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Fire Win To Gain Ground In East; Ljungberg and Carr Carry Team
It wasn’t pretty, but the Chicago Fire found a way to win on Wednesday night as they defeated the New England Revolution 2-1 as Calen Carr rescued the team with his late heroics. It was his debut in 2010 after fighting his way back from an injury suffered last season and what a debut it [...]
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Fiscal Invasion: Fire 2010 Edition»
The beautiful thing about seeing the salaries of MLS players is realizing how human these professional athletes are when it comes to financial compensation when it comes to their services. Some of you reading this may make more than a player like Dasan Robinson ($49,200) but more than likely not what Nery Castillo deposits into [...]
10 Men Fire Falter in the End»
After a grueling and character-testing match, the Chicago Fire could only muster a draw against the Galaxy in dramatic fashion. While both teams could have used the full 3 points, neither team could find their grip on the game until an apparent elbow to the face of Leonardo shifted the momentum providing Gonzalo Segares with [...]
Fire Prepare For Expansion Draft»
With two new franchises entering MLS in 2011, teams were forced to decide who to protect and who to leave unprotected as league newcomers the Portland Timbers and the Vancouver Whitecaps play the role of vultures to build their squads. “This list reflects what makes the best sense for the team at this point in [...]
Fire Academy feature, Part II»
Near the end of 2009, Soccer America had ranked the Chicago Fire’s youth academy as the #1 organization in MLS and 13th across the country. Several years ago, this wouldn’t mean as much but now that teams are able to hold onto their talent easier than before, the Fire are ahead of their peers when [...]
