FRISCO, Texas (Thursday, May 8, 2008) – Following last year's game between Mexico and Argentina, played in front of 10,000 soccer fans at the Robertson Stadium in Houston, Nissan and Fox Sports en Español are pleased to announce this year's match-up for "El Reto Final Nissan: LEGENDS of CLUB AMÉRICA vs. CHIVAS de GUADALAJARA."
This historic meeting will bring together an all-star line-up of some of the biggest players of the past from these two legendary Mexican teams and will take place on Sunday, May 25 at Pizza Hut Park at 8 p.m. CT.
The legendary rivalry between CHIVAS de GUADALAJARA and CLUB AMÉRICA goes back for decades with both teams having been very successful over the years-América has won 10, and Guadalajara 11 league championships. The "El Reto Final Nissan: LEGENDS of CLUB AMÉRICA vs. CHIVAS de GUADALAJARA" match will be the culmination of five weeks of programming on Fox Sports en Español, as the show's host, George X, travels around Mexico tracking down players from these two Mexican super clubs to invite them to a re-match. The program airs on Sundays at 9PM EST.
Topping the Line-up for TEAM CHIVAS GUADALAJARA are Fernando Quirarte Benjamin Galindo, Ricardo Pelaez, Manual Sol, Martin Zuniga and Alberto Guerra.
FOR TEAM CLUB AMÉRICA, flying in to Dallas from Mexico City are legends such as Alberto Garcia Aspe, Carlos Hermosillo, Luis Roberto "Zague" Alves, Luis Hernandez and Adrian Chavez, among others.
The full line-up of Players on the two teams is announced to be as follows:
TEAM CLUB AMÉRICA
1. Alberto Garcia Aspe
2. Luis Roberto "Zague" Alvez
3. Carlos Hermosillo
4. Vinicio Bravo
5. Luis Hernandez
6. Joaquin del Olmo
7. Cecilio de los Santos
8. Carlos Antonio Santos
9. Adrian Chavez
10. Raul Rodrigo Lara
11. Raul Guttierez
12. Adrian Chavez
Coach: Carlos Reinoso
TEAM CHIVAS de GUADALAJARA
1. Fernando Quirarte
2. Camilo Romero
3. Rafael Gutierrez Aldaco
4. Marco Antonio Ruiz
5. Alberto Coyote
6. Ricardo Snoopy Perez
7. Manuel Sol
8. Benjamín Galindo
9. Ricardo Pelaez
10. Gustavo Nápoles
11. Martín Zúnniga
12. Ignacio Vásquez
Coach: Alberto Guerra
Ticket prices are set at $20, $30 and $40. Tickets may be purchased at all TICKETMASTER outlets, including FIESTA MART stores, at EL TEPEYAC, EL AMIGO, DEPORTES CELAYA, FUTBOL LATINO MEX, LA PICOSA, LA PROVIDENCIA, LOS SAPITOS Y LAS RANITAS, MI CASA, TAQUERIA PEDRITO, EL POLLO REGIO and the FC DALLAS box office, at 1-888-FCD-GOAL (888-323-4625) or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
"El Reto Final Nissan: LEGENDS of CLUB AMÉRICA vs. CHIVAS de GUADALAJARA" is brought to the Hispanic market by Executive Producer Animus Entertainment Group, and The Vidal Partnership, Nissan's Hispanic Agency of Record.
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