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March 22, 2004 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release


A quick look at the Los Angeles Galaxy headlines for the week of March 22, 2004 ...

Carolina On My Mind: Two Games For The Galaxy in Cary, NC To Wrap Up Pre-season Carlos Ruiz To Be The Featured Guest On Republica Deportiva Next Sunday Galaxy Shut Out Fresno Fuego 1-0 in Exhibition Match

CAROLINA ON MY MIND: TWO GAMES FOR THE GALAXY IN CARY, NC TO WRAP UP PRE-SEASON: The Los Angeles Galaxy will wrap up their 2004 pre-season slate of matches this week with two games in the Cary Pro Kickoff Invitational at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. After traveling clear across the country on Wednesday, the Galaxy will meet the Syracuse Salty Dogs of A-League (USL) Thursday at 4 pm (PT) before taking on MLS rivals Kansas City Wizards Saturday, also at 4 pm (PT). The Galaxy and the Salty Dogs have never met, however, former Galaxy forward Isaias Bardales Jr. played for the A-League team during the 2003 season and is presently on their roster. The Galaxy and the Wizards, meanwhile, have enjoyed a fierce Western Conference rivalry since the inception of MLS, with the all-time regular season series between the clubs going to the Galaxy by a 16-13-3 overall margin. Additionally, both teams' starting goalkeepers, Kevin Hartman of the Galaxy and Tony Meola of the Wizards are two of only three 'keepers in MLS history to record at least 40 regular season shutouts in their careers.

CARLOS RUIZ TO BE THE FEATURED GUEST ON REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA NEXT SUNDAY: Galaxy forward Carlos Ruiz, the only player in MLS history to lead the league in goals scored in his each of his first two seasons, will be the featured guest on Univision's national weekly soccer television magazine Republica Deportiva next Sunday, March 28. The show is hosted by long-time Spanish Language sports talk personality Fernando Fiore and will air locally at 11 am on Los Angeles Univision affiliate, KMEX - Channel 34. "El Pescaditio" and Fiore will be discussing the upcoming 2004 MLS campaign with a focus on the Galaxy.

GALAXY SHUT OUT FRESNO FUEGO 1-0 IN EXHIBITION MATCH: The Los Angeles Galaxy shutout the Fresno Fuego of the Premier Development League (PDL), 1-0, in a preseason exhibition last Saturday night at Lamonica Stadium in Fresno, CA. With the victory, the Galaxy improved to 9-0-2 (W-T-L) in preseason matches. L.A. Galaxy goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, who earned the clean sheet, put together a solid performance in goal while striker Carlos Ruiz, who scored his second consecutive game-winner, connected on a penalty kick for the match's only goal. The goal came as Fresno's Jarrod Souza was whistled for the foul as he battled with Ruiz for a header in the box from a Sasha Victorine cross in the 54th minute. The Guatemalan international then stepped up and fired the ensuing penalty kick into the left corner of the goal past diving Fresno goalkeeper Jeremy Proud for the only goal needed by the Galaxy defense in securing the 1-0 victory.

DON'T MISS GALAXY DEPORTIVO, THIS AND EVERY SATURDAY AT 3:00 P.M. ON CHANNEL 22: Galaxy Deportivo, The weekly, half-hour Spanish language television show devoted to the Los Angeles Galaxy, can be seen this Saturday, March 27 at 3 p.m. on KWHY - Channel 22. This week, the show will look inside the club as they wind down the pre-season and make final preparations for the 2004 MLS campaign. Galaxy Deportivo, hosted by Los Angeles area personalities Jaime Motta and Elmer Polanco can be seen at 3 p.m. each and every Saturday on Channel 22.

CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT GALAXY HOME GAMES: Some of the Los Angeles Galaxy's younger fans will have the chance to celebrate their birthdays at the each of the team's home games during the 2004 Major League Soccer season at The Home Depot Center. The basic Galaxy birthday party package is for ten guests and includes ten General Admission game tickets, two large pizzas, drinks (water or lemonade), ice cream, an in-game birthday announcement and a Galaxy gift for the birthday child. The price for the basic package is $255. Additional guests and pizzas can be added for an increased cost. Ticket locations can be upgraded for an additional cost as well. All parties will start one and a half hours prior to game time and will be held outside the stadium, in the Galaxy Birthday Party Zone, adjacent to SoccerFest, the Galaxy's interactive pre-game activity center. For more information about Galaxy birthday parties, please call (310) 630-2234.

GALAXY AND RADIO KOREA INK DEAL FOR 2004 SEASON: The Los Angeles Galaxy and Radio Korea 1230 AM have reached an agreement for the station to broadcast ten (10) Galaxy home games as the club's "Official Korean Language Radio Station" during the 2004 MLS season, the club and the station have announced. The station previously broadcast Galaxy regular season home games during the 2003 season, the first campaign stateside for current Galaxy and former Korea Republic national team defender Hong Myung Bo. Anchoring Radio Korea's broadcast team in 2004 will be Andrew Lee, who also served as the play-by-play voice of all Galaxy broadcasts a year ago. As he was in 2003, Lee will be joined in the Radio Korea broadcast booth by Kyung Soo Park.

2004 GALAXY SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW: Los Angeles Galaxy tickets are now on sale for the 2004 MLS season at The Home Depot Center. The club will open their ninth season in MLS with a match against the New England Revolution at 7 pm (PT) on Saturday April 3, 2004. For more information or to purchase your 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy season tickets, please call toll-free 1-877-3GALAXY.

This week's schedule Date Time/Location*
Tues. Mar. 23 10 am; 4 pm - TBA
Wed. Mar. 24 6:30 am - Depart LAX for Raleigh, NC 6:30 pm (ET) - light stretch and jog
Thurs. Mar. 25 7 pm (ET) vs. Syracuse Salty Dogs @ Cary, NC
Fri. Mar. 26 11 am (ET) @ SAS Park, Cary, NC
Sat. Mar. 27 7 pm (ET) vs. Kansas City Wizards @ Cary, NC
Sun. Mar. 28 12:59 pm - Return to LAX from Raleigh, NC

* all training fields are at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Times and locations are subject to change.

Did you know ... When the Los Angeles Galaxy meet the Syracuse Salty Dogs this Thursday at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC, they will be playing their first-ever match in the state of North Carolina.

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