Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Gameday Wednesday
The final game of the third round of the U.S. Open Cup is scheduled for tonight with Chivas USA playing striker Maykel Galindo's former team, the Seattle Sounders, in the Pacific Northwest.
There's no TV or radio coverage. The winner plays the Colorado Rapids Aug. 7 at the HDC.
To get up to date on the competition so far click here.
Updated: Ovan Orozco talks to Chivas USA rookie striker John Cunliffe, who has moved from his native Bolton to Palos Verdes to play pro soccer in MLS and may make his third start tonight.