| Columbus hosts Chicago in rematch of Eastern final |
Fri Apr 24 13:46:11 2009 EST |
| Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire travel to take on the Columbus Crew in a Major League Soccer clash at Crew Stadium on Saturday. The fixture will be a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference final, although the teams are on the opposite sides of the table five games into the 2009 season. The Crew are one of just two winless teams in MLS with an 0-2-3 record while the Fire (2-0-3) are one of only two unbeaten clubs, meaning their fortunes have changed since Columbus defeated |
| Wizards' Wolff earns MLS Player of Week |
Mon Apr 20 20:09:28 2009 EST |
| y Wizards forward Josh Wolff was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 5, it was announced on Monday. Wolff scored two goals in the final 12 minutes to help the Wizards earn a 2-2 draw and a road point in their match with the Chicago Fire on Saturday. "It's always nice to received an individual honor like this," Wolff said. "Our team showed a great will to win, pushing forward those last 15 minutes. The important thing from Saturday was that we worked hard for each other to get |
| Unbeaten Fire, surging Wizards meet at Toyota Park |
Fri Apr 17 18:46:24 2009 EST |
| Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire, one of three unbeaten teams though the first four weeks of the 2009 Major League Soccer season, host a Kansas City Wizards team that has won two straight, at Toyota Park on Saturday. The match should be tight, with both teams finding their form early this season. The Wizards actually lost their first two matches to open the campaign, but rebounded nicely to record consecutive shutout wins, one at home and the most recent on the road at the pre |
| Fire, Earthquakes battle to 3-3 draw |
Sat Apr 11 18:41:28 2009 EST |
| Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Chris Rolfe scored in the 85th minute and the unbeaten Chicago Fire erased three deficits to tie the San Jose Earthquakes 3-3 at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday. Marco Pappa and Brian McBride also scored for the Fire, who answered all three of San Jose's goals by Ryan Johnson, Bobby Convey and Arturo Alvarez. Chicago (2-0-2) improved to 1-0-2 in three road matches this season. San Jose (1-1-2) slipped to 1-1-1 at home. San Jose took the lead for the first time i |
| Inconsistent 'Quakes host red-hot Fire |
Thu Apr 9 15:54:17 2009 EST |
| s City, San Jose laid an egg and lost 0-2. "[The Wizards] played well," San Jose coach Frank Yallop said. "It's just disappointing from our end that we didn't put up a better fight." Now, the Earthquakes return home on Saturday afternoon vs. a Chicago Fire team that they failed to score on in two matches last season. "We have to make sure we're ready to go against Chicago because that will be a tough game too," Yallop said. "We deserved nothing out of the game [vs. the Wizards], and we didn't ge |
| Fire sign Dykstra as disabled-list replacement for Lowry |
Mon Apr 6 16:59:00 2009 EST |
| Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire signed goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra to a developmental contract, the Major League Soccer club announced on Monday. A four-year starter for Virginia Commonwealth University the past four years, Dykstra started and played in all 18 matches in his senior season. Dykstra was added to Chicago's 24-man roster as a disabled-list replacement for midfielder Peter Lowry, who suffered a left knee strain and will be unavailable for a minimum of six league matche |
| K.C. blanks San Jose for first win |
Sun Apr 5 18:39:33 2009 EST |
| better and create chances to get some goals." "I told the guys before the game that this was going to be a game where they would have to roll up their sleeves and fight," K.C. coach Curt Onalfo said. "It was just about mentality today. I think we did a great job today, and I thought we played well from the opening whistle." K.C. will try to build on the victory when it visits unbeaten Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, while San Jose will try to rebound when it hosts the Chicago Fire on Saturday. |
| Ten-man Chicago burns New York, 1-0 |
Sun Apr 5 17:48:56 2009 EST |
| Bridgeview, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire hung on to earn a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Sunday afternoon at Toyota Park despite the fact that they played the majority of the game down a man. Midfielder John Thorrington took down Macoumba Kandji on a breakaway just outside the penalty area in the 14th minute, forcing referee Tim Weyland to flash the red. Kandji came out in the 20th minute with an apparent injury, with Dominic Oduro taking his spot on the field. But the Fi |
| Fire sign Busch, Pause to multi-year extensions |
Thu Apr 2 19:12:56 2009 EST |
| Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Fire signed goalkeeper Jon Busch and midfielder Logan Pause to multi-year contract extensions, the Major League Soccer club announced on Thursday. "We are pleased to have both Jon Busch and Logan Pause on our roster," Fire Technical Director Frank Klopas said. "Both players are great professionals and not only are valuable assets on the field, but they both are important role models for younger players." The 32-year-old Busch was named the 2008 MLS Goa |
| Seattle's Ljungberg could debut against RSL |
Fri Mar 27 18:57:53 2009 EST |
| s right. Maybe I'll play a shorter time; we will see this week how I feel." Seattle (1-0-0) was impressive without Ljungberg last week when Fredy Montero scored twice and Brad Evans added a goal. The expansion club was the first team since the Chicago Fire in 1998 to win their first game - Chicago went on to win the MLS Cup that season. The Sounders have a chance to build on their quick start at Qwest Field against RSL, which is playing its first game of the season. Seattle coach Sigi Schmid, wh |
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