Articles filed under MLS

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  Fire won’t catch a break this weekend Apr 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  As hard as it was for the Chicago Fire to get its first victory of the season last weekend, it might be even harder to get No. 2 Sunday at Houston.
  

   
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  Fire can breathe sigh of relief Apr 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Its season-opening slump had made the Chicago Fire the butt of jokes and ridicule, so Sunday's 3-1 victory against the New York Red Bulls lifted a ton of pressure from those who work at Toyota Park. "I feel good because when you win a lot of things are solved," Fire coach Frank Klopas said.
  

   
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  Rested Fire players keep focus pointed forward Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Fire stoked about Friedrich’s pain-free return Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  Arne Friedrich is back from Germany and pain-free. For the Chicago Fire, that's very good news.
  

   
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  Struggling Fire needs some buzz Mar 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  When the MLS season opened at the beginning of March, Chivas USA was considered the laughingstock of the league. On Sunday night Chivas left Chicago laughing after a 4-1 victory over the Fire that kept the local team winless on the season.
  

   
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  Fire’s wretched start to season continuesMar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  Sunday's 4-1 loss to Chivas USA left Chicago Fire players and coaches struggling to explain the worst start in the club's 16-year history.
  

   
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  Not exactly soccer weather for Fire practice Mar 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  The weather forecast for Sunday calls for temperatures in the mid-30s and a chance of snow — a great way to welcome a team from Los Angeles.
  

   
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  What’s behind Fire’s scoring slump? Mar 20, 2013 12:00 AM
  Forward Sherjill MacDonald likes the Chicago Fire's chances of breaking out of its scoring drought Sunday.
  

   
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  U.S. Team calls up Fire goalie Johnson Mar 18, 2013 12:00 AM
  Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson has been selected by U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica at in Commerce City, Colo., on Friday, and against Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico on March 26, team officials announced.
  

   
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  Fire earn first point of season in tie Mar 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Fire managed to earn their first point in three games this year despite remaining scoreless, tying Sporting Kansas City 0-0 on Saturday
  

   
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  Fire’s Larentowicz meets pressure head-on Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Jeff Larentowicz is in kind of a tough spot. He's one of the new guys on the Chicago Fire, a guy many of the Fire faithful still want to hate from his time torturing the Fire when he played for the New England Revolution. But he was successful in New England and Colorado, and now he hopes to bring those winning ways to the Fire.
  

   
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  Fire defense suffering a world of hurt Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The injury woes continue to pile up for the Chicago Fire defense.
  

   

• Fire’s Friedrich out with injured hamstring Mar 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Chicago Fire announced Monday that German defender Arne Friedrich has returned to Berlin to seek treatment on his injured hamstring.
  

   

• Two losses and zero goals so far for Fire Mar 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  Two games into the season and the Chicago Fire resembles its shirt sponsor's signature product.
  

   
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  Snow shifts Fire’s preparation for home opener Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
  After Sunday’s 4-0 season-opening loss at two-time defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles, Chicago Fire players and coaches were eager to get back on the field and get back to work. Events have intervened against them, however.
  

   

• Fire routed by GalaxyMar 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  The post-David Beckham era is off to a rousing start for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Mike Magee scored three times and the Galaxy beat the Chicago Fire 4-0 in the first game of the season for the two-time defending MLS champions. Magee volleyed home a deflected cross in the 38th minute, converted Robbie Keane’s pass in the 68th and finished a rebound in the 74th. Keane then finished the scoring in the 80th minute.
  

   
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  Fire signs draft pick from Cameroon Mar 1, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Chicago Fire has signed MLS SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba, a 20-year-old, left-footed midfielder from Cameroon, team officials announced Friday.
  

   

• Fire acquires Toronto forward for draft pick Feb 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Chicago Fire has acquired forward Quincy Amarikwa from Toronto FC in exchange for a first-round selection in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft, club officials announced Wednesday. marikwa will be available for selection by Fire head coach Frank Klopas for the Fire’s MLS Opening match against the LA Galaxy at The Home Depot Center at 4 p.m. Sunday.
  

   
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  Will Pause or Anibaba grab Fire’s back line spot? Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
  If Fire coach Frank Klopas knows who he will start at right back in Sunday’s season opener at two-time defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles, he isn’t telling. Our soccer expert, Orrin Schwarz, takes a closer look at the two most likely options: veteran Logan Pause and the more athletic Jalil Anibaba.
  

   

• 2,000 attend Urso memorial soccer match Feb 25, 2013 12:00 AM
  More than 2,000 fans witnessed Sunday's exhibition soccer match in Greensboro, N.C., between the Columbus Crew and the University of North Carolina, and all came to honor the late Kirk Urso, the former Lombard native who died last season of a congenital heart defect.