Feb
02
Many clubs are a few weeks into their pre-seasons and now that the international transfer window has shut, it is a good time to look at how each MLS side has done so far this winter. (Note: the MLS window doesn’t close until April, which means players who failed to land new jobs in Europe…[continue reading]
Jan
30
This news had been around for some time. The New York Red Bulls and the Chicago Fire finally made it official today though. Wilman Conde is finally going to the Big Apple. The fun part about this deal however is that it is really a few years too late. Conde wanted to be in New…[continue reading]
Jan
17
I’ll let you all get creative with this one. The Chicago Fire announced a new kit sponsor today in the form of Quaker Oats. The bigger news could be the new kits that will be coming out for the Fire this year. Take a look. They have an interesting video on the new sponsor.
Oct
28
I took a day or so off from writing these lists, but I hope to get to at least two today. Today, we are focusing on the Chicago Fire. Frank Klopas’ team struggled out of the gate due to injuries and youth but once former manager Carlos de los Cobos was shown the door, the…[continue reading]
Oct
05
First off, congratulations to the Seattle Sounders FC on their third straight US Open Cup title. Its a feat that has to be commended since three-peats in sports happen so rarely anymore. That said, other teams have to start taking note of this competition. I think the 2011 edition of the USOC was better than…[continue reading]
Oct
03
Here is a preview of tomorrow’s big US Open Cup between the Seattle Sounders and the Chicago Fire that I wrote for SBNation.com. I’m taking the Sounders tomorrow to win their third straight Cup, who do you all have?
Sep
29
We’ve seen this before, at least somewhere. A player goes a little bat-sh*t crazy on someone. It happened again last night with Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman on Chicago Fire midfielder Daniel Paladini. Beckerman, who was enjoying a very strong MVP-like season until his head butt on Paladini last night. The foul itself was clearly…[continue reading]
Sep
21
My pal Daniel over at BigDSoccer.com just posted this photo on his twitter feed. Valencia of La Liga in Spain did this clever jersey sponsor idea of promoting their brand online instead of having a big time sponsor. I’d say for clubs like FC Dallas, the Colorado Rapids, the Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City and…[continue reading]
Sep
07
It seems as each season goes in Major League Soccer, the wild card positions in the playoffs seem to be the ones with the most to gain and the least to lose. Just taking a gander at the teams who have won a MLS Cup over the last couple of seasons and it was easy…[continue reading]
Aug
26
US Soccer has announced the potential hosting venues for the USOC final this season. As you would expect with three of the four teams being from MLS, they have the hosting rights depending on the matchup. Very interesting possibilities either way, none too surprising as Seattle would always give the USSF the best possible chance…[continue reading]
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