Chivas USA feeling regal over attracting 2,000 global triallists

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Chivas feeling regal over attracting 2,000 global triallists

AFP

January 29, 2007



LOS ANGELES (AFP) - All 2,000 spots in an open player tryout for Chivas USA that will become reality television programming were filled in less than eight hours, the Major League Soccer club announced.



Internet registrations for the dream chance at a football career came from Britain, Canada, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela as well as from 41 of the 50 US states.



More than half of the hopefuls, whose average age is 19, were from California.



Sueno MLS was launched on a US Spanish-language sports TV show on Univision, which will show highlights of tryouts in a reality-show format and reveal the winner of the competition on March 25.



The month-long quest will kickoff with four days of tryouts starting February 16.



Sixty players will be invited back for a second workout on February 24 with the final 24 competing on March 3 for a two-week contract with Chivas, a chance to train with Chivas and possibly a roster spot for the season opener in April.



Updated on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 5:19 pm EST

[T.K.]

RE: Chivas USA feeling regal over attracting 2,000 global triallists

Man I was so against this group coming into MLS at the time but they have been nothing but gold. The games with them and the Galaxy are the best games in MLS period. The atmosphere is electric. You have the Mexicans on one side cheering chivas. You have the americans and the rest of the central americans cheering the galaxy. Sheer madness goes on at the HDC when the two play. Trust me something bad will happen at one of those games one day. I love it!

Then to top it off they always find creative ways to keep themselves in the press and market their franchise. They have reallygood people in the front office. US Soccer should find a way tohire those guys.- T.K.