Thursday, October 04, 2007
Online petition to revitalize career
For Patty Rodriguez, the Beautiful Game turned ugly when it took her boyfriend Michael Munoz – then of Chivas USA – 400 miles north to San Francisco and strained their relationship.
Munoz spent this season with California Victory of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) after Chivas released him following an ankle injury.
For Rodriguez, an assistant producer with the "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" morning radio program in Los Angeles, that meant months of long-distance telephone calls, fleeting visits to the Bay Area and countless tears.
After an emotional phone call last week, Rodriguez decided to take drastic action to get her man back to Southern California.
She took the remarkable step of starting an online petition aimed at convincing Chivas brass to allow Munoz to revitalize his Major League Soccer career.
She has already convinced over 800 well-wishers to sign up and although she admits to being a "hopeless romantic," she is determined to prove she isn't pursuing a hopeless cause.
Munoz spent this season with California Victory of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) after Chivas released him following an ankle injury.
For Rodriguez, an assistant producer with the "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" morning radio program in Los Angeles, that meant months of long-distance telephone calls, fleeting visits to the Bay Area and countless tears.
After an emotional phone call last week, Rodriguez decided to take drastic action to get her man back to Southern California.
She took the remarkable step of starting an online petition aimed at convincing Chivas brass to allow Munoz to revitalize his Major League Soccer career.
She has already convinced over 800 well-wishers to sign up and although she admits to being a "hopeless romantic," she is determined to prove she isn't pursuing a hopeless cause.
