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.Chivas USA Gameday Thursday
In what could be a possible first round playoff preview, Chivas USA meets FC Dallas live at 6 tonight on ESPN2 in the Goats' final regular season road game of the year.
Ramon Nunez is absent on international duty for Chivas USA and beat writer Ivan Orozco explains why leading scorer Maykel Galindo could also miss the game.
Meanwhile, Dallas striker Kenny Cooper, out injured since then-Galaxy defender Tyrone Marshall broke his leg in the 89th minute of a game June 9, could see action.
Here's the take from Texas.
And while high-priced Brazilian Denilson is already looking like a possible bust, Dallas will "honor" coiffed Colombian Juan Toja, scorer of six goals this season, with wig night at the game.
Toja looks a bit bemused by his fellow players' reaction to his hair in this video though: