A SEA OF EMPTY SEATS FOR SOCCER AT COLISEUM.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Chivas of Guadalajara shut out Aguila of El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. 3-0 and Mexican League The Mexican League may refer to one of two major baseball leagues in Mexico. The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (English: Mexican League) is a summer AAA-level baseball minor league. rivals Atlas and Atlante played to a 1-1 draw in a Sunday doubleheader attended by only a handful of media and team officials at the Coliseum. Official attendance at the event, billed as the opening round of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Cup '97, was zero. Consequently, the teams are not expected to make any money from their appearance here. The four professional teams from Mexico and El Salvador played behind closed doors because of a dispute between Los Angeles Cup organizers and the United States Soccer Federation, which refused to grant the event a permit. |
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