AUDIO Y FOTOS: Fire y Chivas USA entrenan previo al duelo del jueves en El Home Depot Center

Los jugadores de Chicago Fire y Chivas USA entrenaron esta mañana de cara al esperado choque de los mejores equipos de la MLS este jueves, 28 de mayo, a las 7:30 p.m. PT en El Home Depot Center.

El invicto Chicago Fire, comandado por el mexicano Cuauhtémoc Blanco, entrenó la madrugada del miércoles en una cancha exterior al Home Depot Center.

Simultáneamente, los superlíderes de la liga también regresaron de un día festivo de descanso y se declararon listos para enfrentar a su rival del Este.

El partido ante el Fire comienza a las 7:30 p.m. PT el jueves, 28 de mayo, y será televisado por ESPN2 y ESPN Deportes. Pueden adquirir boletos para el juego más esperado del año en El Home Depot Center por sólo $15 al llamar a 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visitar cdchivasusa.com o en la taquilla de boletos de El Home Depot Center de 10 a.m. a 6 p.m. el martes y el miércoles, y el jueves de 10 a.m. hasta la hora del partido.


Le presentamos una foto galería y audios a continuación:

AUDIOS (Haga click de derecha y presione 'Save As..." para bajar el audio a su computadora)
Escuche aquí a Eduardo Lillingston hablar sobre el juego y el duelo ante Cuauhtémoc Blanco.
Escuche aquí a Cuauhtémoc Blanco hablar sobre el partido ante Chivas USA.
Esuche aquí a Wilman Conde hablar sobre la racha invicta de su equipo, el Fire.

FOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

La 'Cuauhtemanía' azota a Los Ángeles

El delantero mexicano y recién convocado a la Selección Mexicana, Cuauhtémoc Blanco, y el Chicago Fire llegaron a Los Ángeles por la madrugada del lunes en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles de cara al partido ante Chivas USA el próximo jueves, 28 de mayo, a las 7:30 p.m. en El Home Depot Center. Tanto Chivas USA como el Chicago Fire entrenarán el martes y el miércoles por la mañana en El Home Depot Center.
El partido ante el Fire comienza a las 7:30 p.m. PT el jueves, 28 de mayo, y será televisado por ESPN2 y ESPN Deportes. Pueden adquirir boletos para el juego más esperado del año en El Home Depot Center por sólo $15 al llamar a 1-877-CHIVAS-1 o visitar cdchivasusa.com o en la taquilla de boletos de El Home Depot Center de 10 a.m. a 6 p.m. el martes y el miércoles, y el jueves de 10 a.m. hasta la hora del partido.
Le presentamos una galería de la llegada del Cuau y el Fire:

PHOTOS: Juan Miranda/Chivas USA

Chivas USA 1-1 Kansas City Wizards :: Lillingston earns fourth goal of year for MLS-leading Chivas

Chivas USA earned a 1-1 draw with the Kansas City Wizards tonight at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan., coming back from a 1-0 deficit to earn the point. Eduardo Lillingston scored his fourth goal of the season off an assist from Sasha Victorine to give the Red-and-White a draw.

The tie improves Chivas USA’s record to 7-1-3 (W-L-T) on the season, good for 24 points and first place overall in MLS heading into Thursday’s match against Cuauhtémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire. The match kicks off on Thursday, May 28, at 7:30 p.m. at The Home Depot Center. For more information on the match, or to purchase tickets, call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.
The Red-and-White outshot the Wizards 15-8 in the match, but it was Kansas City that took the 1-0 lead in the 56th minute, when Wizards forward Claudio Lopez hit a free kick from 23 yards over the wall and past goalkeeper Zach Thornton.
Chivas USA forward Eduardo Lillingston scored the equalizing goal in the 64th minute, taking a pass from midfielder Sasha Victorine for a close range strike. Victorine now has one goal and two assists in two games against his former club since arriving to Chivas USA on Sept. 15, 2008 in a trade with Kansas City. The midfielder entered the match at halftime, replacing Sacha Kljestan, who suffered a mild left ankle sprain in the first half.
The Wizards finished the match with 9 men after a red card to Josh Wolff in minute 68 and a second yellow card to Santiago Hersig in minute 83. Chivas USA had seven shots on goal in the match, and Kevin Hartman finished with 5 saves for KC.
Chivas USA Head Coach Preki, on tonight’s match: “We played a good game, and we'll take the point, regroup and we have a tough game against Chicago coming up.” (For a full quote sheet, please visit cdchivasusa.com.)
Chivas USA is undefeated at home and will return to The Home Depot Center on Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. to face Cuauhtémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire. Don’t miss your chance to catch this important match; for more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com.

New Chatting with the ChivaGirls series

Get to know your favorite ChivaGirls from a different perspective. Today, we present a new weekly series called “Chatting with the ChivaGirls” that will feature a different ChivaGirl each week. Find out their interests, hobbies, favorite celebrities and much more. This week, we meet second-year ChivaGirl Monique, who reveals her dream job, her favorite celebrity, and the secret behind her “intense” dance moves.


Nueva serie de Chatting with ChivaGirls

Conozca a su ChivaGirl favorita desde una perspectiva diferente. Hoy, comenzamos con una nueva serie llamada “Chatting with the ChivaGirls” la cual presentará a su ChivaGirl favorita cada semana. Conozca los intereses, sus pasatiempos, artistas favoritos y mucho más. Esta semana conozca a Monique, una ChivaGirl en su segundo año, que nos hablará de su actor favorito y hasta de su paso predilecto de baile.

Chivas USA trains in Kansas City

Chivas USA arrived in Kansas City on Thursday night ahead of Saturday's match against the Wizards, which will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports en Español, and W Radio 690 AM. The team arrived at the hotel late on Thursday, and trained Friday at 12:00 noon CT.

Some highlights from the team's practice session:

The team warming up with 6v2 keep-away in a 10x10 box:

The team then moved on to a short-sided scrimmage:At the end of the practice, Maykel Galindo took the chance to see free kicks from another perspective, and managed to make some saves (though most were with his feet, rather than his hands):

Preki was happy to return to Kansas City, where he spent 9 of his 10 MLS seasons, winning the 2000 MLS Cup with the Wizards.

"It's a good, quiet family town," said Preki. "I enjoyed my time in Kansas City, and obviously my favorite [soccer memories] were winning a couple of trophies here. I'll always have good memories of Kansas City."

Preki also took the chance at practice to meet with a youth team that he had worked with while living in KC. Here he is speaking with them before today's training session:


For more information on tomorrow's match, click here for a match preview from cdchivasusa.com.

'Celebrate Hope' press conference highlights

Chivas USA of Major League Soccer and City of Hope, a leading research, treatment and education institution for cancer, diabetes and other life threatening diseases, have joined forces in a unique diabetes awareness and wellness campaign. Find out about the special partnership between Chivas USA and City of Hope with highlights from Wednesday's press conference, including Chivas USA President & CEO Shawn Hunter and team captain Jesse Marsch.




Inspired by Chivas USA’s ‘Come Celebrate’ branding campaign, the ‘Celebrate Hope’ partnership will feature a special City of Hope presence at all 2009 Chivas USA home matches, including in-stadium signage, a PSA that will be shown on the stadium’s Diamond Vision screen and a City of Hope diabetes information booth in the ChivaTown fan zone at select matches.

In addition, City of Hope will play an active role at several of Chivas USA’s upcoming ‘Chivas at the Park’ clinics around Los Angeles County, and will also participate in a special ‘Diabetes Health and Wellness Night’ at an upcoming Chivas USA home game.

El Equipo de la Semana

El Arsenal Sub-8 de la Asociación de Futbol Juvenil de Santa Ana de la Asociación de Futbol Juvenil de Santa Ana es el Equipo Local de la Semana que acudirá al partido del próximo sábado ante el Fire de Chicago. El Equipo Local de la Semana es una iniciativa la cual destaca a un equipo local durante cada partido del equipo en El Home Depot Center esta temporada. El equipo será parte de las transmisiones de Chivas USA, así como también tendrá la oportunidad de tomarse una foto a nivel de cancha el día del partido. Para más información sobre esta iniciativa, puede contactar a Chris Wode al llamar a 310-630-4581.