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After Tuesday’s visit to the Houston Dynamo, Chivas USA will then fly to Kansas City to face the Wizards in MLS Regular Season action on Saturday, July 10. The Red-and-White are coming off a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union last Saturday, a result that snapped the team’s six-game losing streak. The meeting between the clubs in KC will be the first of the season, and in Chivas USA’s visit to the Wizards last season the result was a 1-1 draw. Saturday night’s match will be broadcast on KDOC, KWHY, and W Radio 690 AM, and fans can also track the game on cdchivasusa.comor on the team’s Twitter feed, @cdchivasusa.

Below is a sampling of media coverage of Chivas USA and its players:

Print/Web

1. Chivas USA Signs Venezuela’s All-Time Leading Goalscorer Giancarlo Maldonado- Goal

2. El venezolano Giancarlo Maldonado firmó con Chivas USA (Chivas USA signs Giancarlo Maldonado)- Goal.com Latino

3. Chivas USA signs Venezuelan star Maldonado – Soccer America

4. Maldonado ficha con las Chivas USA de la Major League Soccer (Giancarlo Maldonado joins Chivas USA)- Globovision

5. De potro a chiva (Chivas USA acquires Venezuelan forward Giancarlo Maldonado)- Record USA

Blogs

6. Chivas USA get their striker- 100 Percent Soccer

7. Chivas USA acquire Atlante’s Maldonado- Tribal Football

Chivas USA took a 5-0 victory over FC Hasental (PDL) on Thursday in a scrimmage match on Field 6 at The Home Depot Center ahead of this Saturday’s match at Kansas City against the Wizards. Red-and-White forward Chukwudi Chijindu scored the first goal in the 15th minute. New Chivas USA acquisition Giancarlo Maldonado scored two goals, as well as Chijindu, while Paulo Nagamura scored a goal for the Red-and-White. The Chivas USA starting line-up included Dan Kennedy, Darío Delgado, Carlos Borja, Jorge Flores, Osael Romero, Cesar Zamora, Edson Lemus, Paulo Nagamura, Gerson Mayén, Maldonado, and Chijindu. Click here for a photo gallery of the scrimmage.

Chivas USA anunció hoy la contratación del delantero Giancarlo Maldonado, quien tuvo gran éxito en la Primera División de México con el Atlante al anotar 32 goles entre 2007-2010 y ganar un título con los Potros de Hierro. Maldonado podrá jugar con Chivas USA cuando se abra la ventana de transferencia de jugadores internacionales el próximo 15 de julio. Por política de la liga y del equipo, los términos del acuerdo no fueron revelados.

“Giancarlo es un delantero con experiencia internacional que puede contribuir a Chivas USA en esta segunda mitad de la temporada”, dijo el Director Técnico de Chivas USA Martín Vásquez. “Mejorará nuestro plantel”.

Chivas USA announced on Thursday that it has signed forward Giancarlo Maldonado, a proven goalscorer in the Mexican First Division and with the Venezuelan National Team. Maldonado scored 32 goals in the Mexican First Division with Atlante from 2007-2010, where he won the Apertura 2007 championship, and the 28-year-old striker will be eligible for Chivas USA when the international transfer window opens on July 15, pending the receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Giancarlo is an experienced striker with international experience and the ability to score goals,” said Chivas USA Head Coach Martín Vásquez. “He’s going to make us a better team as we head into the second part of this season.”

Below is a sampling of media coverage of Chivas USA and its players:

Print/Web

1. Goal.com MLS Rankings: Week 14- Goal.com

2. Chivas USA y Columbus a semifinales de la Copa Abierta USA (Chivas USA advances to Open Cup semi-finals)- Goal.com Latino

3. 90:00 Soccer Exclusive Interview: Jonathan Bornstein- 90:00 Soccer

4. GOAL OF THE WEEK- LA Soccer News

Blogs

5. Chivas USA win first game since May – in U.S. Open Cup- 100 Percent Soccer

Chivas USA will face the Seattle Sounders in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals on Wednesday, September 1^st, at 7:00 p.m. PT at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash. Chivas USA advanced to the semifinals on Tuesday by beating the Houston Dynamo 3-1 at Robertson Stadium. The Red-and-White will visit the current U.S. Open Cup champions, who beat the LA Galaxy 2-0 on Wednesday night at Starfire Sports Complex to advance in the tournament.   

The other semifinal match will be between the Columbus Crew and the winner of the contest between the Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) and D.C. United, which will be played on Wednesday, July 21, at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md. The semifinals are set for Aug. 31-Sept. 1. The final will be played Oct. 5.

The quarterfinals of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup kicked off Tuesday, as Chivas USA advanced to the semifinals for the first time in club history with a 3-1 win against Houston, the first-ever victory at Robertson Stadium. The Columbus Crew also advanced to the semifinals by posting a 3-0 victory against the Charleston Battery (USL-2).

In 2009, the Seattle Sounders won the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-1 victory over D.C. United at RFK Stadium.  The last time Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders played in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Seattle defeated Chivas USA 2-0 at Starfire Sports Complex in 2008 during the third round of the tournament. The two teams had met previously in 2007 and Seattle beat the Red-and-White by a score of 3-1, also at Starfire.