Chivas preps for weekend matchup with Chicago Fire

Published on July 31, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club Deportivo Chivas USA News Release

CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, July 31, 2008) - After capturing a 2-0 win over Chicago at home on June 19, Chivas USA hits the road to face the Fire this Saturday, Aug. 2, at 5:30 p.m. PT (TV: HDNet, FSN-West, KAZA Azteca 54; Radio: W Radio 690 AM). Chivas USA is currently tied for fourth place in the Western Conference with a 6-6-4 record (W-L-T) and 22 points, just two behind first-place Real Salt Lake.

Chicago holds the third spot in the Eastern Conference, owning a 7-5-5 record, good for 26 points. Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who has four goals and a team-leading six assists in 2008, will miss the game due to yellow card accumulation. Chivas USA Head Coach Preki will also be missing from the match after receiving a two-match ban stemming from the red card he received in the Red-and-White's last league match on July 10 against the Galaxy, and will sit out the Aug. 9 match at Kansas City as well.

The Red-and-White will return home on Thursday, August 14 for the final Honda Super Clásico of the regular season, against the Los Angeles Galaxy at 8:00 p.m. For more information, or to purchase tickets to the match, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit www.cdchivasusa.com.

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