The Endline

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez played a half for each team as he said goodbye to his old club Chivas. The match was the first one played in the new Estadio Omnilife.

Via Soccernet:
Manchester United signing Javier Hernandez scored against his new team while playing the first half for old club Chivas Guadalajara as the Mexican side won 3-2 in Friday night’s friendly.
Sir Alex Ferguson might not have been too bothered to see Hernandez, who played for United in the second half, on the scoresheet, but the result would not …

Freddie Ljungberg ended the speculation today and announced on his blog that he will be joining the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. All of a sudden, the Fire’s trip to Seattle on Saturday August 28th is going to be interesting. I’m pretty sure that the MLS All-Star will be booed by the Brougham faithful on his return to Qwest Field. ESPN needs to pick up this game because the whole nation needs to witness a match of this proportion.
The Fire gave up a conditional selection in the 2011 or …

I haven’t used a stop watch, but Fredy Montero was on the pitch for about 10 seconds before his shot actually reached the goal. You can read our take on the game here.
Full game highlights in English.

Highlights in Spanish.

If you just want to see the play that leads up to the Montero goal.

From Sounders FC

And some nice tifo from the Emerald City Supporters.

Scoring Summary:
SEA — Fredy Montero (Osvaldo Alonso) 60
Isidro Metapan — Misael Alfaro, Jose Alvarado, Erick Prado, Ernesto Aquino, Moises Menendez (Mark Lester Blanco 69), Oscar Jimenez, Hector Mejia, …

We knew that Álvaro Fernández was in town so it was only a formality that the Seattle Sounders FC would announce his signing.
The Press Release from Sounders FC:
RENTON, WASH. – The Seattle Sounders FC have acquired Uruguay National Team midfielder Alvaro Fernandez, it was announced today. Fernandez, 24 played in four matches for semifinalist Uruguay during the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Fernandez qualifies as the club’s third Designated Player. His signing will be finalized upon receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. Fernandez has not yet been added to the active …

Via AP
Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson thinks Major League Soccer has made dramatic progress in recent years.
His team showed the best players in the MLS just how far the league still has to go.
Federico Macheda had two early goals, Mexican star Javier Hernandez scored in his Manchester United debut, and the Red Devils routed the MLS All-Stars 5-2 on Wednesday night in the final U.S. stop on their North American tour. Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley added goals for the Red Devils, tuning up for the start of …

After embarrassing performances by the LA Galaxy against the Puerto Rico Islanders, and the MLS All-Stars against Manchester United, MLS needed a solid win to get back some credibility. Although the scoreline didn’t  reflect it, the Sounders dominated the El Salvador champions with numerous chances and brilliant attacking play. In similar style to the Sounders US Open Cup match against the LA Galaxy, the Sounders were able to attack down the flanks with Sanna Nyassi and Miguel Montaño. This combination has produced great results and Nyassi made his mark on …

Uruguayan midfielder Álvaro Fernández is watching the Sounders FC CONCACAF Champions League match from the coaches box tonight. Several reports surfaced a week ago that the World Cup player would be joining the Rave green but things have been quiet in Seattle on both Freddie Ljungberg and Fernández. With reports that Ljungberg has interest from five clubs in Europe, it looks like changes are being made in the Emerald City.

Cruz Azul are kind of like the Buffalo Bills of the CONCACAF Champions League. They were last year’s runner-ups to Pachuca and are a heavy favorite in their Preliminary Round series against Panama’s San Francisco.

When I saw the starting lineup for the LA Galaxy I fixated on the fact that both Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle were named in the starting eleven. I figured LA came to play and we would see another MLS win on the night. Wow, was I wrong! What I didn’t even consider was the was the defense for LA, they’ve been so solid all year that I didn’t give it another thought. I guess missing Omar Gonzalez and Donovan Ricketts is that big a deal for them. Embarrassing result for the Galaxy and the league to say the least.

Santos of Mexico traveled to Trinidad to face San Juan Jabloteh The teams meet again in Mexico on Aug. 4 for the second leg of qualifying. The winner will advance to the CONCACAF Champions League group stage.