MLS Soccer Team, Chicago Fire News
Posted: 11/24/2008 09:01 PM
Major League Soccer's 2009 expansion side Seattle Sounders will participate in a 10-round 2008 MLS Expansion Draft scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 26. Each MLS team is allowed to protect from selection in the draft 11 players off their roster.
Posted: 11/24/2008 08:09 PM
The Chicago Fire left four of their best young players unprotected Monday for the upcoming expansion draft that will help build the roster for Seattle Sounders FC.
Posted: 11/20/2008 04:11 PM
The Chicago Fire Thursday announced that midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco will be loaned to Santos Laguna of the Mexican FMF Primera Division to play in the Apertura playoffs, effectively immediately.
Posted: 11/19/2008 05:44 PM
The Fire Academy opened the 2008-2009 season last weekend with Central Conference cross over games against the Derby County Wolves and Vardar.
Posted: 11/14/2008 08:28 PM
The Chicago Fire Academy's 2008 season will kick off this weekend at the Argo High School as the Academy faces the Derby County Wolves at 11 a.m. (Under 16) and 1 p.m. (Under 18).
Posted: 11/13/2008 11:45 PM
In a season that ended one game too quickly, the Chicago Fire have few regrets. The team had an up-and-down season, but in the end finished ranked No. 2 in the East.
Posted: 11/13/2008 10:30 PM
Columbus doused the Fire with two quick goals in the second half. The Crew went on to a 2-1 win, winning the team's first-ever trip to the MLS Cup Final.
Posted: 11/12/2008 11:05 AM
The Crew have been in Major League Soccer for 13 years, the Fire for 11. The Fire have been in the playoffs 10 of their 11 seasons, but have never faced the Crew in the postseason.
Posted: 11/11/2008 05:28 PM
For the Eastern Conference Championship, the Crew will have to come back on a short week after finishing their semifinal series on Saturday. After back-to-back shutouts of New England in their semifinal series, the Fire feel they have regained their form.
Posted: 11/07/2008 12:34 AM
After a scoreless result in the first game of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, both the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution were looking for someone to lead them to victory Thursday night. With dedication and a bit of hard work, Chicago's Chris Rolfe became that player.
Posted: 11/07/2008 12:30 AM
It took nearly three complete halves of soccer to get a goal in the Chicago Fire-New England Revolution Eastern Conference Semifinal Series.
Posted: 11/07/2008 12:28 AM
The Chicago Fire defeated New England 3-0 in front of 17,312 at TOYOTA PARK to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Chicago Fire 2008 Golden Boot winner Chris Rolfe scored the game winning goal, with insurance goals scored by defenders Wilman Conde and Gonzalo Segares. Major League Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year Jon Busch recorded the shutout.
Posted: 11/06/2008 10:59 PM
The Chicago Fire took full advantage of all of their opportunities Thursday and defeated the New England Revolution 3-0, winning their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series by the same score.
Posted: 11/05/2008 12:45 PM
Now we can understand what home-field advantage means in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Fire play host to the New England Revolution Thursday at Toyota Park in the second leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series, after the first game at Gillette Stadium ended in a 0-0 tie
Posted: 11/04/2008 05:20 PM
The Chicago Fire and New England Revolution meet in the winner-take-all conclusion of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series at Toyota Park on Thursday night.
Posted: 11/04/2008 01:11 PM
Last season, Jon Busch was a veteran backup, a safety net for the Chicago Fire. This season, he is the Major League Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year.
Posted: 11/04/2008 11:56 AM
Bakary Soumare had to take a step back to take a step forward. After a rookie season in which he played as a holding midfielder for both Dave Sarachan and Juan Carlos Osorio, Soumare was moved back to his natural position of center back for 2008 by new Fire coach Denis Hamlett.
Posted: 11/04/2008 10:16 AM
Marking the first of the 2008 Major League Soccer year-end awards, Major League Soccer announced today that Chicago Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch was voted the 2008 Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year.
Posted: 10/31/2008 12:58 AM
If there was ever a night where the Chicago Fire could have come into a road playoff game at Gillette Stadium as the favorite, Thursday night would have been it.
Posted: 10/30/2008 11:02 PM
The Chicago Fire and New England Revolution will head back to Toyota Park next week with everything to play for after a 0-0 draw in the first game of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
Posted: 10/29/2008 08:32 PM
It will certainly be a shorthanded New England Revolution as they embark on their bid to reach the MLS Cup Final for a fourth consecutive year. Remarkably, the Fire and Revolution have met six times in the last eight years in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Last year, a hard-fought 1-0 win by New England sent the Revs to the MLS Cup Final.
Posted: 10/29/2008 12:13 PM
The Chicago Fire and New England Revolution have as long a playoff history as possible in the 13-year history of Major League Soccer, and they revisit it again Thursday at Gillette Stadium in the first leg of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series.
Posted: 10/26/2008 04:51 PM
On Thursday, the Chicago Fire played their last game of the 2008 Major League Soccer regular season, and it was also the last regular season game in the long career of defender Diego Gutierrez.
Posted: 10/24/2008 02:19 AM
Chicago Fire forward Chris Rolfe has scored a lot of goals in his life, but they don't come in groups of three very often.
Posted: 10/24/2008 12:50 AM
The Chicago Fire clinched home-field advantage for the first round of the playoffs Thursday, while the New York Red Bulls went home with nothing.
Posted: 10/22/2008 09:09 PM
The Chicago Fire, a team already in the Major League Soccer playoffs, play their last regular season game Thursday against the New York Red Bulls, a team that is desperate for a win in order to make the postseason.
Posted: 10/22/2008 10:16 AM
Two teams looking to secure their playoff futures with a victory come together on MLS Primetime Thursday when the Chicago Fire play host to the New York Red Bulls.
Posted: 10/21/2008 06:48 PM
Andrew Hauptman has been investor-operator of the Chicago Fire for 13 months, and a lot has happened in that time.
Posted: 10/18/2008 09:36 PM
Home-field advantage may not seem like a big carrot to chase for a team that already has two road wins this season against their first-round playoff opponents. For the members of the Chicago Fire, however, no amount of rationalization was to be used for their performance in a 3-2 loss to Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field.
Posted: 10/18/2008 06:55 PM
The Chicago Fire weren't able to clinch second place in the Eastern Conference as Toronto FC kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 win Saturday afternoon at BMO Field.
Posted: 10/17/2008 03:56 PM
One of the best and testiest rivalries in Major League Soccer will get another two games when the Fire and Revolution play each other in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Posted: 10/16/2008 06:52 PM
After taking four points from two road games, Toronto FC is looking to regain their home dominance and keep alive their hopes for a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, when they play host to the Chicago Fire at BMO Field.
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