Chivas USA's Panchito Mendoza to Train With CD Guadalajara
More fuel for the idea frenetic midfielder Francisco Mendoza,23, has exited Chivas USA for good after scoring five goals in 111 games (a record for a Mexican in MLS), although we may well see him play one last time in Carson.
From the Chivas USA press release:
Under head coach Efraín Flores, Chivas de Guadalajara is currently preparing for the upcoming InterLiga tournament. Guadalajara faces Atlas and Club América in Texas and then Tigres UANL Jan. 9 at Home Depot Center in the final doubleheader of the tournament's opening round.Chivas de Guadalajara opens its 17-game Clausura 2009 campaign on Jan. 17 when it hosts Cruz Azul at Estadio Jalisco.
Mendoza will join up with Chivas at their preseason camp.
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