After finishing atop Major League Soccer's Western Conference with a 15-7-8 regular-season record, Chivas USA will close out 2007 in style, as it plays for the very first time in the city of Santa Ana, Calif., against a team of Mexican Soccer Legends featuring Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Hernández, Alberto García Aspe, Jose Manuel 'Chepo' de la Torre and many other Mexican futbol stars in a special benefit match at Santa Ana Stadium next Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets, just $20 for Adults and $15 for Kids 2-16 years old, go on sale this Monday, Nov. 26 at 12:00 noon PT via Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available by calling 1-877-CHIVAS-1.
All proceeds from next Sunday's Chivas USA vs. Mexican Soccer Legends match will go to victims of recent flooding in the southeastern Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, which has destroyed countless homes and prompted the evacuation of over a million inhabitants. In turn, Banamex's disaster relief fund will match dollar-for-dollar all monies collected by Chivas USA during the match. This will be Chivas USA's second benefit match in two weeks dedicated to the residents of Tabasco and Chiapas, but the first in the United States; on Nov. 17, Chivas USA faced parent club Chivas de Guadalajara in an historic Tabasco and Chiapas relief match at Guadalajara's Estadio Jalisco.
Next Sunday's game will be Chivas USA's final exhibition of the 2007 season, in which the Los Angeles-based Major League Soccer club - led by MLS Coach of the Year Preki, Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year Brad Guzan and MLS Defender of the Year finalist Claudio Suárez - amassed a 15-7-8 regular-season record (W-L-T) and the highest point total in club history (53) to finish atop Major League Soccer's Western Conference standings in just its third year of existence.
Chivas USA's opponent, an all-star team of Mexican Soccer Legends, includes key stars from the Mexican National Team and the Mexican First Division during the last 10 years. Confirmed particpants include Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Hernández, Manuel Negrete, Jose Manuel 'Chepo' de la Torre, Adolfo Ríos, Adrián Chávez, Alberto García Aspe, Alfredo Tena, Martín Zúñiga, Daniel Osorno, Jesús Ramírez, José Luis Salgado and Joaquín del Olmo. A full roster for the match will be released next week.
