Thursday Quick Kicks
Palos Verdes' John Thorrington of the Chicago Fire is the man of the hour in MLS.
Here's another take on the twists and turns of his career ahead of tonight's nationally televised game between the Fire and D. C. United including why he didn't come back to Southern California to play with the Galaxy.
More on Chivas USA defender Lawson Vaughn and his horrific facial injury, a preview of tonight's game and a look ahead at the two MLS games on tap this weekend at the HDC is here.
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Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. 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 and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
Speaking of injuries, Nick, any word on how Carlos Ruiz's rehab is going? Can we hope to see him back in June?
Nick replies: Good question. I'll check.