Jul
26

Mapp Sent To Philadelphia

Mapp Sent To Philadelphia

Its late-July and that means its trade season in Major League Soccer. Today we have a good one to discuss. The Chicago Fire have sent midfielder Justin Mapp to the Philadelphia Union in exchange for allocation money. The nine year veteran has spent most of his career with the Fire helping them win a US…[continue reading]

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Jan
29

Looking At 2010: Chicago Fire

Looking At 2010: Chicago Fire

Today is the start of a new series. As teams get into training camp and new players come on board its worth looking into each club to see how they are stacking up and what else they need to do to get ready for the 2010 season. I got this idea from the post I…[continue reading]

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Nov
16

Season Recap: Chicago Fire


The 2009 season for the Chicago Fire was expected to be a big one. Talks of MLS Cup and Supporter’s Shield were all the rage to begin the season. Early on this year it looked like the expectations were being met as the Fire lost a single game in the first three months of the…[continue reading]

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Nov
10

Expansion Draft List: Chicago Fire


This year unlike the last couple the expansion draft caught up with me here. I almost feel like I am a little late getting these lists out for the draft which is a couple days after MLS Cup. Starting today I will release a team-by-team list of who I think will be protected and who…[continue reading]

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Mar
23

Week One Recap: First Impressions


We got one week under our belts and already a lot to discuss. Week one left us with plenty…and I do mean plenty of quality goals. We also got a few surprises on the week as well like Chivas’s Paulo Nagamura and his random two goal effort over the Rapids. Lastly we got some solid…[continue reading]

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Jul
17

The All-Snubbed Team

The All-Snubbed Team

As the All-Star rosters are now official, its time to put together the group of eleven that didn’t make but had a damn good reason for making it. I’ve stated my opinion on some that got snubbed but figured that it would be best to put out a full starting lineup of guys that didn’t…[continue reading]

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Jun
04

Toronto Making Room For McBride Deal?


Toronto FC just traded first-round draft pick Pat Phelan to the New England Revolution for an international roster spot through 2010. This very well could be a deal that could signify a possible deal with Chicago before long regarding US striker Brian McBride. Toronto makes up the roster space to get the room for a…[continue reading]

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May
09

Primetime Recap: Fire Downs United


I guess maybe all along we were completely wrong about DC United. So far this season they haven’t looked at all like the Supporter’s Shield winners of the last two years and I think now more than ever we can stop throwing out the age old excuse of the CONCACAF Champions Cup hangover as to…[continue reading]

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