Chicago Fire
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New 'World' view for U.S. soccer teamJun 30, 2014 3:00 pm - This game is different. No longer is the United States taking the long view of its World Cup matches. The days of a "good" loss are over. Now the United States is in the...
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Glen Ellyn soccer pioneer amazed by game's growthJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - On Monday, Hank Steinbrecher was at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, waiting on standby for a flight home from a business trip, stuck at the gate, whe...
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U.S. shows it deserves to advance; Belgium up nextJun 26, 2014 12:00 am - If the United States showed Sunday that sometimes a draw can feel like a loss, Thursday the Americans showed a loss can sometimes be a victory. It's not the 1-0 defeat t...
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Overtime suits Fire just fineJun 25, 2014 3:00 pm - The Chicago Fire seems to have found a way to win: Avoid 90-minute games. The Fire won its second consecutive game in the U.S. Open Cup, going overtime to defeat MLS riv...
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Americans as underdogs a different dynamicJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - The United States' run in soccer's World Cup demonstrates something: It's fun for the U.S. to be the underdog for a change. This is a different dynamic for Americans, is...
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Late goal like a kick in the gut for U.S. soccer teamJun 22, 2014 3:00 pm - Did you really expect it to be that easy? You forgot soccer can be a cruel game. In a World Cup that has been so dramatic, so full of surprises, so high-scoring, it's on...
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Fire's Mathis to U.S. World Cup team: Go for itJun 21, 2014 3:00 pm - Clint Mathis knows what it's like to score in a World Cup. He also knows the feeling of defeating powerful Portugal in a World Cup. So when Mathis says the U.S. can take...
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Magee back in action with desperate FireJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago Fire, desperately needing any kind of victory, found itself in something of a no-win situation Wednesday. The Fire, a disappointing 2-4-8 in MLS play so far ...
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Strong start, but U.S. will have to be betterJun 16, 2014 3:00 pm - The Americans have life in the Group of Death. The United States did what it had to do Monday against Ghana, getting 3 points with a 2-1 World Cup victory. Next, the Ame...
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World Cup spotlight shines on ex-Palatine residentJun 15, 2014 4:00 pm - With all due respect to Landon Donovan, he doesn't matter anymore. It's time to get over the fact that Donovan is not in Brazil and focus on who is. The United States op...