Chivas USA Chivas USA Club Deportivo Chivas USA was an American professional soccer club based in Carson, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara, sharing common ownership and branding. The club was the eleventh MLS team upon its entry into the league in 2004. Chivas USA was intended to be seen as a "little brother" to its parent club C.D. Guadalajara, one of the most widely supported and successful teams in Mexico. "Chiva" is Latin American Spanish for "goat", seen
Christian Ramírez (footballer, born 1978) Clausura playoffs, and also played in 1 game. He was called up from Chivas' farm team Chivas Coras Tepic, when Chivas lost their 6 star players to the Mexico National Team. Christian Ramirez is a journeyman player, whose career in Mexican football spans since 2000. His first team was Pumas UNAM during the Invierno 2000-2001 tournament. Then, during the Vernano 2000-2001 tournament, he was shipped to Toluca. The Invierno 2001-2002 tournament found him back with Pumas, where he also played the Verano. He was traded back to Toluca for the Apertura 2002-2003, but for the Clausura, he packed his bags