Articles filed under Soccer
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Freeman scores twice as US routs Uruguay 5-1, heads into World Cup year with 5-game unbeaten streakNov 18, 2025 8:18 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Freeman scored twice and Sebastian Berhalter and Diego Luna had one goal each as the United States overwhelmed Uruguay with a four-goal first half in a...
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MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027Nov 13, 2025 4:47 pm - MLS owners officially voted Thursday to flip the league’s calendar to begin in mid-July and run through May.
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College Achievers: Nardulli, Gryzik getting it done in UIC’s late-season pushNov 09, 2025 5:13 pm - College Achievers: Women’s soccer players from Naperville and Elk Grove made an impact in the University of Illinois Chicago’s first tournament championship bid in the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Chicago Fire reaches permanent deal for Franco as part of club’s plan to build on 2025Nov 07, 2025 12:21 pm - It didn’t take long for the Chicago Fire to put in motion their plans for the off-season after a strong first season under new head coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter.
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Leading future leaders: Naperville native coaches ‘the best and the brightest our country has’Nov 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Brian Plotkin, a Naperville North graduate who won two national soccer championships at Indiana University as a player, is up to the challenge of coaching men’s soccer at West Point.
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Stars FC beat Angel City in season finaleNov 02, 2025 9:54 pm - Chicago Stars FC closed the season with a 2-1 win over Angel City FC on Sunday.
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Tai Baribo scores 2 goals, Union beats Fire 3-0 to sweep first-round seriesNov 01, 2025 7:04 pm - Tai Baribo scored two early goals and the Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview to sweep the best-of-three first-round series in the MLS Cup playoffs.
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As more suburban schools switch to artificial turf, injury debate carries onNov 01, 2025 12:00 pm - As more and more synthetic turf fields are installed at suburban high school athletic fields, questions remain about whether they leave athletes more susceptible to injury.
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Chicago Fire ends MLS playoff drought and sets a building block for future ambitionOct 25, 2025 8:46 pm - The Chicago Fire reached the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2017 and won a playoff game too. Could it be just the start of big things at long last for the Fire?
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Cuypers scores 2 goals and the Fire advances out of the wild-card round with 3-1 victory over OrlandoOct 22, 2025 9:59 pm - Hugo Cuypers scored two second-half goals, Brian Gutiérrez added another and the Chicago Fire advanced out of the wild-card round with a 3-1 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday night at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.