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104 JANUARY 31, 2003 Signed forward Alex Pineda Chacon. MARCH 13, 2003 Signed defender Scot Thompson and goalkeeper Dan Popik. MARCH 28, 2003 Signed head coach Sigi Schmid to a multi-year contract extension. APRIL 1, 2003 Signed midfielder Jose Retiz and re-signed midfielder Jesus Ochoa and forward Herculez Gomez as Developmental Players. MAY 28, 2003 Signed deal with LA 36-TV cable channel to re-broadcast the Galaxy's 2003 Peace Cup matches in Los Angeles. JULY 11, 2003 Acquired defender Ryan Suarez and midfielders Paul Broome and Antonio Martinez from the Dallas Burn in exchange for defender Ezra Hendrickson, forward Gavin Glinton and future draft picks. JULY 11, 2003 Waived midfielder Jose Retiz. JULY 31, 2003 Traded forward Alex Pineda Chacon to Columbus Crew in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. AUGUST 8, 2003 Acquired forward Diego Serna from New England Revolution in exchange for two future conditional draft picks. OCTOBER 24, 2003 Signed goalkeeper Kevin Hartman to a multi-year contract extension. JANUARY 1, 2004 Elevated Doug Hamilton to President and General Manager. JANUARY 6, 2004 Appointed Assistant Coach Ralph Perez to the newly-created position of Director of Youth Development. JANUARY 7, 2004 Added Martin Vasquez to the coaching staff as an assistant coach. JANUARY 12, 2004 Traded midfielder Simon Elliott to the Columbus Crew for a first-round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. JANUARY 14, 2004 Traded the 11th overall selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft to the MetroStars. In exchange, for the MetroStars' natural first round pick in the 2005 SuperDraft and future considerations. JANUARY 14, 2004 Reached an agreement with Los Angeles radio station KMXE 830 AM (Radiovisa) to become the new Spanish Language Radio home of the Galaxy. KMXE will broadcast all of the club's matches during the 2004 and 2005 Major League Soccer seasons as well as a weekly one-hour radio show. JANUARY 16, 2004 Traded a first round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft to the Chicago Fire in exchange for the 14th overall selection in the 2004 SuperDraft. JANUARY 16, 2004 Selected eight players in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft in Charlotte, N.C. Galaxy selected forward Joseph Ngwenya, midfielder Josh Gardner, midfielder Ned Grabavoy, midfielder Guillermo Arzate, midfielder David McGill, defender Jason Perry, forward Alan Gordon and defender Chris Aloisi. JANUARY 29, 2004 Signed Austrian International midfielder Andreas Herzog as a Discovery Player. JANUARY 29, 2004 Reached an agreement with Los Angeles television outlet KWHY - Channel 22 to continue as the Spanish language television home of the Galaxy. KWHY will broadcast five Galaxy matches during the 2004 Major League Soccer season and will continue to air its weekly half-hour show focused on the team, Galaxy Deportivo. FEBRUARY 2, 2004 Signed U.S. National Team forward Jovan Kirovski. FEBRUARY 12, 2004 Announced that former German international forward Jürgen Klinsmann was joining the coaching staff as a Technical Advisor. MARCH 4, 2004 Defender Hong Myung Bo and Technical Advisor Jürgen Klinsmann are named to "The 100" – FIFA's list of the 125 greatest living footballers. MARCH 19, 2004 Reached an agreement with Radio Korea 1230 AM for the station to broadcast ten Galaxy home games as the club's "Official Korean Language Radio Station" during the 2004 MLS season. MARCH 25, 2004 Signed defenders Scot Thompson and Chris Aloisi to developmental contracts. MARCH 31, 2004 Announced international protocols agreement with Sao Paulo Futebol Clube (Brazil). MARCH 31, 2004 Loaned defender Scot Thompson to the Portland Timbers of the A-League. Thompson will return to the Galaxy at the conclusion of the 2004 A-League season. MAY 11, 2004 Appointed former Galaxy captain Mauricio Cienfuegos Galaxy Soccer Ambassador. JULY 8, 2004 Acquired midfielder Marcelo Saragosa on loan from Sao Paulo as part of the protocol agreement with the club. JULY 29, 2004 Announced that Technical Advisor Juergen Klinsmann had concluded his role with the Galaxy to become manager of the Germany National Team. AUGUST 16, 2004 Relieved Head Coach Sigi Schmid of his duties. AUGUST 18, 2004 Hired former Costa Rica and U.S. National Team Head Coach Steve Sampson as the fourth head coach in club history. AUGUST 31, 2004 Traded defender Ricky Lewis to the Colorado Rapids for a sixth-round pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 Announced that goalkeeper coach Zak Abdel would be departing the Galaxy. Named Ignacio Hernandez