CHIVAS NOTEBOOK: O'BRIEN A `DREAM' ADDITION.Byline: Matt Zimmerman Staff Writer The acquisition of U.S. national team midfielder John O'Brien John O'Brien may refer to: In public life:
Veteran defender Claudio Suarez was selected to Mexico's preliminary roster for the World Cup, and O'Brien is a near-certainty for the U.S. roster, so Chivas USA could soon be in a unique position in Major League Soccer. "To be a team that has the opportunity to be a source of players for both the Mexican and United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. national team, this was a goal that we had much further down the road as part of our five-year plan Five-Year Plan, Soviet economic practice of planning to augment agricultural and industrial output by designated quotas for a limited period of usually five years. ," said Cue, also a co-owner of Chivas USA. "But today, we can proudly say that it's come to us a bit early. It's a good day for the club." O'Brien, 28, who has spent his entire career in the Netherlands, played every minute of all five games for the U.S team that advanced to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals. Suarez, who played in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and missed the 2002 Cup only because of injury, is second on the all-time international appearances list with 174. --Razov sharp: Former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX All-American Ante Razov Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974 in Whittier, California) is an American soccer striker, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA where he is their all time top-scorer in Major League Soccer. enjoyed a fruitful homecoming, scoring twice - his 85th and 86th career MLS See multilevel security. goals - to lead Chivas USA in a 3-0 rout of Real Salt Lake. Razov, who grew up in Long Beach and attended Fontana High, and fellow forward Francisco Palencia continually put pressure on the RSL RSL - RAISE Specification Language defense, which wilted in Sunday's season opener. "I think Ante realizes when he works hard, he's a better player," Chivas USA coach Bob Bradley said. "And so the combination up there tonight, not just the goals, but the way they set the tone up front for our team was really important." Razov moved within two goals of Roy Lassiter on the MLS list. RSL's Jason Kreis, who played in Monday's reserve game, is No. 1 with 100 goals, and D.C. United's Jaime Moreno is second with 94. --Rookie makes good: Defender Jonathan Bornstein's day couldn't have been better. The rookie from UCLA was a starter in his professional debut, lining up on the left of a four-man backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. that was critical in goalkeeper Brad Guzan's easy shutout. Cue stopped by the locker room afterward to tell him, "Great performance." Welcome to MLS, kid. "At the beginning, I was really nervous, and then as I got into the swing of things, it was just another game, but a pretty intense game," said Bornstein, who prepped at Los Alamitos High. "Oh man, (playing at home) has been awesome. Close to the family, unlimited fans, right? The fans just carry over from game to game, I guess. So it's been cool." --This week: Chivas USA plays at D.C. United on Saturday. ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 will show the 1 p.m. game. matt.zimmerman@presstelegram.com (562) 499-1338 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Ante Razov celebrated his homecoming Sunday with two goals in Chivas USA's romp. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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