just one change to the unit that beat New England 1-0 last time out
with Landon Donovan returning from national team duty to take his usual spot in midfield at the
exprense of Eddie Lewis.
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As reported on Goal.com, the USMNT have been granted seven extra spots on their Gold Cup roster
due to their recent participation in the Confederations Cup. The US will still be limited to 18
men on game day. Based on the players already selected, here the group we believe will fill out
the 30-man roster:
Robbie Findley
Jesse Marsch
Kamani Hill
Carey Talley
Sasha Victorine
Ante Razov
Ross Paule
We will post an update once these selections are confirmed.
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Charleston Battery 3 Chivas USA 1
Notable:
*Jesse Marsch scored in the 28th minute for Chivas USA to tie the game at one apiece, but it wasn't
enough to see the club win a U.S. Open Cup game for the first time in four years.
*Chivas USA goalkeeper Lance Parker made his second start of year after playing last Saturday in
SuperLiga against San Luis.
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Apparently South African-born Canadian Kevin Harmse was homesick - for Southern California.
Chivas USA acquired the 24-year-old defensive midfielder from Toronto today for allocation
money.
"Kevin is a strong, technical player who can play in both midfield and defense," said
Chivas USA Coach Preki.
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The media ballot for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game has finally made its way to my inbox, which
means its time to seriously consider which eleven players will be getting votes.
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And that word is: Punchless.
One shot on goal, seven shots overall, despite controlling the game for decent stretches over
the course of the afternoon. Punchless. One shot on goal despite fielding an "offensive-minded"
lineup designed to counter the improved San Jose Earthquake defense and attempt to
victimize the leakiest defense in the league.
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Chivas USA 1 Tigres 1
A horrible shot from Bojan Stepanovic that was going well wide was fortunately collected by half
time sub Michael Lahoud for his first goal as a professional.
There was a nice buildup after Jorge Flores threaded it through to Eduardo Lillingston who
pulled it back for Stepanovic though.
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The top two teams in Major League Soccer are set to meet tonight in a mid-week Western
Conference clash. Chivas USA, holders of the best record in MLS (8-2-3), take on the Houston Dynamo
(6-2-3), the hottest team in the league and riders of an eight match unbeaten streak.
There are plenty of great match-ups in this one, from Stuart Holden vs.
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The top two teams in Major League Soccer are set to meet tonight in a mid-week Western
Conference clash. Chivas USA, holders of the best record in MLS (8-2-3), take on the Houston Dynamo
(6-2-3), the hottest team in the league and riders of an eight match unbeaten streak.
There are plenty of great match-ups in this one, from Stuart Holden vs.
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The usual suspects are making their way up the Major League Soccer standings.
The defending MLS Cup Champions Columbus Crew and perennial East power New England Revolution
are starting to rack up the results, making the Eastern Conference the brutal group it was expected
to be when the season began.
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Not all about the national teams this weekend:
Home teams first
MLS: We have a four-way tie for third in the East. Chicago first, D.C. second, New
York way last, everyone else in the middle.
ThursdayD.C. United 2-0 New York: Santino Quaranta and Jaime Moreno with the goals in soggy RFK.
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MLS Rumors 05 June @ 02:47 PM EST
This preview and statistical guide comes courtesy of MLSR partner Seattle's Prost Amerka Soccer.Â
The preview is an excerpt  -  Read the full preview at Prost Amerika Soccer.
Sounders return to the site of their worst result of the season. Their sole two goal defeat came
at the Home Depot Centre on April 18th where an own goal contributed to a lacklustre Seattle
defeat.
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The Chivas USA blog, Dentro del Rebano, gives a behind the scenes look at the making of their
stimulus package commercial. Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, and Atiba Harris eventually make their
way through the entire thing.
That is why they make money to play soccer, not appear in commercials.
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