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Tryouts Move To Southern California This Weekend For Sueño MLS 2010 - Bui

April 15, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


LOS ANGELES (Thursday, April 15, 2010) - More than 400 aspiring young soccer players will pursue their dreams this weekend in Southern California, as Sueño MLS 2010 - built by The Home Depot, the nationally-televised player search, moves to Glendale Sports Complex on Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18, for the third and final open tryout.

While pre-registration for the Los Angeles area tryouts, hosted by the LA Galaxy, is full, players are encouraged to sign up in person for the "walk-up" list, starting Saturday, April 17 at 8 a.m. local time. Glendale Sports Complex is located at 2200 Fern Lane, Glendale, CA 91208.

Fans are invited to catch all the action live, and meet República Deportiva's "Senadora" model Natalia Sáenz, who will be at the tryouts Saturday signing autographs and posing for photos.

Players already confirmed for the Los Angeles area tryouts hail from throughout California, as well as 10 other states and 10 countries.

Entering its fourth year, Sueño MLS 2010 - built by The Home Depot, includes three local tryouts in Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The program kicked-off on April 3 when more than 400 players battled in Houston for one of 10 invitations to a week-long trial with the Dynamo's youth development team. This process was repeated in Chicago the weekend of April 10-11, and continues in Southern California this weekend.

Ultimately, five standouts from each city will be invited to an exciting five-day "Final Event" in Los Angeles. The finals will include training sessions, scrimmages, guest celebrity scouts, and an opportunity to meet some of the League's biggest stars. The Sueño MLS champion will be crowned live on Sunday, May 9, on "República Deportiva," the popular Univision weekly Spanish-language sports show that will chronicle the search in a "reality show within a show" format.

MLS sponsors participating in Sueño MLS 2010 - Built by The Home Depot, include The Home Depot, Volkswagen and Degree Men.

First National TV Segment Airs This Sunday on República Deportiva; Houston Top 5 unveiled

Republica Deportiva's cameras have traveled from coast to coast to capture all the action and emotion of Sueño MLS 2010 - Built by The Home Depot. This Sunday, April 18, at 11 a.m. ET, the popular weekly show will debut its first segment of the series, featuring the Houston tryouts. The show will unveil the five Dynamo finalists who will travel to the national "Final Event" in Los Angeles May 5-9.

Chicago Local Finalists:

Below is the list of the 10 players chosen during the Chicago tryouts, and who will be training with the team's youth program for a week in hopes of earning one of five spots for the exciting five-day "Final Event" in Los Angeles in early May. The top 5 will be unveiled on "Republica Deportiva" on April 25.

Name Position Age Hometown

Jose Andriano Right Mid. 17 Bloomington, MN

Cristian Arias Forward 15 Grand Rapids, MI

Oscar Barraza Right Mid. 16 Elgin, IL

Juan Celleri Forward/Mid 15 Chicago, IL

Vicente Jaramillo Forward 15 Detroit, MI

Erick Jimenes Left Back 15 Chicago, IL

Miguel Moncada Forward 18 Jackson, TN

Jesus Morales Forward 17 Berwin, IL

Martin Patiño Goalkeeper 14 San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Edgar Villa Forward 16 Chicago, IL

Houston Local Finalists:

(Top five to be announced this Sunday, April 18, on "Republica Deportiva.")

Name Position Age Hometown

Nelson Castro Center Def. 14 Houston, TX

Carlos Castillo Left Mid. 15 Brownsville, TX

Juan Contreras Left Mid. 16 Dickinson, TX

Jesus Cruz Left Def. 15 Dallas, TX

Ronald Garcia Forward 17 Royal Palm Beach, FL

Anthony Hall Goalkeeper 15 Dallas, TX

Eric Martinez Forward 15 Houston, TX

Marco Ortiz Center Mid. 15 Crowley, TX

Everardo Reyes Center Def. 15 Houston, TX

Lorenzo Salazar Center Mid. 15 Houston, TX

2010 TIMELINE

April 3-4 Local market tryouts (Houston Dynamo @USA Park)

April 10-11 Local market tryouts (Chicago Fire @ Montrose Park)

April 17-18 Local market tryouts (LA Galaxy @ Glendale Sports Complex)

April 18 Houston trials featured on República Deportiva

April 25 Chicago trials featured on República Deportiva

May 2 Los Angeles trials featured on República Deportiva

May 5-9 "Final Event" in LA

May 9 Announcement of winner on República Deportiva

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible players must be between the ages of 14 and 18 years old (with appropriate identification) and retain their amateur status. Current collegiate student athletes will not be permitted to attend the final event in Los Angeles. Sueño MLS participants will be responsible for all personal expenses associated with the local market tryout, including travel to local tryouts, lodging, food, soccer equipment (shoes, training gear, etc.), etc. Program sponsors will cover all expenses for fifteen (15) participants selected to attend the final event in Los Angeles, CA. For more information, please visit www.SuenoMLS.com. Participation in the event is free. Players may not register for more than one city.

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