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What is a Designated Player slot worth?

Two years ago, when the New York Red Bulls acquired Chivas USA's DP slot, it cost a former MLS MVP in Amado Guevara. Last year, when D.C. United acquired Colorado's DP slot, the cost was as former MVP (Christian Gomez) and a first-round pick.

]]> MLS Cup: Shaking the MLS grapevine 2008-11-24T16:39:28+00:00 2008-11-24T16:39:28+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/218783/ Soccer By Ives Good morning folks. It is the day after the 2008 MLS Cup and, as always, the MLS Cup weekend provided a great environment for stories to emerge, rumors to surface and the future plans of MLS teams to take shape.

Here are some of the highlights of what I heard from Major League Soccer's movers and shakers during the past five days in Los Angeles:

Chad Marshall is looking like a good bet to move abroad.

]]> MLS Cup: Shaking the MLS grapevine 2008-11-24T16:39:28+00:00 2008-11-24T16:39:28+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/219193/ Soccer By Ives Good morning folks. It is the day after the 2008 MLS Cup and, as always, the MLS Cup weekend provided a great environment for stories to emerge, rumors to surface and the future plans of MLS teams to take shape.

Here are some of the highlights of what I heard from Major League Soccer's movers and shakers during the past five days in Los Angeles:

Chad Marshall is looking like a good bet to move abroad.

]]> Real Salt Lake at Chivas USA: Your Running Commentary 2008-11-09T03:46:54+00:00 2008-11-09T03:46:54+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/214108/ Soccer By Ives The first berth into the Western Conference final will be won tonight when Chivas USA plays host to Real Salt Lake in game two of their first-round playoff series.

Real Salt Lake comes into the match having won the first leg, 1-0, and can now advance to the West final with a win or a tie tonight.

]]> Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake: Your Running Commentary 2008-11-01T23:04:45+00:00 2008-11-01T23:04:45+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/211720/ Soccer By Ives Good evening folks. The second series in the Western Conference playoffs has kicked off at Rio Tinto Stadium, with Real Salt Lake playing host to Chivas USA.

The game is already well under way (scoreless at halftime actually), but if you are watching please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

]]> Kljestan has sights set on a title in what could be his final MLS season 2008-11-01T02:37:48+00:00 2008-11-01T02:37:48+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/211485/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

While there are other MLS first round series that get more attention, the Chivas USA-Real Salt Lake battle has enough storylines to make it just as appealing as the rest.

]]> Will either LA team make the MLS playoffs? 2008-09-17T22:27:47+00:00 2008-09-17T22:27:47+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/197420/ Soccer By Ives We are mid-way through September, with about six weeks left in the season, and there is a very real chance that neither Los Angeles team will make the MLS playoffs. That's a sad statement considering MLS Cup will be held at Home Depot Center this year.

Though neither team is eliminated from playoff contention yet, neither team is looking all that dangerous.

]]> Will either LA team make the MLS playoffs? 2008-09-17T22:27:47+00:00 2008-09-17T22:27:47+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/197566/ Soccer By Ives We are mid-way through September, with about six weeks left in the season, and there is a very real chance that neither Los Angeles team will make the MLS playoffs. That's a sad statement considering MLS Cup will be held at Home Depot Center this year.

Though neither team is eliminated from playoff contention yet, neither team is looking all that dangerous.

]]> Afternoon Ticker: Twente eyeing Kljestan, Benfica signs Suazo and Milner to Villa 2008-08-29T17:19:16+00:00 2008-08-29T17:19:16+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/191199/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

Plenty of moving and shaking going on in the transfer market today, though sadly there are no completed deals to report on the Americans in the mix just yet.

]]> CONCACAF Champions League kicks off tonight 2008-08-26T17:29:45+00:00 2008-08-26T17:29:45+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/190016/ Soccer By Ives The New England Revolution and Chivas USA will kick off the first round of the first annual CONCACAF Champions League tonight with the Revs facing Trinidad & Tobago champions Joe Public while Chivas USA is in Panama to face Panamanian champions Tauro FC.

This year marks the first playing of the CONCACAF Champions League, a tournament featuring 24 teams rather than the eight teams featured in the tournament's original version, the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

]]> Red Bulls trade Thornton to Chivas USA 2008-08-01T22:06:00+00:00 2008-08-01T22:06:00+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/181707/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

Chivas USA has turned to an MLS veteran to fill the void left by Brad Guzan's transfer to Aston Villa.

The Goats have acquired Zach Thornton from the New York Red Bulls for future considerations.

]]> The MLS All-Star Game replacement follies 2008-07-16T23:00:38+00:00 2008-07-16T23:00:38+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/176438/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

When the MLS All-Star reserves were named on Tuesday there were some very glaring absences from a list that included Juan Pablo Angel, Pat Onstad, Dwayne DeRosario, Jim Brennan, Pablo Mastroeni, Edson Buddle and Christian Gomez.

]]> SuperLiga set to kick off tonight 2008-07-12T18:55:29+00:00 2008-07-12T18:55:29+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/175147/ Soccer By Ives The second edition of the SuperLiga Tournament pitting the best teams in MLS and the best from Mexico is set to kick off tonight with a pair of juicy match-ups. D.C. United, the hottest team in MLS, plays host to Chivas de Guadalara at RFK Stadium, while defending MLS champion Houston faces Mexican champion Atlante at Robertson Stadium.

]]> Guzan to Aston Villa in $1.5 million transfer 2008-07-11T21:09:07+00:00 2008-07-11T21:09:07+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/174923/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

Brad Guzan is on his way to England and the English Premier League is about to add another American goalkeeper.

The Chivas USA and U.S. national team goalkeeper is heading to Aston Villa for a transfer fee of $1.

]]> Guzan's last MLS match? 2008-07-11T06:17:00+00:00 2008-07-11T06:17:00+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/174650/ Soccer By Ives Photo by ISIphotos.com

With growing rumors linking Chivas USA goalkeeper Brad Guzan to a move to Aston Villa this summer, tonight's game against Los Angeles began looming large as potentially his last MLS match for the Goats.

]]> Chivas USA 1, Earthquakes 0: A Supporter View 2008-07-10T01:30:00+00:00 2008-07-10T01:30:00+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/174256/ Soccer By Ives It took a lot longer than some might have expected, but Chivas USA has made the rugged climb from near the West basement to first place in the conference. Sure, the gap between first place and sixth place is only three points, but for the Goats, the climb was a victory of sorts.

Moral victories is all the Earthquakes seem to have these days, and even those are hard to come by.

]]> Red Bulls 1, Chivas USA 1: A Supporter's View 2008-07-03T11:33:50+00:00 2008-07-03T11:33:50+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/172817/ Soccer By Ives Last week was an interesting week to be a New York soccer fan. On one hand you had the Showdown in Chinatown, a memorable charity game in Manhattan that featured some of sport's biggest stars, while on the other you had the Red Bulls beating Chivas de Guadalajara in a friendly. Except for Claudio Reyna playing in the charity match, there was something for Red Bulls fans to be happy about.

]]> New York Red Bulls at Chivas USA: Running Commentary 2008-06-29T02:31:02+00:00 2008-06-29T02:31:02+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/171191/ Soccer By Ives The Red Bulls are in Home Depot Center tonight to take on Chivas USA in a key match for both teams. The Red Bulls are hoping to keep pace in the stacked Eastern Conference while the Goats are looking to exact some revenge for their loss at Giants Stadium earlier this month.

If you will be watching the match, or if you want to follow the match, you can check in here.

]]> Chivas USA 2, Fire 0: A Supporter's View 2008-06-27T06:45:59+00:00 2008-06-27T06:45:59+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/170623/ Soccer By Ives The Goats are back (for now).

After a two-game losing streak with two shutout losses, Chivas USA looked like it might slip back into its early-season funk. Not so fast. All the Goats did was put together a convincing 2-0 win against the suddenly slumping Chicago Fire.

]]> Chivas USA 2, Fire 0: A Supporter's View 2008-06-27T06:45:59+00:00 2008-06-27T06:45:59+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/171108/ Soccer By Ives The Goats are back (for now).

After a two-game losing streak with two shutout losses, Chivas USA looked like it might slip back into its early-season funk. Not so fast. All the Goats did was put together a convincing 2-0 win against the suddenly slumping Chicago Fire.

]]> Real Salt Lake 1, Chivas USA 0: A Supporter's View 2008-06-18T16:54:25+00:00 2008-06-18T16:54:25+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/167994/ Soccer By Ives What happened to Chivas USA? After rattling off three straight wins, the Goats had the look of the team that finished first in the regular season. Now, after two straight shutout losses, Chivas USA is reeling again.

Real Salt Lake knows all about bad streaks, but RSL is currently riding a pretty good one.

]]> Chivas USA 2, Crew 0: A Supporter's View 2008-06-05T17:52:55+00:00 2008-06-05T17:52:55+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/164002/ Soccer By Ives Call them the Starsky and Hutch of MLS. Jesse Marsch and Jorge Flores have formed an entertaining tandem that keep finding new ways to defeat opponents. Now if only they could get the orange Dodge Charger.

Chivas USA fans won't care what Marsch, Flores and the Goats drive as long as they keep the three-match winning streak going tonight against the New York Red Bulls.

]]> Chivas USA 2, Rapids 1: A Supporter's View 2008-05-27T20:18:57+00:00 2008-05-27T20:18:57+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/160860/ Soccer By Ives Just when you thought Chivas USA was looking like it might go from first to worst in the Western Conference in just one year, the Goats have awakened and rattled off two straight wins. Just when you thought the Colorado Rapids were going to establish themselves as the best in the West, they go and deliver a flat performance at home.

]]> Chivas USA 3, D.C. United 1: Supporter's View 2008-05-22T17:29:16+00:00 2008-05-22T17:29:16+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/159417/ Soccer By Ives (Apologies to D.C. fans for not posting this Supporter's View from the weekend sooner. Although it's a bit late, the D.C. perspective offered by Joel Sanderson still pretty much applies even after last night's loss to Toronto FC.)

D.C. looked like it would find a victory out west, a precious three points to stem the tide and offer the club some sorely-needed relief from a disappointing early season.

]]> Chivas USA 3, D.C. United 1: Supporter's View 2008-05-22T17:29:16+00:00 2008-05-22T17:29:16+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/159488/ Soccer By Ives (Apologies to D.C. fans for not posting this Supporter's View from the weekend sooner. Although it's a bit late, the D.C. perspective offered by Joel Sanderson still pretty much applies even after last night's loss to Toronto FC.)

D.C. looked like it would find a victory out west, a precious three points to stem the tide and offer the club some sorely-needed relief from a disappointing early season.

]]> Revolution 2, Chivas USA 1: A Supporter's View 2008-05-14T17:00:00+00:00 2008-05-14T17:00:00+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/157129/ Soccer By Ives Things are getting ugly for Chivas USA. The same team that showed so much skill and creativity and potential last season has returned in 2008 looking like a disjointed mess.

New England could have fallen into a similar hole early on this season due to injuries, but strong performances from the Revolution's reserves have kept the Revs afloat in the mighty Eastern Conference.

]]> Los Angeles Galaxy 5, Chivas USA 2: A Supporter's View 2008-04-28T21:31:32+00:00 2008-04-28T21:31:32+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/152923/ Soccer By Ives It had the makings of a tightly-contested rivalry match. The LA Galaxy and Chivas USA were tied 2-2 late in the second half in a match that looked destined to be a tie.

At least before the Chivas USA imploded, Brad Guzan reverted to his awful rookie form and Alan Gordon did his best Bizarro Alan Gordon impression.

]]> SBI MLS Player of the Week/Weak 2008-04-28T19:34:11+00:00 2008-04-28T19:34:11+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/152924/ Soccer By Ives It is rare to find a performance so thoroughly dominant that it overshadows the kind of games we saw this weekend, but Landon Donovan had that sort of performance.

The Los Angeles Galaxy forward had THREE goals and an assist in the Galaxy's 5-2 thrashing of Chivas USA on Saturday, upping his goal total to eight (which according to Max Bretos puts Donovan on pace for 225 career goals).

]]> FC Dallas 2, Chivas USA 0: A Supporter's View 2008-04-23T21:42:15+00:00 2008-04-23T21:42:15+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/151892/ Soccer By Ives Before the season began, a Chivas USA-FC Dallas match might have been seen as a potential Western Conference final between two young teams that showed great promise in 2007. A month into the new season and only one of these two has lived up to that promise.

FC Dallas remained unbeaten while Chivas USA remained unhinged in the Hoops' 2-0 victory against the Goats on Sunday night.

]]> A Supporter's View: Chivas USA 2008-04-19T04:01:59+00:00 2008-04-19T04:01:59+00:00 http://soccerblogs.net/go/blogpost/149831/ Soccer By Ives After two weeks of getting positive results despite not playing that well, Chivas USA finally paid for playing below the form the Goats showed for most of 2007.

Columbus exposed Chivas USA in a 4-3 shootout that saw Sacha Kljestan red carded and Brad Guzan give up the game-winning goal in messy fashion, leaving Chivas USA fans wondering whether their team will ever match last year's regular-season success.

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