Orrin Schwarz
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In weak Eastern Conference, Fire can still make playoffsJul 18, 2014 1:00 pm - The Fire has a tremendous opportunity to return to the MLS playoffs this season. Really. That's not hyperbole. Frank Yallop has not taken over this column. The Fire shou...
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Sorting out World Cup winners and losersJul 12, 2014 3:00 pm - Every once in a while a big event lives up to the hype. Take a bow, World Cup 2014. Forgetting about the Argentina-Netherlands semifinal for a minute, this tournament h...
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Attention shifts to 2018 U.S. soccer teamJul 05, 2014 3:00 pm - Hank Steinbrecher has been to many World Cups and enjoyed every one of them, but he doesn't regret skipping this one. In fact, the former U.S. Soccer secretary-general f...
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Fire's draw 'disappointing, frustrating'Jul 02, 2014 3:00 pm - From the point of view of Chicago Fire captain Jeff Larentowicz, not much changed for the team during its World Cup break. Judging by Wednesday night's 1-1 draw against ...
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U.S. soccer team far from a disappointmentJul 01, 2014 3:00 pm - As much as we wanted to believe in this U.S. national soccer team, we always knew a long run through this World Cup was a lot to ask. If that doesn't make you feel any b...
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5 things the Chicago Fire must fixJul 01, 2014 10:00 am - Not even the most loyal Chicago Fire employee would call the first part of this season a rousing success, especially on the field. OK, so it wasn't a total disaster eith...
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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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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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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...