Major League Soccer (MLS) has assumed control of the troubled Chivas USA franchise in Los Angeles, founded in 2005 by Guadalajara nutrition supplements magnate Jorge Vergara.
Vergara had seen the U.S. team as a sister club to his Guadalajara Chivas, traditionally the best supported team in Mexico. He believed that by playing in Chivas’ traditional red-and-white uniforms and maintaining a squad of predominantly Latino players, fans of Mexican origin and many in the Hispanic community in Los Angeles would take the team to their hearts.