Yeah, I know it’s not the most important football match of the day, even here in LA.
You can’t even call it a rivalry, as Staff Writer Phil Collin pointed out in today’s preview (did he pocket that $20 I wonder? We’ll never know).
And yes, I crapped all over this year’s game because, so far, these have been two bad teams.
But this is what we’ve got – and at least it has been an eventful run-up for Chivas USA, who you could argue significantly improved (on paper) on Friday.
I’m told it should be a 18,800 capacity crowd, at the slimmed down Home Depot Center, which would be a Chivas USA first in who knows how long no matter the size of the stadium.
And Daily Breeze Staff Writer Sandy Mazza, who has barely seen a soccer game, let alone an MLS one will presumably Tweet and then blog here about the experience.
Let’s hear from the protagonists involved:
Finally, is it worth reliving the (ahem) rivalry over the years?