Home Depot Center News

A Quick Look at The Home Depot Center Headlines for the Month of September 2009

LA GALAXY: Western Conf. Second-Place LA Galaxy Making a Push for the Post-Season
CHIVAS USA: Chivas to Host Revs, Red Bulls PLUS Chivas de Guadalajara at the Rose Bowl
US SOCCER UPDATE: U.S. Women's National Team is Back to Training Camp in Prep for Germany Match
CYCLING: Velodrome to Host 2009 U.S. Elite National Championships Sept. 30-Oct. 4
OCTOBER SNAPSHOT: Wrapping up the 2009 MLS Regular Season

GALAXY IN POST-SEASON PUSH: The push for the MLS Cup is in full effect this month as the LA Galaxy host two games at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy have not qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs since 2005, but they enter September in second place in the Western Conference and in line for one of the two guaranteed playoff berths that the conference receives. After enjoying their first weekend off since the end of March, the Galaxy return to action on Saturday, Sept. 12 when they host FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy enter the game, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m., having compiled a 7-1-2 record in their last 10 games and will look to keep their good form running against their Western Conference foe. One week later, LA is back at home when they host the lone Canadian team in MLS, Toronto FC. This game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19 and will see the Galaxy try to complete the season sweep of TFC, having won 2-1 in June at BMO Field in Toronto. Prior to this game, the LA Galaxy Foundation will be hosting their annual food drive, at which the club will be collecting non-perishable food for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank as part of Hunger Awareness Month. Tickets are on sale now for all 2009 LA Galaxy home games, with tickets starting at just $15. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call 877-3GALAXY or visit www.lagalaxy.com or www.lagalaxyfutbol.com. For media inquiries, including Galaxy training times or media availability, please contact Patrick Donnelly, (310) 630-2214 or pdonnelly@lagalaxy.com, Justin Pearson, (310) 630-2216 or jpearson@lagalaxy.com, or Jaime Cardenas, (310) 630-2215 or jcardenas@lagalaxy.com, in the Galaxy Communications Department. For more information about the club, please visit www.lagalaxy.com or www.lagalaxyfutbol.com.

CHIVAS USA KICKS OFF BUSY MONTH ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 13 AGAINST NEW ENGLAND: With just eight games left in the MLS regular season, Chivas USA continues its quest for a fourth consecutive spot in the playoffs, starting with a match on Sunday, Sept. 13 against the New England Revolution at 12:00 noon. After hitting the road to face Seattle Sounders FC on Sept. 19, the Red-and-White take on Chivas de Guadalajara in the historic 'ChivaClasico' on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two clubs on United States soil, and brings players like Omar Bravo, Luis Michel, and Ramon Morales to Southern California. The Red-and-White's final match of the month falls on Saturday, Sept. 26 at The Home Depot Center, when the team hosts the New York Red Bulls. A special 'Stimulus Plan' is also available, getting fans into three Chivas USA matches with a fourth 'bonus' game for free! For more information on any game, or to purchase tickets, please call 1-877-CHIVAS-1 or visit cdchivasusa.com. For Chivas USA media information, please contact Eduard Cauich (ecauich@cdchivasusa.com / 310-630-4554) or David Lindholm (dlindholm@cdchivasusa.com / 310-630-4552) at Chivas USA Communications.

U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM UPDATE: Almost a month to the day after the inaugural WPS Championship game at The Home Depot Center, the U.S. Women's National Team comes together for a 12-day training camp running from Sept. 21 to Oct. 3. U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage has called in 26 players for the camp in which Sundhage will be evaluating players in preparation for choosing an 18-player roster to travel to Germany in late October for a clash between two of the world's top teams in Augsburg, Germany on Oct. 29. This is the first event for the U.S. WNT since the end of the WPS season and features 23 players from WPS clubs and three collegiate players, including local UCLA star Lauren Cheney. Also invited to the camp were Los Angeles Sol stars Shannon Boxx, Brittany Bock and Stephanie Cox. The U.S. women will also have a camp in Carson in early December. For more information on the United States Soccer Federation, please visit www.ussoccer.com. For media inquiries regarding the U.S. Women's National Teams, please contact Aaron Heifetz at aheifetz@ussoccer.org.

U.S. ELITE TRACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN TO CARSON: The Home Depot Center Velodrome will once again host the 2009 U.S. Elite Track National Championships, a free event, Sept. 30-Oct. 4. The event will feature the more than 300 of the sport's top cyclists, including Taylor Phinney, the youngest professional world champion of any cycling discipline in the 120-year history of the sport and two-time world champion Sarah Hammer, plus Jimmy Watkins and several other rising stars and 2012 Olympic hopefuls. The competition features both sprint events, and endurance races and the five-day event is free to the public. For more information and a complete competition schedule, please visit www.usacycling.org or www.homedepotcenter.com. Media inquiries may be directed to Andrea Smith, USA Cycling Director of Communications at asmith@usacycling.org.

OCTOBER SNAPSHOT: Wrapping up the 2009 MLS Regular Season...

Upcoming LA Galaxy Home Games at The Home Depot Center*
Visit www.lagalaxy.com for more information
Friday, Oct. 2 - 8:00 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. Chicago Fire
Saturday, Oct. 24 - 7:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes

Upcoming Chivas USA Home Games at The Home Depot Center*
Visit www.cdchivasusa.com for more information
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. Kansas City Wizards
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Sunday, Oct. 25 - Noon Chivas USA vs. Houston Dynamo

Note: Games and times subject to change; all times listed are Pacific Time (PT), unless otherwise noted.

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