Chivas USA News

By Ives Galarcep, ESPNsoccernet Two teams. One stadium. One game. The Chivas USA-Los Angeles Galaxy rivalry will add a new chapter Sunday when the Home Depot Center neighbors meet in a winner-take-all playoff match that will bring one team closer to an MLS Cup, while sending the other team toward an early vacation.

The venue will be the same, but the Los Angeles Galaxy believe things will look a lot different this Sunday at the Home Depot Center.

Having ties to a rich and powerful foreign club seemed like a built-in advantage for Chivas USA.

With one playoff series underway , we break down the remaining three series, all of which kick off this weekend: Columbus vs.

Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

"Years have gone by and I've finally learned to accept myself for who I am: A beggar for good soccer.

David Beckham will lead the Galaxy against Chivas USA on Sunday. After a ludicrous start to the season in which the Galaxy won one, lost one and tied 10 in league play through the end of May, Coach Bruce Arena's overhaul of the roster finally began to take shape.

Maykel Galindo's goal in the 45th minute Sunday gave Chivas USA a 2-2 Major League Soccer playoff draw with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The World Series might have shifted to Philadelphia, but as far as brotherly love is concerned Carson seems to have cornered the market, at least on the soccer front.

Well, we didn't get the Freeway Series here in Los Angeles , but we did get the Home Depot Derby.

Chivas USA has reached the MLS playoffs for four consecutive seasons now, but this is the first time the club can look forward.

Three members of the country's senior national team who were invited for the country's friendly international against the 2010 World Cup hosts, South Africa, will not be able to take up the offer due to the success of their clubs in the United States Major League Soccer .

The Los Angeles Galaxy clinched its first division title in seven years with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Earthquakes on Saturday night.

In the final weeks of the regular season, Chivas USA had plenty of chances to finish right and capture the Western Conference championship.

Three of the most unlikely candidates to produce critical goals enabled the Dynamo to finish the season with a share of first place in Major League Soccer's Western Conference on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Galaxy clinched Major League Soccer's Western Conference regular season crown with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night.

The Houston Dynamo travel to take on Chivas USA in a Major League Soccer fixture on Sunday afternoon that could decide the Western Conference crown.

The Los Angeles Galaxy will be gunning for Major League Soccer's Western Conference crown when they host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.

Electronic Arts Inc. announced that FIFA Soccer 10 from EA SPORTS is available in stores throughout North America beginning today for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 , Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP , Nintendo DS and mobile.

Chivas USA has already clinched a postseason berth and, as the only team with two matches left, controls its own destiny in the race for the regular-season title in the competitive Western Conference.