Match Preview: GALAXY v FIRE

MVNsoccer posted 8/21/2008 from web.mlsnet.com [flag]

Thursday, August 21 | HOME DEPOT CENTER | 7 pm PDT --- Nat'l TV: ESPN 2 / ESPN Deportes --- LA Radio: AM 1150, 1330 AM --- MLSNet.com: What makes this ESPN "Primetime Thursday" match headline material is that Bruce Arena will be managing his first game as head coach with LA. --- On sidelines with Arena will be long-time friend and assistant Dave Sarachan (shown here), Chicago's former manager... [link]

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So Cal Style: Galaxy debut with Bruce Arena (on ESPN tonight, @ the HDC)
Published 8/21/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition
On the ESPN networks tonight, their "Primetime Thursday" series is at the Home Depot Center to showcase an intriguing match...the Galaxy coaching debut of Bruce Arena, the winningest coach of the USMNT , who prior to that had guided DC United during their early years with great success... Although Landon Donovan played just last night (for the USA in their 1-0 win at Guatemala in World Cup Qualifying), it's possible that he'll be able to rack up some minutes tonight against the Chicago Fire, too. He is needed, and as the league's leading-goal scorer (with 14), he is the best attacker who will be available, hopefully alongside Edson Buddle. ...

Match Preview and Videos — FIRE @ GALAXY
Published 8/21/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
On the ESPN networks tonight, their “Primetime Thursday” series is at the Home Depot Center to showcase an intriguing match…the Galaxy coaching debut of Bruce Arena, the winningest coach of the USMNT , who prior to that had guided DC United during their early years with great success… Although Landon Donovan played just last night (for the USA in their 1-0 win at Guatemala in World Cup Qualifying), it’s possible that he’ll be able to rack up some minutes tonight against the Chicago Fire, too. He is needed, and as the league’s leading-goal scorer (with 14), he is the best attacker who will be available, hopefully ...

Development News: Bruce Arena debuts with LA tonight
Published 8/21/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
... Blanco. This marquee match is live on national TV in both English and Spanish, and live on regional radio in both languages, as well. In Chicago, as with all Fire matches, it's also available on radio in Polish (1030 AM)... ENJOY =) U.S. national TV: ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes L.A. Radio: AM 1150 (English), 1330 AM (Spanish) MLSNet.com Match Preview VIDEOS - (3 previews from the Home Depot ...

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Video: GALAXY v FIRE (ESPN's "Primetime Thursday" Preview)

MVNsoccer posted 8/21/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

(4:30) MLSNet.com: The LA coaching debut of Bruce Arena will see his team take on Chicago at the Home Depot Center. --- Preview of the ESPN networks' "Primetime Thursday" match includes interviews with players including Brian McBride, who began play with the Fire this weekend, and comments from Bruce Arena himself on expectations for his team. --- Also included, "The Game Before the Game"...

ESPNsoccernet - MLS - Canales: L.A. vs. Chicago preview

du Nord found this 8/21/2008 on soccernet.espn.go.com

With all the parity in Major League Soccer, midseason acquisitions can be crucial to a team's fortunes as the race for the playoffs heats up. Key additions to the roster led to bottom-of-the-table San Jose comprehensively beating the New England ...

Keystone Sports gets designs for soccer stadium - Philadelphia Business Journal:

The Offside Rules found this 8/22/2008 on www.bizjournals.com

Keystone Sports and Entertainment LLC, the ownership group for the Major League Soccer Philadelphia expansion team, received the initial stadium designs from Rossetti Architects . Rossetti, an international design firm with offices in Detroit, Los ...

Match Recap: GALAXY v FIRE

MVNsoccer posted 8/22/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

August 21 --- MLSNet.com: John Thorrington scored the game's only goal, once again popping up to knock off LA, in a 1-0 victory Thursday night at The Home Depot Center. --- Three key people in familiar to U.S. national team fans were on different sides of the clash. Galaxy welcomed coaches Bruce Arena and Dave Sarachan, while the Chicago Fire marked the debut of Brian McBride as a starter...

GALAXY acquire U.S. midfielder Lewis

MVNsoccer posted 8/22/2008 from web.mlsnet.com

(from MLSNet.com) To make room for Eddie Lewis on the club's 18-man senior roster, LA traded forward Carlos Ruiz to Toronto FC in exchange for a first and second round pick in the 2009 MLS Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations. --- "I strongly believe that Eddie Lewis will be an outstanding addition to the Galaxy," said Bruce Arena. "He brings great experience to the club..."

Fire aiming to spoil Arena's debut
When the Chicago Fire take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in a key late season battle at The Home Depot Center on MLS Primetime Thursday, the game could come off as a fire alarm contest.

Arena debuts in Primetime vs. Fire
When the Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire last met, it was in a winner-take-all battle on the final day of last season for a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Toronto FC acquires F Ruiz (PA SportsTicker)
Toronto FC acquired forward Carlos Ruiz from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday for first- and second-round picks in the 2009 draft as well as salary budget considerations.

Arena makes first move for the Galaxy with Lewis signing (Reuters)
Los Angeles Galaxy's new coach Bruce Arena made his first signing since taking charge earlier this week with the addition of U.S. international midfielder Eddie Lewis on Thursday.

Galaxy signs midfielder Eddie Lewis (AP)
The Los Angeles Galaxy signed midfielder Eddie Lewis on Thursday, a day after Lewis played for the U.S. national team in a 1-0 victory at Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier. To make room for the 34-year-old Lewis on their 18-man senior roster, the ...