Chicago Fire at Philadelphia Union
When: 5 p.m. Saturday at PPL Park
TV: Fox Soccer Channel
Scouting the Fire: It's not panic time yet, but it's getting too close for comfort. The Fire (6-7-8, 26 points) must pass three teams to jump into a playoff berth. The good news is the team still has nine games remaining, more than any of their rivals for that last spot. Playing in its third game in eight days, will the Fire have dead legs?
Scouting Philadelphia: Danny Mwanga has shown he was worth drafting No. 1 overall last winter, with 7 goals and 4 assists so far. Sebastien Le Toux is a league MVP candidate with 10 goals and 10 assists for the expansion Union (5-11-6, 21 points).
Next game: at Real Salt Lake, Sept. 18.
- Orrin Schwarz
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