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The Chicago Fire is a professional soccer team founded in 1997 that plays its games at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. In its first season in Major League Soccer, the Fire won the 1998 MLS Cup with a 2-0 victory over D.C. United. Since then, the Fire has lost the 2000 and 2003 MLS Cup finals. The team has had four head coaches, Bob Bradley (1998-2002), Dave Sarachan (2003-2007), Juan Carlos Osorio (2007) and Denis Hamlett who took over in 2008.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco became the franchise's highest-paid player of all time when he signed in April 2007 for $2.67 million per season. Other international stars that have worn t...
Cuauhtemoc Blanco became the franchise's highest-paid player of all time when he signed in April 2007 for $2.67 million per season. Other international stars that have worn t...
The Chicago Fire is a professional soccer team founded in 1997 that plays its games at Toyota Park in Bridgeview. In its first season in Major League Soccer, the Fire won the 1998 MLS Cup with a 2-0 victory over D.C. United. Since then, the Fire has lost the 2000 and 2003 MLS Cup finals. The team has had four head coaches, Bob Bradley (1998-2002), Dave Sarachan (2003-2007), Juan Carlos Osorio (2007) and Denis Hamlett who took over in 2008.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco became the franchise's highest-paid player of all time when he signed in April 2007 for $2.67 million per season. Other international stars that have worn the Fire jersey are Peter Nowak, Hristo Stoichkov, Lubos Kubik, Jorge Campos, and Paulo Wanchope. The Fire has produced several U.S. stars as well, including Chris Armas, Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley, Josh Wolff, Ante Razov, Chris Rolfe and Justin Mapp. In recent years, the Fire has undergone many changes with John Guppy replacing Peter Wilt as GM in 2005, the team leaving Soldier Field for Toyota Park in 2006, and private investment firm Andell Holdings, LLC. buying the team from AEG in 2007. The Fire has earned a reputation for its success in the U.S. Open Cup tournament, winning the competition an MLS-record four times (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006). The team is also well-known for its supporters group, Section 8, which is considered one of the best and most rabid fan bases in the league.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco became the franchise's highest-paid player of all time when he signed in April 2007 for $2.67 million per season. Other international stars that have worn the Fire jersey are Peter Nowak, Hristo Stoichkov, Lubos Kubik, Jorge Campos, and Paulo Wanchope. The Fire has produced several U.S. stars as well, including Chris Armas, Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley, Josh Wolff, Ante Razov, Chris Rolfe and Justin Mapp. In recent years, the Fire has undergone many changes with John Guppy replacing Peter Wilt as GM in 2005, the team leaving Soldier Field for Toyota Park in 2006, and private investment firm Andell Holdings, LLC. buying the team from AEG in 2007. The Fire has earned a reputation for its success in the U.S. Open Cup tournament, winning the competition an MLS-record four times (1998, 2000, 2003, 2006). The team is also well-known for its supporters group, Section 8, which is considered one of the best and most rabid fan bases in the league.
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Baltimore Bays named nation's best boys soccer club again
The Baltimore Bays have been named the nation’s top boys soccer club by Soccer America for a record fourth straight year.
The club won its record ninth U.S. Youth Soccer boys championship when the Under-19 Bays Chelsea team defeated the Chicago...Tags: New York Red Bulls, FC Dallas
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Rec sports: The Clippers were in the swim in December
The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Frances Fisher, George Mason, Baltimore Ravens, College Sports
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Mullins off to fast start for high-flying Terps
COLLEGE PARK — All things considered, Maryland soccer player Patrick Mullins had a successful debut season last year.
The Louisiana native finished with five goals, including a game-winner in an October showdown with No. 2 Connecticut, and an...Tags: Students, Boston College Eagles, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Maryland Terrapins, High School Sports
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Phelps edges Cochrane, wins 400 free at Santa Clara GP
Michael Phelps held off a late charge by his rivals to win the 400-meter freestyle at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix. Phelps, who lives in Fells Point, cruised to an early lead in the final, but he had to dig in over the final 100 meters to...Tags: Auto Racing, International Speedway Corp., Brian McBride, Jaime Moreno
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Heartache as academy closes doors
Commencement at St. Scholastica Academy has been a day brimming with anticipation for generations of women — both on the stage and in the audience.
Mothers and grandmothers who graduated from the all-girls Roman Catholic school decades earlier...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Rogers Park, Students, Chicago Mayor, Vatican City
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Fire's Hauptman denies interest in Leeds United
After news broke over the weekend that English soccer club Leeds United was headed toward new ownership, Chicago Fire owner Andrew Hauptman quickly become the leader among media reports in the United Kingdom to buy the club. The soccer team released this...
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Cal FC embracing opportunity to show what it's made of
Eric Wynalda has an opinion about everything, which makes the soccer Hall of Famer such an entertaining TV analyst. "Everybody thinks that I'm just a TV guy with a big mouth that's very critical of things," Wynalda barks into his cellphone. "And I get...
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FUTBOL-Morelia y Querétaro de México nombran directores técnicos
ReutersMEXICO DF, 21 mayo (Reuters) - Los clubes del fútbol mexicano Monarcas Morelia y Querétaro designaron el lunes como sus directores técnicos al argentino Rubén Omar Romano y al local Carlos de los Cobos, respectivamente, para el torneo Apertura que... -
Timbers 2, Fire 1
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Kerry Eggers, The Sports Xchange Timbers 2, Fire 1 PORTLAND, Ore. - An own goal early in the second half was the difference in the Portland Timbers' 2-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Chicago Fire Sunday at Jeld-Wen Field....Tags: Eastern Conference (NHL), Portland Timbers, Sporting Kansas City, Patrick Nyarko, Chris Rolfe
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Portland ends scoreless streak in MSL victory
ReutersThe Sports Xchange By Kerry Eggers, The Sports Xchange Portland ends scoreless streak in MSL victory PORTLAND, Ore. - There were plenty of emotions when defender Eric Brunner knocked home a goal in the 19th minute for the Portland Timbers. None more...Tags: Portland Timbers, Sporting Kansas City, Chris Rolfe, John Spencer, Logan Pause
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'Head Games': Steve James documentary focuses on brain trauma
Less than a year after "The Interrupters"opened in theaters, Chicago-based director Steve James has another movie coming down the pike. He's still putting the finishing touches on the film, a documentary about sports concussions called "Head Games," but...
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'Fire Original' C.J. Brown returns
In his 13 years with the Chicago Fire,C.J. Brown made quite an impression. Spending your entire Major League Soccer career with the same team helps. So does setting team records for MLS regular-season appearances (296), MLS Cup playoff appearances (35)...
Tags: Peter Nowak, MLS Cup, Real Salt Lake, Chicago Housing Authority, Major League Soccer
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