Footing shaky in San Jose
The San Jose Earthquakes, winners of two of the last three MLS Cups, could be leaving the Bay Area after this season.
The Anschutz Entertainment Group, disappointed with low attendance and difficulty securing a deal to build a soccer-specific stadium, is ready to move the team, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
Soccer Silicon Valley, a grass-roots organization, has been given until Sept. 17 to find a local investor group willing to buy
Los Angeles-based AEG, which owns five Major League Soccer teams, would like to sell the Earthquakes to a local investor (reportedly for $30 millon), sell to Mexico's Club America (which would presumably move the team to Houston), or continue to own the franchise and move it to San Antonio or Houston.
D.C. United 2, Crew 2 -- Jaime Moreno scored on a penalty kick in the 76th minute to lift D.C. United to a tie at Columbus.United's Alecko Eskandarian opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a 25-yard shot past goalkeeper Jon Busch. Seven minutes later, the Crew's Duncan Oughton scored his first career goal, a diving header off Simon Elliott's free kick. Columbus midfielder Ross Paule scored on a free kick in the 54th minute, delivering a 28-yard shot into the upper-right corner.
Galaxy 1, Fire 1 -- Carlos Ruiz's 89th-minute goal helped host Los Angeles salvage a point in Steve Sampson's debut as Galaxy coach.
Earthquakes 3, Burn 0 -- Landon Donovan set up goals by Ramiro Corrales and Brian Ching for host San Jose.
Rapids 1, MetroStars 0 -- Jordan Cila's unassisted goal in the 54th minute lifted host Colorado.
