CARSON, Calif. - Chivas USA, Major League Soccer's Mexican-owned club, will play its very first game in Orange County when it faces U.C. Irvine in a preseason exhibition this Saturday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. PT. The game will be held at Anteater Stadium on the campus of U.C. Irvine, located in Irvine, California 92697. For tickets, available for just $12, or more information please call (949) 824-6202 or visit www.athletics.uci.edu.
Chivas USA's rookie head coach Preki Radosavljevic, Major League Soccer's only two-time MVP, looks to build on last year's historic playoff run, when the team reached the Western Conference Semifinals. Chivas USA kicks off the 2007 MLS season on April 7 versus Canadian expansion team Toronto FC at The Home Depot Center. For tickets or more information, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit www.cdchivasusa.com.
Chivas USA's current preseason squad includes two former U.C. Irvine players, recent draftees Cameron Dunn (2007 MLS SuperDraft, 4th Round) and Anthony Hamilton (2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, 3rd Round), as well as several Orange County youth soccer products, including David Arvizu (Santa Ana), Carlos Borja (Anaheim), Sacha Kljestan (Huntington Beach), Matt Taylor (Irvine) and reigning Gatorade MLS Rookie of the Year and U.S. National Team defender Jonathan Bornstein (Los Alamitos).
The game will be played following the second day of 'Sueño MLS: Chivas USA Wants You!', an open tryout for Chivas USA's first team that kicks off this Friday, February 16 with 2,000 players trying out in Bell Gardens, California. Ticket information will be available at Bell Gardens for Sueño participants and fans. For more information on Sueño MLS, please visit www.SuenoMLS.com or contact Chivas USA Communications.
WHAT: Chivas USA vs. U.C. Irvine
Exhibition Match ahead of Major League Soccer 2007 Season </p>
WHEN: Saturday, February 17, 2007
7:00 p.m. PT</p>
WHERE: Anteater Stadium - U.C. Irvine Campus
Irvine, California 92697
Off the Jamboree Road Exit of the 405 freeway North / South
