A escazas horas del inicio del crucial encuentro entre Chivas USA y Real Salt Lake en el estadio Rice-Eccles de la ciudad de Salt Lake, el refuerzo brasileño Dejair llegó a Utah. El mediocampista se unió al equipo y estará elegible para participar en el encuentro de esta noche o en el partido de Reservas mañana.
Dejair compartió equipo en 1999 juntó con el ahora Entrenador de Porteros, Leo Percovich, en el Sampaio Corrêa-MA en la Segunda División de Brasil.
Escuche aquí lo que Dejair tuvo que decir a su llegada a Chivas USA en Salt Lake.
Sep
20
Refuerzo Dejair llega a Salt Lake
Sep
19
Salt Lake brings back memories for many Chivas USA players
Chivas USA arrived on Friday afternoon in Utah, where it will face Real Salt Lake on Saturday night in one of the Red-and-White’s most crucial games this season. With just six games left in the MLS regular season, Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 pts) trails Real Salt Lake (8-9-7, 31 pts) by just a point in the tightly-packed Western Conference standings. The match will start at 6:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast LIVE on KAZA Azteca 54 and the MLS Direct Kick Package; FSN West will air the game on tape-delay staring at 8:00 p.m. PT.For players such as Alecko Eskandarian, Carey Talley and Atiba Harris it will represent the first time they return to Rice-Eccles Stadium since they last wore the Real Salt Lake uniform. It will probably be the last time they step on the Rice-Eccles turf field since the Real Salt Lake is moving to its new stadium after Saturday’s game.
“I definitely expect to get booed. There’s going to be an awesome atmosphere”, said Eskandarian, who was acquired by Chivas USA from Real Salt Lake during the offseason, as well as Harris. Defender Carey Talley joined Chivas USA in May in a trade with Real Salt Lake, where he’d played since 2006.
For Justin Braun, it’s the first time he visits his native Salt Lake City with the Red-and-White. The Chivas USA forward was playing last year with the Olympique Montreaux, a men’s league team in Utah. He was spotted by Chivas USA Head Coach Preki during a preseason tournament at The Home Depot Center and got invited to train with the team.
“I always imagined myself playing against the Real Salt Lake,” said Braun on Friday in downtown Salt Lake.
“ I was a Real Salt Lake fan when I was growing up, but now it’s all about Chivas,” added the rookie, who has three goals and 2 assists so far in the regular season.
Zotinca travels with the team
Chivas USA’s players are getting healthier little by little. Defender Alex Zotinca traveled with the team on Friday after getting right knee surgery at the beginning of the season.
“It feels kind of weird to be in the airport traveling with the team. It’s the first time traveling with the team since March. I have mixed feelings. I really wanted to do this for a long time now,” said the Romanian defender, who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.
Zotinca was injured during a preseason match against D.C. United on March 5 at Cibolo, Texas.
“This is by far the first injury that has kept me out the field the longest. I had some ankle sprains. Some torn muscles but nothing like this… At the beginning they told me that it was going to take longer than it is right now… I need to get stronger and ready to go out and play,” he added.
“The toughest thing about it was to just watch the games. We have had a tough season so far. It was hard for me because I thought that in some situations I could’ve helped.”
Zotinca has been training with the full team for the past two weeks and might even see some action Saturday or Sunday.
“I’ve never been in a team with so many injuries. It has been frustrating for the guys, for the coaches. We can never play with the same guys. Hopefully we are going to make it to the playoffs and we are going to get some new guys and maybe we can make it farther than last year.”
Sep
18
Chivas USA práctica en pasto artificial
Chivas USA entrenó la mañana del jueves con miras al importante encuentro que disputarán el sábado ante el Real Salt Lake. La plantilla, a excepción de los lesionados, trotó por un rato y luego el entrenador Preki se dedicó a hacer trabajo táctico con el equipo.
Por su parte, el Entrenador de Porteros, Leo Percovich, trabajó con los guardametas en la cancha de pasto artificial aledaña, ya que el encuentro en el Rice-Eccles Stadium se celebrará en ese tipo de césped. El arquero Dan Kennedy buscará iniciar por segunda ocasión consecutiva fuera de El Home Depot Center.
Durante el trabajo táctico, los delanteros Ante Razov y Alecko Eskandarian también trabajaron en la cancha de pasto artificial y luego se le unieron otros elementos como Keith Savage, entre otros.
Tras su paso por la Conferencia Este, Chivas USA viajará mañana por tercera ocasión
consecutiva para enfrentar al Real Salt Lake este sábado, 20 de septiembre, a las 6:00 p.m. Hora del Pacífico (7:00 p.m. Hora de la Montaña) en Rice Eccles Stadium. Con solamente seis juegos por disputar en la temporada regular de la MLS, Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 puntos) está apenas un punto por debajo de Real Salt Lake (8-9-7, 31 puntos) en la Conferencia Oeste. En la mencionada conferencia, solamente cinco puntos dividen al segundo lugar, RSL, del último puesto, el Galaxy (26 puntos). Será la primera ocasión que regresa a Salt Lake, tres ex jugadores del Real (los delanteros Atiba Harris y Alecko Eskandarian, así como el defensa Carey Talley). Además, el cotejo del sábado representará el último encuentro del RSL en estadio Rice-Eccles antes de mudarse al estadio Real Salt Lake el próximo 9 de octubre. El encuentro del sábado será televisado en vivo por KAZA Azteca 54 y en diferido por FSN a las 8:00 p.m. Hora del Pacífico. W Radio 690 AM transmitirá el encuentro iniciando con una previa a las 5:30 p.m.
Back home from its two-game East Coast swing, Chivas USA hits the road for its third straight away match as it travels to Utah to face Real Salt Lake this Saturday, Sept. 20 at 6:00 p.m. PT (7:00 p.m. MT) at Rice-Eccles Stadium. With just six games left in the MLS regular season, vital playoff positioning is on the line, as Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 pts) trails Real Salt Lake (8-9-7, 31 pts) by just a point in the tightly-packed Western Conference standings – where only five points separate second-place RSL from the last-place LA Galaxy (26 pts). Not only will Saturday’s game mark the return to Salt Lake City of Chivas USA’s three ex-RSL’ers (FW Atiba Harris, FW Alecko Eskandarian and DF Carey Talley); it will also be RSL’s final game at Rice-Eccles before moving into their new Real Salt Lake Stadium digs on Oct. 9. This Saturday’s match will be broadcast LIVE on KAZA Azteca 54 and the MLS Direct Kick Package; FSN West will air the game on tape-delay staring at 8:00 p.m. PT. 
Sep
17
Chivas USA @ Real Salt Lake game preview!
Defender Jonathan Bornstein and former Real Salt Lake players Alecko Eskandarian and Carey Talley preview the Western Conference showdown this weekend between Chivas USA and RSL.
Sep
16
Sub-18 de Chivas USA empata 3-3 con Sub-18 de Estados Unidos
Con goles de Jesse Paredes y dos de Andy López, la Sub-18 de Chivas USA logró un emotivo empate 3-3 ante su similar de los Estados Unidos el sábado pasado en la cancha Glenn ‘Mooch’ Myernick de El Home Depot Center.
A primera hora, la Sub-16 de Chivas USA cayó 0-2 ante su similar de los Estados Unidos en la misma cancha.
El primer partido oficial de los Equipos Sub-16 y Sub-18 de Chivas USA en la Liga de la Academia de Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos será el próximo 27 de septiembre ante su similar del Surf de San Diego. El calendario completo de la temporada puede ser encontrado en la página de la Academia de Desarrollo.
Sep
16
Marsch unwired; Victorine speaks; Ex-RSL’ers ready for Saturday
Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch participated in full training today with his teammates as he continues his recovery from a jaw fracture suffered during the last Super Clásico match on Aug. 14 when he was elbowed by LA Galaxy defender Sean Franklin. Since then, Marsch’s jaw had been wired shut until this past Friday.
Click here to listen to the audio as Marsch discusses his recovery from the injury.
Chivas USA faces Real Salt Lake on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. PT, in the Red-and-White’s third consecutive game on the road. The match at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be broadcast live on Azteca 54 and tape-delayed (8:00 p.m., with pregame show at 7:30 p.m.) on FSN West.
Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 points) is currently tied in third place with the Colorado Rapids in the Western Conference, with the Red-and-White ahead by virtue of their 2-1 at Colorado in May. A win over Real Salt Lake, in second place with 31 points, would give the Red-and-White the chance to climb to the second spot in the Western Conference.
Saturday’s match will mark the return of three former Real Salt Lake players. Defender Carey Talley joined Chivas USA in May in a trade with Real Salt Lake, where he played since 2006. Forward Alecko Eskandarian was acquired by Chivas USA from Real Salt Lake in January 2008, as well as forward Atiba Harris, who was also traded by Real Salt Lake to the Red-and-White in a December 2007 transaction. Both, Eskandarian and Talley have scored a goal against their former team early this season.
You can listen to Talley, Eskandarian, and Harris talk about the return to Salt Lake, the importance of Saturday’s game, and the return of Sacha Kljestan, who was absent for the last two games do the international duties and a yellow card suspension.
Click here to listen to Talley.
Click here to listen to Eskandarian.
Click here to listen to Harris.
Chivas USA’s new acquisition Sasha Victorine was present at practice and will be eligible for selection for Saturday’s match. Click here to listen as Victorine talks about joining Chivas USA and his return to Southern California.
The Red-and-White’s next home game is on Sept. 27 against the Kansas City Wizards; for more information or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit http://www.cdchivasusa.com/.
Marsch regresa a los entrenamientos
El mediocampista Jesse Marsch regresó a los entrenamientos después de sufrir una fractura de mandíbula ocurrida en el último Súper Clásico del 14 de agosto ante el Galaxy. Tras recibir un tratamiento especial en la mandíbula, Marsch podría regresar a la actividad el próximo sábado en el crucial encuentro ante el Real Salt Lake en Rice-Eccles Stadium. El encuentro será televisado en vivo a las 6:00 p.m. por Azteca 54.
El refuerzo de Chivas USA, Sasha Victorine, practicó por primera vez con el equipo y también podría ver acción en el encuentro ante el Salt Lake. El mediocampista un graduado de UCLA y originario del Sur de California, se une a Chivas USA proveniente de los Hechiceros de Kansas City. Con amplia experiencia en sus nueve años en la liga.
Los mexicanos celebran
Los mexicanos Claudio Suárez, Francisco Mendoza y Roberto Nurse están de fiesta ya que hoy, 16 de septiembre, celebran la Independencia de México. Escuche aquí cómo Nurse festejó el Grito de Dolores ayer.
Cumpleañero…
El que tiene motivos para celebrar es el mediocampista Jorge Flores, quien además del Día de Independencia, celebró hoy sus 19 años de edad. Escuche aquí cómo Flores piensa celebrar el día de sus cumpleaños.
El próximo encuentro de los Rojiblancos en casa será ante los Hechiceros de Kansas City el 27 de septiembre en El Home Depot Center. Para más información, o para comprar boletos, puede llamar al 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visitar www.cdchivasusa.com.
Sep
15
Chivas USA trains ahead of Saturday’s game at Real Salt Lake
After playing two straight games on the road at Toronto and New England, Chivas USA now heads to Utah to face Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 6:00 p.m. PT, in the Red-and-White’s third consecutive game away from the Home Depot Center. The match at Rice-Eccles Stadium will be broadcast live on Azteca 54 and tape-delayed (8:00 p.m., with pregame show at 7:30 p.m.) on FSN West.
With midfielder Sacha Kljestan back from the U.S. National Team where he helped the team get two World Qualifying victories, and Jesse Marsch, recovering from a broken jaw, the team trained today for the first time this week.
Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 points) is currently tied in third place with the Colorado Rapids in the Western Conference, with the Red-and-White ahead by virtue of their 2-1 at Colorado in May. The San Jose Earthquakes, currently in fourth position, are just one point behind. A win over Real Salt Lake, in second place with 31 points, would give the Red-and-White the chance to climb to the second spot in the Western Conference.
You can listen to goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, forward Justin Braun, and defender Jonathan Bornstein talk about the remaining of the season and the importance of Saturday’s game.
The Red-and-White’s next home game is on Sept. 27 against the Kansas City Wizards; for more information or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit http://www.cdchivasusa.com/.
Tras los dos encuentros de visita ante Toronto y Nueva Inglaterra, Chivas USA ahora se enfoca en su crucial encuentro del próximo sábado ante el Real Salt Lake en Utah. El cotejo que se disputará en el estadio Rice-Eccles iniciará a las 6:00 p.m. Hora del Pacífico y será televisado en vivo por Azteca 54 y por diferido (8:00 p.m., previa inicia a las 7:30 p.m.) en FSN-W.
El equipo entrenó hoy por primera vez desde que llegaron de la gira de dos partidos ante equipos del Este. Sacha Kljestan y Jesse Marsch vieron acción. El primero viene de una serie de dos partidos con la selección nacional de los Estados Unidos y el segundo se recupera de una fractura en la mandíbula.
Chivas USA (8-10-6, 30 puntos) actualmente está ubicado en el tercer lugar de la Conferencia Oeste junto con el Rapids de Colorado. Los Terremotos, actualmente en la cuarta casilla, les sigue a solamente un punto detrás. Una victoria sobre Real Salt Lake, segundo con 31 unidades, le daría al Rebaño la oportunidad de subir al segundo puesto en la Conferencia.
Escuche las declaraciones del mediocampista Jorge Flores de cara a la recta final de la competencia.
El próximo encuentro de los Rojiblancos será ante los Hechiceros de Kansas City el 27 de septiembre en la visita de Claudio “El Piojo” López en El Home Depot Center. Para más información, o para comprar boletos, puede llamar al 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visitar http://www.cdchivasusa.com/.
Sep
12
Equipos Juveniles en acción
La Sub-16 y Sub-18 de Chivas USA abren la pretemporada este sábado, 13 de septiembre, con un par de encuentros amistosos ante sus similares de los Estados Unidos en El Home Depot Center de Carson. Ambos encuentros se disputarán en la cancha Glenn ‘Mooch’ Myernick, con el partido de la Sub-16 a las 4:00 p.m. Hora del Pacífico y el de la Sub-18 a las 6:00 p.m. Hora del Pacífico.
El primer partido oficial de los Equipos Sub-16 y Sub-18 de Chivas USA en la Liga de la Academia de Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos será el próximo 27 de septiembre ante su similar del Surf de San Diego.
The Chivas USA U-18’s and U-16’s open their fall campaigns with a pair of friendlies against their counterparts from the United States Youth National Teams, this Saturday, Sept. 13 at The Home Deport Center. Both matches will take place on the Glenn ‘Mooch’ Myernick Field, with the U-16’s kicking off at 4:00 p.m. PT and the U-18’s kicking off at 6:00 pm. PT.
For both Chivas USA teams, the first official game of the U.S. Development Academy season will take place two weeks later, on Saturday, Sept. 27 when they face their counterparts from San Diego Surf Soccer.
Sep
11
Chivas USA falls 4-0 in New England
After a scoreless first half, Chivas USA gave up a goal in the 53rd minute and three more in the final ten minutes of the match to fall 4-0 to the New England Revolution tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro , Mass. Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston had a goal and two assists, while Chivas USA now looks toward its third straight road match next Saturday at Real Salt Lake.
The loss drops the Red-and-White to 8-10-6 (W-L-T) on the season, good for 30 points, and keeps the team in third place in the tight Western Conference. Only five points separate the second through seventh positions in the division, and the top three teams in the West will automatically earn a playoff spot.
After a scoreless first half in which Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy made several good saves, Taylor Twellman opened the scoring for the Revolution in the 53rd minute after a give-and-go with Steve Ralston.
Chivas USA battled for the equalizer until Ralston earned his second assist of the night, laying a ball off for Jeff Larentowicz, whose 25-yard rocket beat Kennedy to make the game 2-0 in the 83rd minute. In second-half stoppage time, Khano Smith and Ralston both scored unassisted goals to put the final score at 4-0.
Chivas USA Head Coach Preki, on tonight’s match: “We could have been better than what we showed in the second half, especially after we gave up the first goal. Then I felt too many guys put their heads down, lost a little confidence, and we lost our way.” (For a full quote sheet, please visit www.cdchivasusa.com.)
Chivas USA ’s next match will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Real Salt Lake . The game will start at 7:00 p.m. MT (6:00 p.m. PT) and will be broadcast on KAZA Azteca 54 and FSN West, as well as W Radio 690 AM. It will be the third meeting between the teams this season; Chivas USA earned a 3-1 win on April 5 in the Red-and-White’s home opener, and RSL captured a 1-0 win on June 14, also in The Home Depot Center.
The Red-and-White’s next home game is on Saturday, Sept. 27, against the Kansas City Wizards at 7:30 p.m. PT at The Home Depot Center. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit www.cdchivasusa.com.
Sep
11
Kljestan helps USA to another World Cup Qualifying win
Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan helped the U.S. Men’s National Team earned their fifth consecutive shutout in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup with an impressive 3-0 win Wednesday against Trinidad & Tobago in front of 11, 452 fans at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. First half goals from Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey were complemented by a second half strike from Brian Ching to keep the U.S. in first place in Group 1 with nine points after three matches. With the shutout, the U.S. increased their streak to 551 minutes without allowing a goal. Kljestan played the entire game for the National Team.
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