Scouting: Chicago Sister Cities International Cup

Posted May 17, 2010 11:00 pm

Orrin Schwarz

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Toyota Park

What: The inaugural Chicago Sister Cities International Cup.

TV: none

Scouting Paris St.-Germain: The French Cup winner brings players such as Claude Makelele, Gregory Coupet and Ludovic Giuly to Chicago for this Cup semfinal. A disappointing season saw it place 13th on the Ligue 1 table.

Scouting the Fire: The Fire gave up a 2-goal lead Saturday and has a loss and two ties in its last three MLS games. A good showing in this Cup could give the club a little momentum when it resumes league play. The Fire is 2-2-3 in international friendlies at Toyota Park.

Game 2: Red Star Belgrade vs. Legia Warsaw, immediately after Game 1. Legia finished its season 1 point out of qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, the first time is has missed out since the 2003-04 season. Red Star posted a 1-0 win in its final league game over Legia Warszawa. The club won the Serbian Cup 3-0 over Vojvodina Novi Sad on May 5, and its top three scorers - Serbians Aleksandar Jevtic, Milos Trifunovic and Brazilian midfielder Cadu - will be here to entertain local fans. Chicago has the largest concentration of Serbians in the U.S.

Next game: The third-place game and championship game for the Chicago Sister Cities International Cup, Saturday night, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Toyota Park.

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