NOTEBOOK: LOSE A GAME, KISS A GOAT?Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Forget home-field advantage. How about the possibility of seeing a team president kissing a goat at an All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games ? In a unique format for the MLS See multilevel security. All-Star contest, the league's top players will play Mexican premier-league powerhouse CD Guadalajara
Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center in Carson. And during a press conference for the game Thursday, the president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Anschutz Entertainment Group The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. The company owns or operates several major entertainment/sporting venues, including Staples Center and The Home Depot Center and beginning in made an unusual promise: Tim Leiweke, whose company operates the Home Depot Center and five MLS teams (including the Galaxy), will smooch Chivas' mascot if the Mexican team comes out on top. That's how seriously the MLS team wants to win. ``Nowhere in pro sports has (an) all-star game meant so much,'' Leiweke said. ``Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. likes to talk about `This time it counts.' Well, this game really does count. We want to send a statement about how far our league has come.'' And don't expect Chivas to send a shell of its playoff team to Carson. ``We are going to bring all of our team, all of our stars,'' Chivas president Ivar Sisniega said. ``They're going to get the best of to gain an advantage over, whether fairly or unfairly. - Milton. See also: Best Chivas. It will not be a `friendly' game.'' Galaxy midfielder Mauricio Cienfuegos and defender Hong Myung-Bo were selected as commissioner's picks to complete the 18-man MLS team. Galaxy forward Carlos Ruiz, defender Danny Califf and goalkeeper Kevin Hartman will also play for the MLS team. Leiweke believes the format of this year's All-Star Game will be particularly special for the area's strong Latino fan base. ``I have believed for two or three years that the future of soccer in this country is tied into the Hispanic community,'' Leiweke said. ``Chivas is one of the important teams in Mexico with their tradition and honor, and this game is the most significant step in (the MLS) joining with the tradition of the Mexican premier league.'' - Keven Chavez --The short goodbye: Goalkeeper Tim Howard bid farewell to Major League Soccer's MetroStars after signing a four-year contract with the English Premiere League's Manchester United on Thursday. ``I'm not good with goodbyes,'' Howard said. ``I'm leaving my family and friends and everything I know, but I'm excited to go there. As a soccer player, you can't ask for a better stage than Manchester United.'' Howard became the third American goalkeeper in England's top division, joining Kasey Keller of Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur: see Percy, Sir Henry. Hotspur Sir Henry Percy, so named for his fiery character. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] See : Irascibility and Brad Friedel of Blackburn Rovers. --Rough crowd: Fighting between Serb and Croat fans and players forced officials to abandon the final of a preseason soccer tournament in central Switzerland. Wednesday night's match between Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb and Serbia's Partizan Belgrade was stopped in the 68th minute with Zagreb leading 2-0. Police made at least 10 arrests and one spectator collapsed. CAPTION(S): box Box: GALAXY vs. NACIONAL - Doug Spoon |
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